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2 Kings 19:20-36

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.

21Thisisthewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697thatJehovahhathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerninghim:Thevirginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726hathdespisedH959theeandlaughed theetoscorn;thedaughterבַּ֖תbatH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389hathshakenהֵנִ֔יעָהhe.Ni.'ahH5128herheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218atthee.

22Whomhast thou defiedandblasphemed?andagainstwhomhast thouexaltedH7311thyvoiceקּ֑וֹלKolH6963andliftedוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375upthineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869onhighH4791?evenagainsttheHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23Bythymessengersמַלְאָכֶיךָ֮mal.'a.khei.KhaH4397thou hast defiedtheLordאֲדֹנָי֒'a.do.NaiH136,andhastsaidH559,WiththemultitudeofmychariotsH7393amIcomeH935uptotheheightקוֹמַ֤תko.MatH6967ofthemountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022,totheinnermostH3411partsיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411ofLebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844;andIwillcutוְאֶכְרֹ֞תve.'ekh.RotH3772downthetallcedarsאֲרָזָיו֙'a.ra.ZavH730thereof,andthechoicefir-trees thereof;andIwillenterintohisfarthestlodging-place,theforestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293ofhisfruitfulfield.

24Ihavediggedanddrunkוְשָׁתִ֖יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiH8354strangeזָרִ֑יםza.RimH2114watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,andwiththesoleבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709ofmyfeetwillIdryוְאַחְרִב֙ve.'ach.RivH2717upalltheriversH2975ofEgyptמָצֽוֹר׃ma.TzorH4693.

25Hast thounotheardH8085howIhavedoneitlongago,andformedH3335itofancienttimes?nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258haveIbroughtH935ittopass,thatitshouldbeH1961thinetolaywastefortifiedH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892intoruinousheapsגַּלִּ֥יםga.LimH1530.

26Thereforetheirinhabitantsוְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ve.yo.she.vei.HenH3427wereH1961ofsmallpower,theywereH1961dismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865andconfounded;theywereH1961asthegrassחֲצִ֣ירcha.TzirH2682ofthefieldשָׂדֶה֙sa.DehH7704,andasthegreenherb,asthegrassH2682onthehousetops,andasgrainקָמָֽה׃ka.MahH7054blastedbeforeitisgrownup.

27ButIknowיָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045thysittingH3427downוְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ve.shiv.te.KhaH3427,andthygoingH3318out,andthycomingH935in,andthyragingהִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264againstme.

28Becauseofthyragingהִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264againstme,andbecausethine arrogancyiscomeH935upintomineearsבְאָזְנָ֑יve.'a.ze.NaiH241,thereforewillIputוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760myhookחַחִ֜יcha.ChiH2397inthynoseבְּאַפֶּ֗ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639,andmybridleוּמִתְגִּי֙u.mit.GiH4964inthylipsבִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָbis.fa.Tei.khaH8193,andIwillturnH7725theebackוַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725bythewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870bywhichthou camest.

29Andthisshallbethesignהָא֔וֹתha.'otH226unto thee: yeshalleatאָכ֤וֹל'a.KholH398thisyearהַשָּׁנָה֙ha.sha.NahH8141thatwhichgrowethofitself,andinthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֥הu.va.sha.NahH8141thatwhichspringethofthesame;andinthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141sowזִרְע֧וּzir.'UH2232ye,andreapוְקִצְר֛וּve.kitz.RuH7114,andplantוְנִטְע֥וּve.nit.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֖יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,andeatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'ikh.LuH398thefruitפִרְיָֽם׃fir.YamH6529thereof.

30AndtheremnantH7604thatisescapedH6413ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063shallagaintakerootשֹׁ֣רֶשׁSho.reshH8328downwardלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295,andbearfruitפְרִ֖יfe.RiH6529upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

31ForoutofJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙mi.ru.sha.LimH3389shallgoתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318aremnantשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611,andoutofmountZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726theythatshallescapeH6413:thezealקִנְאַ֛תkin.'AtH7068ofJehovahshallperformthis.

32Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahconcerningthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,Heshallnotcomeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935untothiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,norshootיוֹרֶ֥הyo.RehH3384anarrowחֵ֑ץChetzH2671there,neithershallhecomeH935beforeitwithshieldמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043,norcastupamoundagainstit.

33Bythewayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870thathecameH935,bythesameshallhereturnיָשׁ֑וּבya.ShuvH7725,andheshallnotcomeH935untothiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892, saithJehovah.

34ForIwilldefendוְגַנּוֹתִ֛יve.ga.no.TiH1598thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892tosaveH3467it,formine ownsakeלְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.NiH4616,andformyservantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650David’ssakeוּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616.

35Anditcametopassthatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,thattheangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahwentH3318forthH3318,andsmoteinthecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264oftheAssyriansahundredמֵאָ֛הme.'AhH3967fourscoreandfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505:andwhenmenaroseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,behold,thesewereH1961alldeadמֵתִֽים׃me.TimH4191bodies.

36SoSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֣יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804departedוַיִּסַּ֣עvai.yi.Sa'H5265,andwentH7725andreturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725,anddweltH3427atNinevehבְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃be.Ni.ne.VehH5210.

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