Ezekiel 24

Verse 2, סמך is usually used as a positive support. E.g. the passages in Leviticus where the one bringing the sacrifice supports his hand on the head of the animal. Or the appeals and statements in the Psalms e.g. 3:6 that God has supported me.  Here in Ezekiel there there is irony in the usage, as if the siege engines are supporting the walls of Jerusalem. Indeed they were, but destruction, though not ultimate, was their first intent.

I put some weight on תמם complete. I have no synonyms for it. For me it is the end of the sacrificial system, the completing of the sacrifice representing the perfecting of the one who offers. I did not use perfect as a gloss except in Ezra 7:12 in that foreign Aramaic tongue, and then it is only part of the gloss, perfect peace. And remember, the foreign king is both superstitious and bombastic in his language.

I note that you, as we all know, is no longer distinguishable as singular or plural in English. We have abandoned the thee and the thou. This is not all bad. While sometimes in my English, among you is from the singular בך and sometimes from the plural בכם, even in Hebrew, the singular pronoun sometimes reflects the corporate singular people so an among is not out of place. The singular is not necessarily the individual.

All I wanted to do was actually read this text as Jesus might have read it or even sung it. Though in his day the form of the text would have been different. Who knows what scrolls the Nazarene had access to? When I heard, "You cannot know my mind without reading the extended dialogue between father and son in the Hebrew", how was I to fail to read? I am not quite finished.

Verse 17, wrap up a lip. JB has cover your beard. A mourning ritual? I couldn't read it this way because it would break my concordance rules. There's no כסה cover, or your, or beard זקן in the sentence. It doesn't say cover your beard, but it might mean that. NIV has cover the lower part of your face. Maybe a footnote would be useful. What it says is wrap up a lip. Maybe this stopped people from talking too much when there was a tragedy.

