Ezekiel 14

1 and to come (in): come to(wards) me human from old: elder Israel and to dwell to/for face: before my

Some elders of Israel arrived and sat down with me.

2 and to be word LORD to(wards) me to/for to say

A message from the Lord came to me, saying,

3 son: child man [the] human [the] these to ascend: establish idol their upon heart their and stumbling iniquity: crime their to give: put before face their to seek to seek to/for them

“Son of man, these men are worshiping idols in their minds even though they know this will lead them to sin. Why should I respond to their requests?

4 to/for so to speak: speak with them and to say to(wards) them thus to say Lord YHWH/God man man from house: household Israel which to ascend: establish [obj] idol his to(wards) heart his and stumbling iniquity: crime his to set: make before face his and to come (in): come to(wards) [the] prophet I LORD to answer to/for him (to come (in): come *QK) in/on/with abundance idol his

So tell them that this is what the Lord God says: When the people of Israel worship idols in their minds that will lead them to sin, and then come to consult the prophet, I the Lord will give them an answer appropriate to their many idols.

5 because to capture [obj] house: household Israel in/on/with heart their which be a stranger from upon me in/on/with idol their all their

Like this I might have the people of Israel decide to recommit themselves to me. Right now, because of their idols, all of them treat me as their enemy.

6 to/for so to say to(wards) house: household Israel thus to say Lord YHWH/God to return: repent and to return: repent from upon idol your and from upon all abomination your to return: turn back face your

So tell the people of Israel that this is what the Lord God says: Repent! Give up worshiping your idols Stop all your disgusting practices.

7 for man man from house: household Israel and from [the] sojourner which to sojourn in/on/with Israel and to dedicate from after me and to ascend: establish idol his to(wards) heart his and stumbling iniquity: crime his to set: put before face his and to come (in): come to(wards) [the] prophet to/for to seek to/for him in/on/with me I LORD to answer to/for him in/on/with me

When the people of Israel or foreigners living with them worship idols in their minds that will lead them to sin and then come to consult the prophet, I the Lord will answer them myself.

8 and to give: put face my in/on/with man [the] he/she/it and to set: make him to/for sign: indicator and to/for proverb and to cut: eliminate him from midst people my and to know for I LORD

I will oppose anyone who does this and make any example of them that others will talk about. I will remove them from among my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

9 and [the] prophet for to entice and to speak: speak word I LORD to entice [obj] [the] prophet [the] he/she/it and to stretch [obj] hand: power my upon him and to destroy him from midst people my Israel

But if the prophet is deceived into giving a message, it was I the Lord who deceived him to do this. I will still reach out and destroy that prophet from my people Israel.

10 and to lift: guilt iniquity: punishment their like/as iniquity: punishment [the] to seek like/as iniquity: punishment [the] prophet to be

They will be responsible for the punishment they receive, as will those who believe in these prophets will receive the same punishment.

11 because not to go astray still house: household Israel from after me and not to defile still in/on/with all transgression their and to be to/for me to/for people and I to be to/for them to/for God utterance Lord YHWH/God

This is so that the people of Israel won't abandon me anymore and won't make themselves unclean with all their sins. Then they will be my people and I will be their God, declares the Lord God.”

12 and to be word LORD to(wards) me to/for to say

A message from the Lord came to me again, saying,

13 son: child man land: country/planet for to sin to/for me to/for be unfaithful unfaithfulness and to stretch hand: power my upon her and to break to/for her tribe: supply food: bread and to send: depart in/on/with her famine and to cut: eliminate from her man and animal

“Son of man, if a people in a country sin against me by being unfaithful to me, then I will act against them by cutting off their food supply, so they experience famine, with no food for people or animals.

14 and to be three [the] human [the] these in/on/with midst her Noah (Daniel *QK) and Job they(masc.) in/on/with righteousness their to rescue soul: life their utterance Lord YHWH/God

Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job, these three men, were present their good lives would only save themselves, declares the Lord God.

15 if living thing bad: harmful to pass in/on/with land: country/planet and be bereaved her and to be devastation from without to pass from face: because [the] living thing

I could send wild animals rampaging through the country, so they would leave it uninhabited and desolate, a place no one would travel through for fear of such animals.

16 three [the] human [the] these in/on/with midst her alive I utterance Lord YHWH/God if: surely no son: child and if: surely no daughter to rescue they(masc.) to/for alone them to rescue and [the] land: country/planet to be devastation

As I live, declares the Lord God, even if these three men were present, they couldn't save their own sons or daughters. They would only save themselves, but the land would be left desolate.

17 or sword to come (in): bring upon [the] land: country/planet [the] he/she/it and to say sword to pass in/on/with land: country/planet and to cut: eliminate from her man and animal

I could bring war to that country and say, ‘Have a sword cut through it,’ so that I destroy both people and animals.

18 and three [the] human [the] these in/on/with midst her alive I utterance Lord YHWH/God not to rescue son: child and daughter for they(masc.) to/for alone them to rescue

As I live, declares the Lord God, even if these three men were present, they couldn't save their own sons or daughters. They would only save themselves.

19 or pestilence to send: depart to(wards) [the] land: country/planet [the] he/she/it and to pour: pour rage my upon her in/on/with blood to/for to cut: eliminate from her man and animal

I could send a disease on that country and because of my anger I would kill many, both people and animals.

20 and Noah (Daniel *QK) and Job in/on/with midst her alive I utterance Lord YHWH/God if: surely no son: child if: surely no daughter to rescue they(masc.) in/on/with righteousness their to rescue soul: life their

As I live, declares the Lord God, even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were present, they couldn't save their sons or daughters. Their good lives would only save themselves.

21 for thus to say Lord YHWH/God also for four judgment my [the] bad: harmful sword and famine and living thing bad: harmful and pestilence to send: depart to(wards) Jerusalem to/for to cut: eliminate from her man and animal

This is what the Lord God says: It will be so much worse when I send my four severe judgments against Jerusalem—war, famine, wild animals, and disease, so that both people and animals are killed!

22 and behold to remain in/on/with her survivor [the] to come out: send son: child and daughter look! they to come out: come to(wards) you and to see: see [obj] way: conduct their and [obj] wantonness their and to be sorry: comfort upon [the] distress: harm which to come (in): bring upon Jerusalem [obj] all which to come (in): bring upon her

Even so a few of them will survive, some sons and daughters who will be taken captive. They will be brought to you in Babylon, and when you realize what they did and how they acted, you will understand why I had to bring such a disaster down on Jerusalem—everything I did to it.

23 and to be sorry: comfort [obj] you for to see: see [obj] way: conduct their and [obj] wantonness their and to know for not for nothing to make: do [obj] all which to make: do in/on/with her utterance Lord YHWH/God

Realizing what they did and how they acted will help you to see that I had good reasons to do everything I did to Jerusalem, declares the Lord God.”