Ezekiel 13:18
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And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own?
In other translations
And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own?
Hebrew words
וְאָמַרְתָּve'amartaand you will sayH559כֹּה־koh-thusH3541אָמַר׀'amarhe saysH559אֲדֹנָי'adonai[the] LordH136יְהוִהyahwehYahwehH3069הוֹיhowoe!H1945לִמְתַפְּרוֹתlimtaperotto [women who] sewH8609כְּסָתוֹתkesatotbandsH3704עַל׀'alonH5921כָּל־kol-allH3605אַצִּילֵי'atzilei[the] joints ofH679יָדַיyadaihands myH3027וְעֹשׂוֹתve'osotand [women who] makeH6213הַמִּסְפָּחוֹתhamispachotthe long veilsH4555עַל־'al-onH5921רֹאשׁrosh[the] head ofH7218כָּל־kol-everyH3605קוֹמָהkomahstatureH6967לְצוֹדֵדletzodedto huntH6679נְפָשׁוֹתnefashotpersonsH5315הַנְּפָשׁוֹתhanefashot¿ personsH5315תְּצוֹדֵדְנָהtetzodedenahwill you huntH6679לְעַמִּיle'amiof people myH5971וּנְפָשׁוֹתunefashotand personsH5315לָכֶנָהlakhenahof yourselfתְחַיֶּינָה׃techaiyeinahwill you preserve alive?H2421
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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