Ezekiel 24		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
וַיְהִי֩ דְבַר־יְהוָ֨ה אֵלַ֜י בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה הַתְּשִׁיעִית֙ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִ֔י בֶּעָשׂ֥וֹר לַחֹ֖דֶשׁ לֵאמֹֽר	1		And the word of Yahweh happened to me in the ninth year, in the tenth new moon, on the tenth of the month, saying,	3e	4C	29
בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם כְּתָב־לְךָ֙ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם הַיּ֔וֹם אֶת־עֶ֖צֶם הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה סָמַ֤ךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֙ אֶל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּעֶ֖צֶם הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה	2		Child of humanity, write for yourself the name of the day, even this selfsame day. The king of Babel placed supports at Jerusalem this selfsame day.	3e	4C	18 18
וּמְשֹׁ֤ל אֶל־בֵּית־הַמֶּ֙רִי֙ מָשָׁ֔ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה שְׁפֹ֤ת הַסִּיר֙ שְׁפֹ֔ת וְגַם־יְצֹ֥ק בּ֖וֹ מָֽיִם	3		And parable to the house of provocation, a parable. And you say to them, Thus says my Lord Yahweh, Ordain a pot on a hearth-stone, and even infuse into it water.	3e	4C	24 13
אֱסֹ֤ף נְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙ אֵלֶ֔יהָ כָּל־נֵ֥תַח ט֖וֹב יָרֵ֣ךְ וְכָתֵ֑ף מִבְחַ֥ר עֲצָמִ֖ים מַלֵּֽא	4		Gather pieces into it, every good piece, thigh and shoulder. With choice bones, fill.	3e	4C	18 7
מִבְחַ֤ר הַצֹּאן֙ לָק֔וֹחַ וְגַ֛ם דּ֥וּר הָעֲצָמִ֖ים תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ רַתַּ֣ח רְתָחֶ֔יהָ גַּם־בָּשְׁל֥וּ עֲצָמֶ֖יהָ בְּתוֹכָֽהּ	5		The chosen of the flock, take, and also the pyre of bones under it. Churn, churn it, even boil her bones in her midst.	3d	4C	17 16
לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֗ה אוֹי֮ עִ֣יר הַדָּמִים֒ סִ֚יר אֲשֶׁ֣ר חֶלְאָתָ֣ה בָ֔הּ וְחֶ֨לְאָתָ֔הּ לֹ֥א יָצְאָ֖ה מִמֶּ֑נָּה לִנְתָחֶ֤יהָ לִנְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙ הוֹצִיאָ֔הּ לֹא־נָפַ֥ל עָלֶ֖יהָ גּוֹרָֽל	6		Therefore thus says my Lord Yahweh, Woe to the city of blood, a pot that has its disease in it, but its disease did not come forth from it. Piece by piece, bring it out. Let not the lot fall on it.	3e	4C	34 18
כִּ֤י דָמָהּ֙ בְּתוֹכָ֣הּ הָיָ֔ה עַל־צְחִ֥יחַ סֶ֖לַע שָׂמָ֑תְהוּ לֹ֤א שְׁפָכַ֙תְהוּ֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ לְכַסּ֥וֹת עָלָ֖יו עָפָֽר	7	C	For her blood is in her midst. On a glowing cliff she set it in place. She did not pour it out on the earth to cover it with dust.	3e	4C	17 16
לְהַעֲל֤וֹת חֵמָה֙ לִנְקֹ֣ם נָקָ֔ם נָתַ֥תִּי אֶת־דָּמָ֖הּ עַל־צְחִ֣יחַ סָ֑לַע לְבִלְתִּ֖י הִכָּסֽוֹת	8		To make poison come up, to take vengeance, I positioned her blood on a glowing cliff, that it should not be covered.	3e	4C	22 6
לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה א֖וֹי עִ֣יר הַדָּמִ֑ים גַּם־אֲנִ֖י אַגְדִּ֥יל הַמְּדוּרָֽה	9		Therefore thus says my Lord Yahweh, Woe to the city of blood. Even I myself will magnify the pyre.	3e	4C	16 8
הַרְבֵּ֤ה הָעֵצִים֙ הַדְלֵ֣ק הָאֵ֔שׁ הָתֵ֖ם הַבָּשָׂ֑ר וְהַרְקַח֙ הַמֶּרְקָחָ֔ה וְהָעֲצָמ֖וֹת יֵחָֽרוּ	10		Increase the wood. Inflame the fire. Complete the flesh, and compound its perfume, and let the bones be scorched.	3e	4C	14 15
וְהַעֲמִידֶ֥הָ עַל־גֶּחָלֶ֖יהָ רֵקָ֑ה לְמַ֨עַן תֵּחַ֜ם וְחָ֣רָה נְחֻשְׁתָּ֗הּ וְנִתְּכָ֤ה בְתוֹכָהּ֙ טֻמְאָתָ֔הּ תִּתֻּ֖ם חֶלְאָתָֽהּ	11		And let it stand over the coals empty, so that it may be heated, and its brass may burn, and its uncleanness be poured forth in its midst, completing its disease.	3e	4C	13 25
תְּאֻנִ֖ים הֶלְאָ֑ת וְלֹֽא־תֵצֵ֤א מִמֶּ֙נָּה֙ רַבַּ֣ת חֶלְאָתָ֔הּ בְּאֵ֖שׁ חֶלְאָתָֽהּ	12		She is exasperated with mischief, and her excessive disease has not gone forth from her. In the fire will be her disease.	3e	4C	5 16
בְּטֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְ זִמָּ֑ה יַ֤עַן טִֽהַרְתִּיךְ֙ וְלֹ֣א טָהַ֔רְתְּ מִטֻּמְאָתֵךְ֙ לֹ֣א תִטְהֲרִי־ע֔וֹד עַד־הֲנִיחִ֥י אֶת־חֲמָתִ֖י בָּֽךְ	13		In your uncleanness is an agenda. Because I have cleansed you, but you were not cleansed, in your uncleanness you will not be cleansed any more, until I make rest my heat among you.	3e	4C	6 28
אֲנִ֨י יְהוָ֤ה דִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙ בָּאָ֣ה וְעָשִׂ֔יתִי לֹֽא־אֶפְרַ֥ע וְלֹא־אָח֖וּס וְלֹ֣א אֶנָּחֵ֑ם כִּדְרָכַ֤יִךְ וְכַעֲלִילוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ שְׁפָט֔וּךְ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִֽה	14		I am Yahweh. I have spoken. It will come, and I will act. I will not neglect, nor will I spare, nor will I show pity. According to your ways and according to your practices you will be judged, an oracle of my Lord Yahweh.	3e	4C	24 22
וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר	15		And the word of Yahweh happened to me, saying,	3e	3g	10
בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הִנְנִ֨י לֹקֵ֧חַ מִמְּךָ֛ אֶת־מַחְמַ֥ד עֵינֶ֖יךָ בְּמַגֵּפָ֑ה וְלֹ֤א תִסְפֹּד֙ וְלֹ֣א תִבְכֶּ֔ה וְל֥וֹא תָב֖וֹא דִּמְעָתֶֽךָ	16		Child of humanity, behold me taking from you the covetousness of your eyes with a plague, but you will not wail nor will you weep, and your tears will not come.	3c	4C	20 16
הֵאָנֵ֣ק ׀ דֹּ֗ם מֵתִים֙ אֵ֣בֶל לֹֽא־תַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה פְאֵֽרְךָ֙ חֲב֣וֹשׁ עָלֶ֔יךָ וּנְעָלֶ֖יךָ תָּשִׂ֣ים בְּרַגְלֶ֑יךָ וְלֹ֤א תַעְטֶה֙ עַל־שָׂפָ֔ם וְלֶ֥חֶם אֲנָשִׁ֖ים לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל	17		To groan be mute. For the dead you will make no lament. Your adornment bind upon you, and your sandals you will put on your feet. And you will not wrap up a lip. And the bread of men you will not eat.	3e	4C	29 16
וָאֲדַבֵּ֤ר אֶל־הָעָם֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וַתָּ֥מָת אִשְׁתִּ֖י בָּעָ֑רֶב וָאַ֥עַשׂ בַּבֹּ֖קֶר כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר צֻוֵּֽיתִי	18		And I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening. And I did in the morning as I was commanded.	3e	4C	18 12
וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ אֵלַ֖י הָעָ֑ם הֲלֹֽא־תַגִּ֥יד לָ֙נוּ֙ מָה־אֵ֣לֶּה לָּ֔נוּ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה עֹשֶֽׂה	19		And the people said to me, Will you not make clear to us what these are to us because you act?	3e	4B	7 15
וָאֹמַ֖ר אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם דְּבַ֨ר־יְהוָ֔ה הָיָ֥ה אֵלַ֖י לֵאמֹֽר	20		Then I said to them, The word of Yahweh happened to me, saying,	3e	4A	6 10
אֱמֹ֣ר ׀ לְבֵ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ הִנְנִ֨י מְחַלֵּ֤ל אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁי֙ גְּא֣וֹן עֻזְּכֶ֔ם מַחְמַ֥ד עֵֽינֵיכֶ֖ם וּמַחְמַ֣ל נַפְשְׁכֶ֑ם וּבְנֵיכֶ֧ם וּבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲזַבְתֶּ֖ם בַּחֶ֥רֶב יִפֹּֽלוּ	21		Say to the house of Israel, Thus says my Lord Yahweh, Behold me profaning my sanctuary, the pride of your strength, the covetousness of your eyes, and what your selves pity. And your sons and your daughters that you have forsaken, by the sword will fall.	3c	4C	39 18
וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑יתִי עַל־שָׂפָם֙ לֹ֣א תַעְט֔וּ וְלֶ֥חֶם אֲנָשִׁ֖ים לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽלוּ	22		And you will act as I have acted. A lip you will not wrap up, and the bread of men you will not eat.	3e	4B	10 16
וּפְאֵרֵכֶ֣ם עַל־רָאשֵׁיכֶ֗ם וְנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תִסְפְּד֖וּ וְלֹ֣א תִבְכּ֑וּ וּנְמַקֹּתֶם֙ בַּעֲוֺנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וּנְהַמְתֶּ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ אֶל־אָחִֽיו	23		And your adornment on your heads, and your shoes on your feet, you will not wail and you will not weep, but you will rot in your iniquities, and growl each to its kin.	3e	4B	25 17
וְהָיָ֨ה יְחֶזְקֵ֤אל לָכֶם֙ לְמוֹפֵ֔ת כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה תַּעֲשׂ֑וּ בְּבֹאָ֕הּ וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם כִּ֥י אֲנִ֖י אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה	24		And Ezekiel will be for you a portent. According to all that he has done, you will do. When it comes, then you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.	3e	4C	21 14
וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֔ם הֲל֗וֹא בְּי֨וֹם קַחְתִּ֤י מֵהֶם֙ אֶת־מָ֣עוּזָּ֔ם מְשׂ֖וֹשׂ תִּפְאַרְתָּ֑ם אֶת־מַחְמַ֤ד עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ וְאֶת־מַשָּׂ֣א נַפְשָׁ֔ם בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם וּבְנוֹתֵיהֶֽם	25		And you child of humanity, will it not be in the day I take from them their strength, the joy of their adornment, the covetousness of their eyes, and the load of their integrity, their sons and their daughters?	3e	4C	23 19
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא יָב֥וֹא הַפָּלִ֖יט אֵלֶ֑יךָ לְהַשְׁמָע֖וּת אָזְנָֽיִם	26		In that day, one secured will come to you to give you ears to hear.	3e	4B	12 7
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יִפָּ֤תַח פִּ֙יךָ֙ אֶת־הַפָּלִ֔יט וּתְדַבֵּ֕ר וְלֹ֥א תֵֽאָלֵ֖ם ע֑וֹד וְהָיִ֤יתָ לָהֶם֙ לְמוֹפֵ֔ת וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה	27		In that day, your mouth will be opened with one secured, and you will speak, and be dumb no more, and you will be for them a portent, and they will know that I am Yahweh.	3e	4C	22 16