Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 19:16-34
16Inclineהַטֵּ֨הha.TehH5186Your earאָזְנְךָ֙'a.ze.ne.KhaH241,O LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,and hearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'H8085;openפְּקַ֧חpe.KachH6491Your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and seeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200.Listen toוּשְׁמַ֗עu.she.Ma'H8085אֵ֚ת'etH853the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֔יבsan.che.RivH5576has sentשְׁלָח֔וֹshe.la.ChoH7971to defyלְחָרֵ֖ףle.cha.RefH2778the livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.
18They have castוְנָתְנ֥וּve.na.te.NuH5414אֶת־'et-H853their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430into the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784and destroyed themוַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃Vay.'a.be.DumH6,forכִּי֩kiH3588theyהֵ֗מָּהHe.mahH1992were notלֹ֨אlo'H3808godsאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430,butכִּ֣יkiH3588onlyאִם־'im-H518woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאֶ֖בֶןva.'E.venH68—the workמַעֲשֵׂ֧הma.'a.SehH4639of humanאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120handsיְדֵֽי־ye.dei-H3027.
19And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994save usהוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נוּho.shi.'E.nuH3467from his handמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,so that allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588Youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859aloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ סle.va.De.khaH905,O LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,are Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.”
20Then Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֔וֹץ'a.MotzH531sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971a message toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396לֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834:I have heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085your prayerהִתְפַּלַּ֧לְתָּhit.pa.Lal.taH6419אֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413concerningאֶל־'el-H413Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֥בsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804.
21Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is the wordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696against himעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921: ‘The Virginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726despisesבָּזָ֨הba.ZahH959youand mocksלָעֲגָ֣הla.'a.GahH3932you;the Daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389shakesהֵנִ֔יעָהhe.Ni.'ahH5128her headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218behind youאַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.
22אֶת־'et-H853Whomמִ֤יmiH4310have you tauntedחֵרַ֙פְתָּ֙che.Raf.taH2778and blasphemedוְגִדַּ֔פְתָּve.gi.Daf.taH1442?Againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921whomמִ֖יmiH4310have you raisedהֲרִימ֣וֹתָha.ri.Mo.taH7311your voiceקּ֑וֹלKolH6963and liftedוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869in prideמָר֛וֹםma.RomH4791?Againstעַל־'al-H5921the Holy Oneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!
23Throughבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027your servantsמַלְאָכֶיךָ֮mal.'a.khei.KhaH4397you have tauntedחֵרַ֣פְתָּ׀che.Raf.taH2778the Lordאֲדֹנָי֒'a.do.NaiH136,and you have saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559: “With my manyH7393chariotsH7393Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589have ascendedעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927to the heightsמְר֥וֹםme.RomH4791of the mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022,to the remote peaksיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411of Lebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844.I have cut downוְאֶכְרֹ֞תve.'ekh.RotH3772its tallestקוֹמַ֤תko.MatH6967cedarsאֲרָזָיו֙'a.ra.ZavH730,the finestמִבְח֣וֹרmiv.ChorH4004of its cypressesבְּרֹשָׁ֔יוbe.ro.ShavH1265.I have reachedוְאָב֙וֹאָה֙ve.'a.Vo.'ahH935its farthestקִצּ֔וֹki.TzoH7093outpostsמְל֣וֹןme.LonH4411,the densestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293of its forestsכַּרְמִלּֽוֹ׃kar.mi.LoH3759.
24Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589have dug wellsקַ֔רְתִּיKar.tiH6979and drunkוְשָׁתִ֖יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiH8354foreignזָרִ֑יםza.RimH2114watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325.With the solesבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709of my feetפְּעָמַ֔יpe.'a.MaiH6471I have dried upוְאַחְרִב֙ve.'ach.RivH2717allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the streamsיְאֹרֵ֥יye.'o.ReiH2975of Egyptמָצֽוֹר׃ma.TzorH4693.”
