Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 7:17-22

17And as for youוְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH859,ifאִם־'im-H518you walkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980before Meלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732walkedהָלַךְ֙ha.laKhH1980,doingוְלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have commanded youצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680,and if you keepתִּשְׁמֽוֹר׃tish.MorH8104My statutesוְחֻקַּ֥יve.chu.KaiH2706and ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941,

18then I will establishוַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965אֵ֖ת'etH853your royalמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I covenantedכָּרַ֗תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1Davidלְדָוִ֤ידle.da.VidH1732when I saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You will neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808failיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772to have a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376to ruleמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910over Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’

19But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518youאַתֶּ֔ם'a.TemH859turn awayתְּשׁוּב֣וּןte.shu.VunH7725and forsakeוַעֲזַבְתֶּם֙va.'a.zav.TemH5800the statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֣יchu.ko.TaiH2708and commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440,and if you go offוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980to serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,

20then I will uproot Israelוּנְתַשְׁתִּ֗יםu.ne.tash.TimH5428fromמֵעַ֤לme.'AlH5921the soilאַדְמָתִי֙'ad.ma.TiH127אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them,and I will banishאַשְׁלִ֖יךְ'ash.LikhH7993fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921My presenceפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088templeהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have sanctifiedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for My Nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034.I will make itוְאֶתְּנֶ֛נּוּve.'et.te.Ne.nuH5414an object of scornלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and ridiculeוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

21And when thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088templeוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has becomeהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961a heap of rubbleעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,allלְכָל־le.kholH3605who passעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by itעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921will be appalledיִשֹּׁ֑םyi.ShomH8074and sayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Whyבַּמֶּ֨הba.MehH4100has the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213such a thingכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602to thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063landלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776and to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088templeוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?’

22And others will answerוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘Becauseעַל֩'alH5921אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they have forsakenעָֽזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834brought themהוֹצִיאָם֮ho.tzi.'AmH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and have embracedוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430,worshipingוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812and serving themוַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647—because ofעַל־'al-H5921thisכֵּן֙kenH3651,He has broughtהֵבִ֣יאhe.Vi'H935allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ פha.ZotH2063disasterהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921אֵ֥ת'etH853.’”

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