12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezekiel 8:12:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said Ezekiel 8:12:2 ⧉אֵלַי֮elaito me Ezekiel 8:12:3 ⧉הֲרָאִ֣יתָharaitahave you seen Ezekiel 8:12:4 ⧉בֶן־אָדָם֒venadamson of man Ezekiel 8:12:5 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwhich or that Ezekiel 8:12:6 ⧉זִקְנֵ֤יzikneielders of Ezekiel 8:12:7 ⧉בֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙veityisraelthe house of Israel Ezekiel 8:12:8 ⧉עֹשִׂ֣יםosimare doing Ezekiel 8:12:9 ⧉בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְbakhoshekhin the darkness Ezekiel 8:12:10 ⧉אִ֖ישׁisha man or each man Ezekiel 8:12:11 ⧉בְּחַדְרֵ֣יbekhadreiin the rooms of Ezekiel 8:12:12 ⧉מַשְׂכִּית֑וֹmaskitohis carved image or his pictured thing Ezekiel 8:12:13 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Ezekiel 8:12:14 ⧉אֹמְרִ֗יםomerimthey are saying Ezekiel 8:12:15 ⧉אֵ֤יןeinthere is not Ezekiel 8:12:16 ⧉יְהוָה֙yahwehthe LORD Ezekiel 8:12:17 ⧉רֹאֶ֣הroehseeing Ezekiel 8:12:18 ⧉אֹתָ֔נוּotanuus Ezekiel 8:12:19 ⧉עָזַ֥בazavhe has forsaken Ezekiel 8:12:20 ⧉יְהוָ֖הyahwehthe LORD Ezekiel 8:12:21 ⧉אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ethaaretsthe land |
12. Formal Translation And he said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, each man in the chambers of his imagery? For they say, ‘The LORD {Yahweh, Observer and Judge} does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’" |
12. Dynamic Translation Then he told me, "Son of man, do you see what Israel’s leaders are doing in secret darkness, each man in the room of his images? They say, ‘The LORD {Yahweh, Discerning Witness} does not notice us; He has abandoned the land.’" |