1 And he turned me back, toward the way of the gate of the outer sanctuary, which looked toward the east. And it was closed. 2 And the Lord said to me: “This gate will be closed; it will not be opened. And man shall not cross through it. For the Lord, the God of […]
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Ezekiel 45
1 “And when you will begin to divide the land by lot, separate as first-fruits for the Lord a sanctified portion of the land, in length twenty-five thousand and in width ten thousand. It will be holy within all its borders all around. 2 And there shall be, out of the entire region, a sanctified […]
Ezekiel 46
1 Thus says the Lord God: “The gate of the inner court which looks toward the east shall be closed for the six days on which work is done. Then, on the Sabbath day, it shall be opened. But also on the day of the new moon, it shall be opened. 2 And the prince […]
Ezekiel 47
1 And he turned me back to the gate of the house. And behold, waters went out, from under the threshold of the house, toward the east. For the face of the house looked toward the east. But the waters descended on the right side of the temple, toward the south of the altar. 2 […]
Ezekiel 48
1 “And these are the names of the tribes, from the parts of the north, beside the way of Hethlon, continuing on to Hamath, at the entrance of Enon, to the border of Damascus toward the north, beside the way of Hamath. And from the region of the east to the sea, there will be […]
Lamentations 1
1 ALEPH. O how a city once filled with people now sits alone! The Governess of the Gentiles has become like a widow. The Prince of the provinces has been placed under tribute. 2 BETH. Weeping, she has wept through the night, and her tears are on her cheeks. There is no one to be […]
Lamentations 2
1 ALEPH. O how the Lord has covered the daughter of Zion with gloom in his fury! O how he has thrown down from heaven to earth the famous one of Israel, and he has not remembered his footstool in the day of his fury. 2 BETH. The Lord has cast down, and he has […]
Lamentations 3
1 ALEPH. I am a man watching my own poverty by the rod of his indignation. 2 ALEPH. He has driven me and led me into darkness, and not into light. 3 ALEPH. Against me only, he has turned and turned again his hand, all day long. 4 BETH. My skin and my flesh, he […]
Lamentations 4
1 ALEPH. O how the gold has become dulled, the finest color has been altered, the stones of the sanctuary have been scattered at the head of every street. 2 BETH. The famous sons of Zion, and those clothed with the foremost gold: how they have become like earthen vessels, the work of the hands […]
Lamentations 5
1 Remember, O Lord, what has befallen us. Consider and look kindly upon our disgrace. 2 Our inheritance has been turned over to foreigners; our houses to outsiders. 3 We have become orphans without a father; our mothers are like widows. 4 We paid for our drinking water. We acquired our wood for a price. […]