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2 Kings 19:2-20

2AndhesentH7971Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֨ים'el.ya.KimH471,whowasoverthehouseholdH1004,andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֣אve.shev.Na'H7644thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608,andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,coveredמִתְכַּסִּ֖יםmit.ka.SimH3680withsackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֑יםba.sa.KimH8242, untoIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmozאָמֽוֹץ׃'a.MotzH531.

3AndtheysaidH559untohim,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Thisdayיוֹם־yom-H3117isadayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117oftroubleH6869,andofrebukeוְתוֹכֵחָ֛הve.to.khe.ChahH8433,andofcontumely;forthechildrenarecomeבָ֤אוּVa.'uH935tothebirthלְלֵדָֽה׃le.le.DahH3205,andthereisnotstrengthוְכֹ֥חַve.Kho.achH3581tobringH935forthH3205.

4ItmaybeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willhearH8085allthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofRabshakeh,whomthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר׀'a.ShurH804hismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113hathsentH7971todefyH2778thelivingGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,andwillrebukeוְהוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ve.ho.Khi.achH3198thewordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathheardH8085: whereforeliftוְנָשָׂ֣אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375upthyprayerתְפִלָּ֔הte.fi.LahH8605fortheremnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֖יתha.she.'e.RitH7611thatisleft.

5Sotheservantsעַבְדֵ֛י'av.DeiH5650ofkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396cameH935toIsaiahיְשַֽׁעַיָֽהוּ׃ye.Sha.'a.Ya.huH3470.

6AndIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidH559untothem,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shallyesayH559toyourmasterאֲדֹֽנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113,Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah,Benotafraidתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372ofthewordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697thatthou hastheardH8085, wherewiththeservantsנַעֲרֵ֥יna.'a.ReiH5288ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804haveblasphemedme.

7Behold,Iwillputנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414aspiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307inhim,andheshallhearוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085tidings,andshallreturnוְשָׁ֣בve.ShavH7725tohisownlandלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776;andIwillcausehimtofallוְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יוve.hi.pal.TivH5307bytheswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719inhisownlandבְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃be.'ar.TzoH776.

8SoRabshakehreturnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725,andfoundH4672thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804warringagainstLibnahלִבְנָ֑הliv.NahH3841;forhehadheardH8085thathewasdepartedנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265fromLachishמִלָּכִֽישׁ׃mi.la.KhishH3923.

9AndwhenheheardH8085sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559ofTirhakahתִּרְהָ֤קָהtir.Ha.kahH8640kingמֶֽלֶך־Me.lekh-H4428ofEthiopia,Behold,heiscomeיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318outtofightH3898againstthee,hesentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againuntoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541shallyespeaktoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingH559,LetnotthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430inwhomthou trustestdeceiveיַשִּׁאֲךָ֣ya.shi.'a.KhaH5377thee,sayingH559,Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389shallnotbegivenH5414intothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

11Behold, thou hastheardH8085whatthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804havedonetoalllandsהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,bydestroyingthemutterly:andshalt thoubedeliveredתִּנָּצֵֽל׃ti.na.TzelH5337?

12Havethegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471deliveredהַהִצִּ֨ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337them,whichmyfathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1havedestroyedשִׁחֲת֣וּshi.cha.TuH7843,Gozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470,andHaranחָרָ֑ןcha.RanH2771,andRezephוְרֶ֥צֶףve.Re.tzefH7530,andthechildrenofEdenעֶ֖דֶן'E.denH5729thatwereinTelassarבִּתְלַאשָּֽׂר׃bit.la.SarH8515?

13Whereאַיּ֤וֹ'ai.YoH335isthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574,andthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofArpadאַרְפָּ֔ד'ar.PadH774,andthekingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofthecityH5892ofSepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617,ofHenaהֵנַ֖עhe.Na'H2012,andIvvahוְעִוָּֽה׃ve.'i.VahH5755?

14AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֧הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396receivedH3947theletterהַסְּפָרִ֛יםha.se.fa.RimH5612fromthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,andreadוַיִּקְרָאֵ֑םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7121it;andHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396wentH5927upuntothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,andspreadוַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּvai.yif.re.Se.huH6566itbeforeJehovah.

15AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419beforeJehovah,andsaidH559,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatsittestabovethecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742, thou arttheGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,eventhoualoneלְבַדְּךָ֔le.va.de.KhaH905,ofallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; thou hastmadeH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

16Inclineהַטֵּ֨הha.TehH5186thineearאָזְנְךָ֙'a.ze.ne.KhaH241,OJehovah,andhearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'H8085;openפְּקַ֧חpe.KachH6491thineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,OJehovah,andseeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200;andhearוּשְׁמַ֗עu.she.Ma'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֔יבsan.che.RivH5576, wherewithhehathsentH7971himtodefyH2778thelivingGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

17Ofatruth,Jehovah,thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804havelaid wastethenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471andtheirlandsאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776,

18andhavecasttheirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430intothefireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784;fortheywerenogodsאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430,buttheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֧הma.'a.SehH4639ofmen’sH120handsיְדֵֽי־ye.dei-H3027,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאֶ֖בֶןva.'E.venH68;thereforetheyhavedestroyedוַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃Vay.'a.be.DumH6them.

19Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258,OJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נוּho.shi.'E.nuH3467thouus,Ibeseechthee,outofhishandמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,thatallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045thatthouJehovahartGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430aloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ סle.va.De.khaH905.

20ThenIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמ֔וֹץ'a.MotzH531sentH7971toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Whereas thou hastprayedהִתְפַּלַּ֧לְתָּhit.pa.Lal.taH6419tomeagainstSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֥בsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,IhaveheardH8085thee.

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