HAFTARAH FOR PARSHAS SHEMOS

Ashkenaz
(Yeshayah 27:6-28:13, 29:22-29:23)

Sefarad
(Yirmeyah 1:1-2:3)

Teimani
(Yechezkel 16:1-16:14)


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Yechezkel 16:1-16:14

טז:א   וַיְהִי דְבַר-יקוק, אֵלַי לֵאמֹר.16:1 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
ב   בֶּן-אָדָם, הוֹדַע אֶת-יְרוּשָׁלִַם אֶת-תּוֹעֲבֹתֶיהָ.2 'Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,
ג   וְאָמַרְתָּ כֹּה-אָמַר א-דני יקוק, לִירוּשָׁלִַם, מְכֹרֹתַיִךְ וּמֹלְדֹתַיִךְ, מֵאֶרֶץ הַכְּנַעֲנִי; אָבִיךְ הָאֱמֹרִי, וְאִמֵּךְ חִתִּית.3 and say: Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem: Thine origin and thy nativity is of the land of the Canaanite; the Amorite was thy father, and thy mother was a Hittite.
ד   וּמוֹלְדוֹתַיִךְ, בְּיוֹם הוּלֶּדֶת אוֹתָךְ לֹא-כָרַּת שָׁרֵּךְ, וּבְמַיִם לֹא-רֻחַצְתְּ, לְמִשְׁעִי; וְהָמְלֵחַ לֹא הֻמְלַחַתְּ, וְהָחְתֵּל לֹא חֻתָּלְתְּ.4 And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water for cleansing; thou was not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.
ה   לֹא-חָסָה עָלַיִךְ עַיִן, לַעֲשׂוֹת לָךְ אַחַת מֵאֵלֶּה--לְחֻמְלָה עָלָיִךְ; וַתֻּשְׁלְכִי אֶל-פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה, בְּגֹעַל נַפְשֵׁךְ, בְּיוֹם, הֻלֶּדֶת אֹתָךְ.5 No eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field in the loathsomeness of thy person, in the day that thou wast born.
ו   וָאֶעֱבֹר עָלַיִךְ וָאֶרְאֵךְ, מִתְבּוֹסֶסֶת בְּדָמָיִךְ; וָאֹמַר לָךְ בְּדָמַיִךְ חֲיִי, וָאֹמַר לָךְ בְּדָמַיִךְ חֲיִי.6 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee wallowing in thy blood, I said unto thee: In thy blood, live; yea, I said unto thee: In thy blood, live;
ז   רְבָבָה, כְּצֶמַח הַשָּׂדֶה נְתַתִּיךְ, וַתִּרְבִּי וַתִּגְדְּלִי, וַתָּבֹאִי בַּעֲדִי עֲדָיִים:  שָׁדַיִם נָכֹנוּ וּשְׂעָרֵךְ צִמֵּחַ, וְאַתְּ עֵרֹם וְעֶרְיָה.7 I cause thee to increase, even as the growth of the field. And thou didst increase and grow up, and thou camest to excellent beauty: thy breasts were fashioned, and thy hair was grown; yet thou wast naked and bare.
ח   וָאֶעֱבֹר עָלַיִךְ וָאֶרְאֵךְ, וְהִנֵּה עִתֵּךְ עֵת דֹּדִים, וָאֶפְרֹשׂ כְּנָפִי עָלַיִךְ, וָאֲכַסֶּה עֶרְוָתֵךְ; וָאֶשָּׁבַע לָךְ וָאָבוֹא בִבְרִית אֹתָךְ, נְאֻם א-דני יקוק--וַתִּהְיִי-לִי.8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, and, behold, thy time was the time of love, I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness; yea, I swore unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest Mine.
ט   וָאֶרְחָצֵךְ בַּמַּיִם, וָאֶשְׁטֹף דָּמַיִךְ מֵעָלָיִךְ; וָאֲסֻכֵךְ, בַּשָּׁמֶן.9 Then washed I thee with water; yea, I cleansed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.
י   וָאַלְבִּישֵׁךְ רִקְמָה, וָאֶנְעֲלֵךְ תָּחַשׁ; וָאֶחְבְּשֵׁךְ בַּשֵּׁשׁ, וַאֲכַסֵּךְ מֶשִׁי.10 I clothed thee also with richly woven work, and shod thee with sealskin, and I wound fine linen about thy head, and covered thee with silk.
יא   וָאֶעְדֵּךְ, עֶדִי; וָאֶתְּנָה צְמִידִים עַל-יָדַיִךְ, וְרָבִיד עַל-גְּרוֹנֵךְ.11 I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
יב   וָאֶתֵּן נֶזֶם, עַל-אַפֵּךְ, וַעֲגִילִים, עַל-אָזְנָיִךְ; וַעֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת, בְּרֹאשֵׁךְ.12 And I put a ring upon thy nose, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thy head.
יג   וַתַּעְדִּי זָהָב וָכֶסֶף, וּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ ששי (שֵׁשׁ) וָמֶשִׁי וְרִקְמָה, סֹלֶת וּדְבַשׁ וָשֶׁמֶן, אכלתי (אָכָלְתְּ); וַתִּיפִי בִּמְאֹד מְאֹד, וַתִּצְלְחִי לִמְלוּכָה.13 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and richly woven work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou didst wax exceeding beautiful, and thou wast meet for royal estate.
יד   וַיֵּצֵא לָךְ שֵׁם בַּגּוֹיִם, בְּיָפְיֵךְ:  כִּי כָּלִיל הוּא, בַּהֲדָרִי אֲשֶׁר-שַׂמְתִּי עָלַיִךְ--נְאֻם, א-דני יקוק.14 And thy renown went forth among the nations for thy beauty; for it was perfect, through My splendour which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.
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