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1 Kings 14:6-16

6Soוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961when Ahijahאֲחִיָּ֜הוּ'a.chi.Ya.huH281אֶת־'et-H853heardכִשְׁמֹ֨עַkhish.Mo.a'H8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of her feetרַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙rag.Lei.haH7272enteringבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935the doorבַפֶּ֔תַחva.Pe.tachH6607,he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Come inבֹּ֖אִיBo.'iH935,wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֑םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379!Whyלָ֣מָּה זֶּ֗הLa.mah ZehH4100 H2088are youאַ֚תְּ'atH859disguisedמִתְנַכֵּרָ֔הmit.na.ke.RahH5234?For Iוְאָ֣נֹכִ֔יve.'A.no.KhiH595have beensentשָׁל֥וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971to youאֵלַ֖יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413withbadקָשָֽׁה׃ka.ShahH7186news.

7Goלְכִ֞יle.KhiH1980,tellאִמְרִ֣י'im.RiH559Jeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֗םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֤ר יַ֛עַן'a.Mar Ya.'anH559 H3282אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834: ‘I raised you upהֲרִימֹתִ֖יךָha.ri.mo.Ti.khaH7311from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971and appointed youוָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣va.'e.ten.KhaH5414rulerנָגִ֔ידna.GidH5057overעַ֖ל'alH5921My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8I tore the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467awayוָאֶקְרַ֤עva.'ek.Ra'H7167אֶת־'et-H853from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732and gave itוָאֶתְּנֶ֖הָva.'e.te.Ne.haH5414to you.But you have not beenוְלֹֽא־ הָיִ֜יתָve.lo'- ha.Yi.taH1961 H3808like My servantכְּעַבְדִּ֣יke.'av.DiH5650Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834keptשָׁמַ֨רsha.MarH8104My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֜יmitz.vo.TaiH4687andוַאֲשֶׁר־va.'a.Sher-H834followed Meהָלַ֤ךְ אַחֲרַי֙ha.Lakh 'a.cha.RaiH1980 H310with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824,doingלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213onlyרַ֖קrakH7535what wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֥רhai.ya.SharH3477in My eyesבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869.

9You have doneלַעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213more evilוַתָּ֣רַעva.Ta.ra'H7489than allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameהָי֣וּha.YuH1961before youלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.You have proceededוַתֵּ֡לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980to makeוַתַּעֲשֶׂה־va.ta.'a.seh-H6213for yourselfotherאֲחֵרִ֤ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֨ים'E.lo.HimH430and molten imagesוּמַסֵּכוֹת֙u.ma.se.khOtH4541to provokeלְהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיle.hakh.'i.Se.niH3707Meוְאֹתִ֥יve.'o.TiH853,and you have flung Meהִשְׁלַ֖כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993behindאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310your backגַוֶּֽךָ׃ סga.Ve.khaH1458.

10Because of all thisלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,I am bringingמֵבִ֤יאme.Vi'H935disasterרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451onאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379:I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֤יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from Jeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָם֙le.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379every maleמַשְׁתִּ֣ין בְּקִ֔ירmash.Tin be.KirH8366 H7023,both slaveעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113and freeוְעָז֖וּבve.'a.ZuvH5800,in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;I will burn upוּבִֽעַרְתִּי֙ אַחֲרֵ֣יu.vi.'ar.Ti 'a.cha.ReiH1197 H310the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834one burns upיְבַעֵ֥רye.va.'ErH1197dungהַגָּלָ֖לha.ga.LalH1557untilעַד־'ad-H5704it is goneתֻּמּֽוֹ׃tu.MoH8552!

11Anyone belonging to Jeroboamלְיָֽרָבְעָ֤םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379who diesהַמֵּ֨תha.MetH4191in the cityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892will be eatenיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398by dogsהַכְּלָבִ֔יםha.ke.la.VimH3611,and anyone who diesוְהַמֵּת֙ve.ha.MetH4191in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704will be eatenיֹאכְל֖וּyo.khe.LuH398by the birdsע֣וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.’Forכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696.

12As for youוְאַ֥תְּve.'AtH859,get upק֖וּמִיKu.miH6965and goלְכִ֣יle.KhiH1980homeלְבֵיתֵ֑ךְle.vei.TekhH1004.When your feetרַגְלַ֛יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272enterבְּבֹאָ֥הbe.vo.'AhH935the cityהָעִ֖ירָהha.'I.rahH5892,the childהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206will dieוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191.

13Allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478will mournוְסָֽפְדוּ־ve.sa.fe.du-H5594for himand buryוְקָבְר֣וּve.ka.ve.RuH6912himאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588thisזֶ֣הzehH2088isthe only oneלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905belonging to Jeroboamלְיָרָבְעָ֖םle.ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379who will receive a proper burialיָבֹ֥א אֶל־ קָ֑בֶרya.Vo' 'el- Ka.verH935 H413 H6913,becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282only in himhas the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,foundנִמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672anyדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697goodט֗וֹב אֶל־Tov 'el-H2896 H413in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָֽם׃ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.

14Moreover, the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068will raise upוְהֵקִים֩ve.he.KimH6965for Himselfa kingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834will cut offיַכְרִ֛יתyakh.RitH3772אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379.Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117וּמֶ֖הu.MehH4100—yes, evenגַּם־gam-H1571todayעָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH6258!

15For the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853will strikeוְהִכָּ֨הve.hi.KahH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834a reedהַקָּנֶה֮ha.ka.NehH7070is shakenיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110in the waterבַּמַּיִם֒ba.ma.YimH4325.He will uprootוְנָתַ֣שׁve.na.TashH5428אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromמֵ֠עַלMe.'alH5921thisהַזֹּאת֙ha.zoTH2063goodהַטּוֹבָ֤הha.to.VahH2896landהָאֲדָמָ֨הha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834He gaveנָתַן֙na.TanH5414their fathersלַאֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔םla.'a.Vo.tei.HemH1,and He will scatter themוְזֵרָ֖םve.ze.RamH2219beyondמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676the Euphratesלַנָּהָ֑רla.na.HarH5104,becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they have madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213אֶת־'et-H853their Asherah polesאֲשֵׁ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.She.rei.HemH842,provokingמַכְעִיסִ֖יםmakh.'i.SimH3707אֶת־'et-H853the LORD to angerיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

16So He will giveוְיִתֵּ֖ןve.yi.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853Israel overיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478on accountבִּגְלַ֞לbig.LalH1558of the sinsחַטֹּ֤אותcha.TotH2403Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has committedחָטָ֔אcha.Ta'H2398וַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834and has caused Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to commitהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398אֶת־'et-H853.”

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