25Have you notהֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-H3808heardשָׁמַ֤עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085?Long agoלְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙le.me.ra.chOkH7350I ordainedעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213itאֹתָ֣הּ'o.TahH853;in daysלְמִ֥ימֵיle.Mi.meiH3117of oldקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924I planned itוִֽיצַרְתִּ֑יהָvi.tzar.Ti.haH3335.Now I haveעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258brought it to passהֲבֵיאתִ֗יהָha.vei.Ti.haH935,that you should crushוּתְהִ֗י לַהְשׁ֛וֹתu.te.Hi lah.ShotH1961H7582fortifiedבְּצֻרֽוֹת׃be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892into pilesגַּלִּ֥יםga.LimH1530of rubbleנִצִּ֖יםni.TzimH5327.
26Therefore their inhabitantsוְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ve.yo.she.vei.HenH3427,devoidקִצְרֵי־kitz.rei-H7116of powerיָ֔דYadH3027,are dismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865and ashamedוַיֵּבֹ֑שׁוּvai.ye.Vo.shuH954.They are likeהָי֞וּha.YuH1961plantsעֵ֤שֶׂב'E.sevH6212in the fieldשָׂדֶה֙sa.DehH7704,tenderוִ֣ירַקVi.rakH3419green shootsדֶּ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877,grassחֲצִ֣ירcha.TzirH2682on the rooftopsגַּגּ֔וֹתga.goytH1406,scorchedוּשְׁדֵפָ֖הu.she.de.FahH7711beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440it is grownקָמָֽה׃ka.MahH7054.
28Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282your rageהִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264and arroganceוְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖ve.sha.'a.nan.KhaH7600against Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413have reachedעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927My earsבְאָזְנָ֑יve.'a.ze.NaiH241,I will putוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760My hookחַחִ֜יcha.ChiH2397in your noseבְּאַפֶּ֗ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639and My bitוּמִתְגִּי֙u.mit.GiH4964in your mouthבִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָbis.fa.Tei.khaH8193;I will send you backוַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you cameבָּ֥אתָBa.taH935.’
29And thisוְזֶה־ve.zeh-H2088will be a signהָא֔וֹתha.'otH226to you, O Hezekiah:This yearהַשָּׁנָה֙ha.sha.NahH8141you will eatאָכ֤וֹל'a.KholH398what grows on its ownסָפִ֔יחַsa.Fi.achH5599,and in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֥הu.va.sha.NahH8141what springs from the sameסָחִ֑ישׁsa.ChishH7823.But in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141you will sowזִרְע֧וּzir.'UH2232and reapוְקִצְר֛וּve.kitz.RuH7114;you will plantוְנִטְע֥וּve.nit.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֖יםkhe.ra.MimH3754and eatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'ikh.LuH398their fruitפִרְיָֽם׃fir.YamH6529.
30And the survivingהַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖הha.nish.'a.RahH7604remnantפְּלֵיטַ֧תpe.lei.TatH6413of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063will againוְיָ֨סְפָ֜הve.Ya.se.FahH3254take rootשֹׁ֣רֶשׁSho.reshH8328belowלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295and bearוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213fruitפְרִ֖יfe.RiH6529aboveלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.
31Forכִּ֤יkiH3588a remnantשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611will go forthתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙mi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and survivorsוּפְלֵיטָ֖הu.fe.lei.TahH6413from Mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726.The zealקִנְאַ֛תkin.'AtH7068of the LORDיְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹתYah.wehYah.weh/ /tze.Va.'ottze.Va.'otH3068of Hostswill accomplishתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thisזֹּֽאת׃ סZotH2063.
32Soלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559aboutאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804: ‘He will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808enterיָבֹא֙ אֶל־ya.Vo' 'el-H935H413thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣יר וְלֹֽא־ha.'Ir ve.lo'-H3808H5892or shootיוֹרֶ֥הyo.RehH3384an arrowחֵ֑ץChetzH2671into itשָׁ֖ם וְלֹֽא־sham ve.lo'-H3808H8033.He will not come before itיְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּהye.kad.de.Me.nahH6923with a shieldמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808build upיִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְyish.PokhH8210a siege rampסֹלְלָֽה׃so.le.LahH5550against itעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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