Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 17:14-23

14But they would notוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085,and they stiffenedוַיַּקְשׁ֤וּvai.yak.ShuH7185אֶת־'et-H853their necksH6203like their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1,whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808believeהֶאֱמִ֔ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuH539the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

15They rejectedוַיִּמְאֲס֣וּvai.yim.'a.SuH3988אֶת־'et-H853His statutesחֻקָּ֗יוchu.KavH2706וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the covenantבְּרִיתוֹ֙be.ri.ToH1285אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He had madeכָּרַ֣תka.RatH3772withאֶת־'et-H854their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853,as well as the decreesעֵֽדְוֹתָ֔יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had givenהֵעִ֖ידhe.'IdH5749them.They pursuedוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ אַחֲרֵ֤יvai.Ye.le.khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310worthless idolsהַהֶ֙בֶל֙ha.He.velH1892and became worthless themselvesוַיֶּהְבָּ֔לוּvai.yeh.Ba.luH1891,going afterוְאַחֲרֵ֤יve.'a.cha.ReiH310the surroundingסְבִֽיבֹתָ֔םse.vi.vo.TamH5439אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853had commanded themצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680notלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115to imitateעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213.

16They abandonedוַיַּעַזְב֗וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430and madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213for themselvestwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.neimH8147cast idolsמַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.KhahH4541of calvesעֲגָלִ֑ים וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.ga.Lim vai.ya.'a.SuH5695 H6213and an Asherah poleאֲשֵׁירָ֗ה'a.shei.RahH842.They bowed down toוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853Baalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

17They sacrificedוַֽ֠יַּעֲבִירוּVai.ya.'a.vi.ruH5674their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֤םbe.nei.HemH1121אֶת־'et-H853and daughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙be.no.tei.HemH1323וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853in the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784and practicedוַיִּקְסְמ֥וּvai.yik.se.MuH7080divinationקְסָמִ֖יםke.sa.MimH7081and soothsayingוַיְנַחֵ֑שׁוּvay.na.Che.shuH5172.They devoted themselvesוַיִּֽתְמַכְּר֗וּvai.yit.ma.ke.RuH4376to doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,provoking Him to angerלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707.

18So the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068was veryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966angryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֨ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599with Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and He removed themוַיְסִרֵ֖םvay.si.RemH5493fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921His presenceפָּנָ֑יו לֹ֣אpa.Nav lo'H6440 H3808.Onlyרַ֛קrakH7535the tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626of Judahיְהוּדָ֖ה לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ye.hu.Dah le.va.DoH3063 H905remainedנִשְׁאַ֔רnish.'ArH7604,

19and evenגַּם־gam-H1571Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808keepשָׁמַ֔רsha.MarH8104אֶת־'et-H853the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,but livedוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980according to the customsבְּחֻקּ֥וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had introducedעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213.

20So the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068rejectedוַיִּמְאַ֨סvai.yim.'AsH3988allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the descendantsזֶ֤רַעZe.ra'H2233of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478.He afflicted themוַיְעַנֵּ֔םvay.'a.NemH6031and delivered themוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of plunderersשֹׁסִ֑יםsho.SimH8154,untilעַ֛ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had banished themהִשְׁלִיכָ֖םhish.li.KhamH7993from His presenceמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.

21Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDhad tornקָרַ֣עka.Ra'H7167Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478away fromמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,they made Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028 H5077kingוַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427אֶת־'et-H853,and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379אֶת־'et-H853led Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478away from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and caused them to commitוְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖םve.he.che.tei.'AmH2398a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֥הcha.ta.'AhH2401.

22The Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478persistedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the sinsחַטֹּ֥אותcha.TotH2403thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379had committedעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213and did notלֹא־lo'-H3808turn awayסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493from themמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480.

23Finallyעַ֠ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834,the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853removedהֵסִ֨ירhe.SirH5493Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921His presenceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834He had declaredדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027allכָּל־kol-H3605His servantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478was exiledוַיִּ֨גֶלvai.Yi.gelH1540fromמֵעַ֤לme.'AlH5921their homelandאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127into Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804, where they aretoעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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