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1 Kings 14:5-17

5AndJehovahsaidH559untoAhijahאֲחִיָּ֗הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281,Behold,thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֡םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379comethtoinquireoftheeconcerningH413hersonבְּנָהּ֙be.NahH1121;forheissickחֹלֶ֣הcho.LehH2470:thusandthusshalt thousayH559untoher;foritwillbeוִיהִ֣יvi.HiH1961,whenshecomethin,thatshewillfeignherselftobeH1961anotherwomanH802.

6AnditwasH1961so,whenAhijahאֲחִיָּ֜הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281heardH8085thesoundק֤וֹלKolH6963ofherfeetH7272,asshecameH935inatthedoorH6607,thathesaidH559,ComeH935in, thouwifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379;whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100feignest thou thyselftobeH1961another?forIamsentH7971totheewithheavy tidings.

7Go,tellJeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֗םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: ForasmuchasIexaltedH7311theefromamongthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,andmadeH5414theeprinceH5057overmypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

8andrentthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467awayfromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andgaveH5414itthee;andyetthou hastnotbeenH1961asmyservantכְּעַבְדִּ֣יke.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,whokeptH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֜יmitz.vo.TaiH4687,andwhofollowedmewithallhisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824,todothatonlyרַ֖קrakH7535whichwasH1961rightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477inmineeyesH5869,

9buthastdoneevilוַתָּ֣רַעva.Ta.ra'H7489aboveallthatwerebeforethee,andhastgoneandmadeH6213theeotherאֲחֵרִ֤ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430,andmoltenimagesH4541,toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707metoangerH3707,andhastcastהִשְׁלַ֖כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993mebehindthyback:

10thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,behold,Iwillbringמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935evilH7451uponthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,andwillcutוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offfromJeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָם֙le.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379everyman-child,himthatisshutעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113upandhimthatisleftH5800atlargeinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andwillutterlysweepawaythehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,asaman sweepethawaydung,tillitbeallgoneH935.

11HimthatdiethofJeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֤םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379inthecityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892shallthedogsהַכְּלָבִ֔יםha.ke.la.VimH3611eatH398;andhimthatdiethinthefieldH7704shallthebirdsע֣וֹףofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064eatH398:forJehovahhathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696it.

12Ariseק֖וּמִיKu.miH6965thoutherefore,gettheetothyhouseלְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.TekhH1004:andwhenthyfeetH7272enterintothecityהָעִ֖ירָהha.'I.rahH5892,thechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206shalldieוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191.

13AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallmournוְסָֽפְדוּ־ve.sa.fe.du-H5594forhim,andburyוְקָבְר֣וּve.ka.ve.RuH6912him;forheonlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905ofJeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379shallcomeH935tothegraveקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913,becauseinhimthereisfoundH4672somegoodט֗וֹבTovH2896thingH1697towardJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

14MoreoverJehovahwillraiseוְהֵקִים֩ve.he.KimH6965himupakingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoshallcutיַכְרִ֛יתyakh.RitH3772offthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thatdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:butwhat?evennowעָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH6258.

15ForJehovahwillsmiteIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,asareedהַקָּנֶה֮ha.ka.NehH7070isshakeninthewaterבַּמַּיִם֒ba.ma.YimH4325;andhewillrootupIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofthisgoodהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896landH127whichhegaveH5414totheirfathersH1,andwillscatterוְזֵרָ֖םve.ze.RamH2219thembeyondtheRiverלַנָּהָ֑רla.na.HarH5104,becausetheyhavemadeH6213theirAsherim,provokingH3707Jehovahtoangerמַכְעִיסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707.

16Andhewillgiveוְיִתֵּ֖ןve.yi.TenH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478upbecauseofthesinsH2398ofJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,whichhehathsinnedH2398,andwherewithhehathmadeH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.

17AndJeroboam’swifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802aroseוַתָּ֙קָם֙va.Ta.komH6965,anddeparted,andcameH935toTirzahתִרְצָ֑תָהtir.Tza.tahH8656:andasshecameH935tothethresholdofthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,thechilddiedH4191.

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