Verse 18
Ezekiel 13:18
American Standard Version
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and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the women that sew pillows upon all elbows, and make kerchiefs for the head of [persons of] every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and save souls alive for yourselves?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֞ כֹּה אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣/י יְהוִ֗ה הוֹי֩ לִֽ/מְתַפְּר֨וֹת כְּסָת֜וֹת עַ֣ל כָּל אַצִּילֵ֣י יָדַ֗/י וְ/עֹשׂ֧וֹת הַ/מִּסְפָּח֛וֹת עַל רֹ֥אשׁ כָּל קוֹמָ֖ה לְ/צוֹדֵ֣ד נְפָשׁ֑וֹת הַ/נְּפָשׁוֹת֙ תְּצוֹדֵ֣דְנָה לְ/עַמִּ֔/י וּ/נְפָשׁ֖וֹת לָ/כֶ֥נָה תְחַיֶּֽינָה
English Translation
And you shall say, thus says my Lord Yahweh: Woe to those who sew together covers for every noble of hand and make the attachments upon the head of every height to hunt souls; the souls you shall hunt shall live for your people, and souls shall live for you.
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