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2 Chronicles 32:9-19

9Laterאַ֣חַר זֶ֗ה'A.char ZehH310 H2088,as Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֨יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his forcesמֶמְשַׁלְתּ֖וֹ עִמּ֑וֹmem.shal.To i.MoH4475 H5973וְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931besiegedעַל־'al-H5921Lachishלָכִ֔ישׁla.KhishH3923,he sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יְמָהye.Ru.sha.Lay.mahH3389with a messageלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559for Kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396of Judahעַל־ יְהוּדָ֔ה'al- ye.hu.DahH3063 H5921andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the people of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:

10“This is whatכֹּ֣הkohH3541Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֖יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804saysאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559:Whatמָה֙mahH4100is the basisעַל־'al-H5921of yourאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859confidenceבֹּטְחִ֔יםbo.te.ChimH982,that you remainוְיֹשְׁבִ֥יםve.yo.she.VimH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389under siegeבְּמָצ֖וֹרbe.ma.TzorH4692?

11Is notהֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'H3808Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396misleadingמַסִּ֣יתma.SitH5496youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853to give you overלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853to deathלָמ֛וּתla.MutH4191by famineבְּרָעָ֥בbe.ra.'AvH7458and thirstוּבְצָמָ֖אu.ve.tza.Ma'H6772when he saysלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430will deliver usיַצִּילֵ֕נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337from the handמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?’

12Did notהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396himselfהוּא֙hu'H1931removeהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493אֶת־'et-H853His high placesבָּמֹתָ֖יוba.mo.TavH1116וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and His altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֑יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196and sayוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ לֵאמֹ֔רve.li.ru.sha.Lim le.MorH3389 H559, ‘You must worshipתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259altarמִזְבֵּ֧חַmiz.Be.achH4196,and on itוְעָלָ֥יוve.'a.LavH5921you shall burn sacrificesתַּקְטִֽירוּ׃tak.Ti.ruH6999’?

13Do you notהֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'H3808knowתֵדְע֗וּte.de.'UH3045whatמֶ֤הmehH4100Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589and my fathersוַאֲבוֹתַ֔יva.'a.vo.TaiH1have doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the peoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776?Have the godsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of these nationsגּוֹיֵ֣ הָאֲרָצ֔וֹתgo.Ye ha.'a.ra.TzotH776 H1471ever been ableH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337אֶת־'et-H853their landאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

14Whoמִ֠יmiH4310among allבְּֽכָל־be.kholH3605the godsאֱלֹהֵ֞י'e.lo.HeiH430of theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֤םha.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834my fathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834devoted to destructionהֶחֱרִ֣ימוּhe.che.Ri.muH2763has been ableיָכ֔וֹלya.KholH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337אֶת־'et-H853his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971from my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027?How thenכִּ֤יkiH3588canיוּכַל֙yu.KhalH3201your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

15So nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258,do notאַל־'al-H408let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceive youיַשִּׁיא֩ya.Shi'H5377אֶתְכֶ֨ם'et.KhemH853,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408let him misleadיַסִּ֨יתya.SitH5496youאֶתְכֶ֣ם'et.KhemH853like thisכָּזֹאת֮ka.zoTH2063.Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408believeתַּאֲמִ֣ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539him,forכִּי־ki-H3588noלֹ֣א כָּל־lo' kol-H3808 H3605godאֱל֙וֹהַ֙'e.Lo.haH433of anyכָּל־kol-H3605nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471or kingdomוּמַמְלָכָ֔הu.mam.la.KhahH4467has been ableיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337his peopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971from my handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027or from the handוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of my fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑י'a.vo.TaiH1.How much lessאַ֚ף כִּ֣י'af kiH637 H3588will your Godאֱֽלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם לֹא־'elo.hei.Khem lo'-H430 H3808deliverיַצִּ֥ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027!”

16And the servants of Sennacheribעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650spokeדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696furtherוְעוֹד֙ve.'OdH5750againstעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921His servantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396.

17He also wroteכָּתַ֔בka.TavH3789lettersוּסְפָרִ֣יםu.se.fa.RimH5612mockingלְחָרֵ֕ףle.cha.RefH2778the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayingוְלֵֽאמֹ֨רve.le.MorH559against Himעָלָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗ר'a.Lav le.MorH5921 H559: “Just as the godsכֵּֽאלֹהֵ֞יke.lo.HeiH430of the nationsגּוֹיֵ֤ הָאֲרָצוֹת֙go.Ye ha.'a.ra.tzOtH1471 H776אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834did notלֹא־lo'-H3808deliverהִצִּ֤ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their peopleעַמָּם֙'a.MamH5971from my handמִיָּדִ֔יmi.ya.DiH3027,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808deliverיַצִּ֞ילya.TzilH5337His peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027.”

18Then the Assyrians called outוַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121loudlyבְקוֹל־ גָּד֜וֹלve.kol- ga.DolH6963 H1419in Hebrewיְהוּדִ֗יתye.hu.DitH3066toעַל־'al-H5921the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were onעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,to frightenלְיָֽרְאָ֖םle.ya.re.'AmH3372and terrify themוּֽלְבַהֲלָ֑םu.le.va.ha.LamH926in orderלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616to captureיִלְכְּד֥וּyil.ke.DuH3920אֶת־'et-H853the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

19They spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּvay.da.be.RuH1696againstאֶל־'el-H413the Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389as they had spoken againstכְּעַ֗לke.'AlH5921the godsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of the peoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776—the workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of humanהָאָדָֽם׃ סha.'a.DamH120handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027.

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