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2 Kings 20:12-19

12At thatהַהִ֡יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Merodach-baladanבְּרֹאדַ֣ךְbe.ro.DakhH1255sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Baladanבַּלְאֲדָ֧ןbal.'a.DanH1081kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894sentשָׁלַ֡חsha.LachH7971lettersבַּ֠לְאֲדָן סְפָרִ֥יםBal.'a.don se.fa.RimH1255 H5612and a giftוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,forכִּ֣יkiH3588he had heardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085aboutכִּ֥יkiH3588Hezekiah’sחִזְקִיָּֽהוּ׃chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396illnessחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470.

13And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּ֒chiz.ki.ya.HuH2396receivedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the envoysעֲלֵיהֶם֮'a.lei.HemH5921and showed themוַיַּרְאֵ֣םvai.yar.'EmH7200אֶת־'et-H853all that wasכָּל־kol-H3605in his treasureנְכֹת֡וֹne.kho.ToH5238אֶת־'et-H853houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004—the silverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the goldהַזָּהָ֨בha.za.HavH2091וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the spicesהַבְּשָׂמִ֜יםha.be.sa.MimH1314וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853,and the preciousהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853oilשֶׁ֣מֶןShe.menH8081,as well as his armoryבֵּ֣ית כֵּלָ֔יוbeit ke.LavH1004 H3627וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853—allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was foundנִמְצָ֖אnim.Tza'H4672in his storehousesבְּאֽוֹצְרֹתָ֑יוbe.'otz.ro.TavH214.There wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961nothingלֹֽא־ דָבָ֗רlo'- da.VarH3808 H1697in his palaceבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004or in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475thatאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808show themהֶרְאָ֧םher.'AmH7200.

14Then the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470wentוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396and askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whereוּמֵאַ֙יִן֙u.me.'A.yinH370did thoseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582come fromאֵלָ֜יו יָבֹ֣אוּ'e.Lav ya.Vo.'uH935 H413,and whatמָ֥הmahH4100did they sayאָמְר֣וּ׀'a.me.RuH559to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413?” “They cameבָּ֖אוּBa.'uH935from a distantרְחוֹקָ֛הre.cho.KahH7350landמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776,”Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396repliedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “from Babylonמִבָּבֶֽל׃mi.ba.VelH894.”

15“Whatמָ֥הmahH4100have they seenרָא֖וּra.'UH7200in your palaceבְּבֵיתֶ֑ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004?”Isaiah askedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “They have seenרָא֔וּra.'UH7200everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834in my palaceבְּבֵיתִי֙be.vei.TiH1004אֵ֣ת'etH853,”answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396. “There is nothingלֹא־ הָיָ֥הlo'- ha.YahH3808 H1961דָבָ֛רda.VarH1697among my treasuresבְּאֹצְרֹתָֽי׃be.'o.tze.ro.TaiH214thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808show themהִרְאִיתִ֖םhir.'i.TimH7200.”

16Then Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, “Hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

17The timeיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117will surelyהִנֵּה֮hi.NehH2009comeבָּאִים֒ba.'ImH935when everythingכָּל־kol-H3605in your palaceבְּבֵיתֶ֗ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834and all thatוַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.SherH834your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֛יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have stored upאָצְר֧וּ'a.tze.RuH686untilעַד־'ad-H5704thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117will be carried offוְנִשָּׂ֣א׀ve.ni.Sa'H5375to Babylonבָּבֶ֑לָהba.Ve.lahH894.Nothingלֹֽא־ דָּבָ֖רlo'- da.VarH3808 H1697will be leftיִוָּתֵ֥רyi.va.TerH3498,saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18And some ofמִמְּךָ֛mi.me.KhaH4480אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834תּוֹלִ֖ידto.LidH3205your descendantsוּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָu.mi.ba.Nei.khaH1121,your ownאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834flesh and bloodיֵצְא֧וּye.tze.'UH3318,will be taken awayיִקָּ֑חוּyi.kachH3947to beוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961eunuchsסָֽרִיסִ֔יםsa.ri.SimH5631in the palaceבְּהֵיכַ֖לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.”

19But Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470, “The wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have spokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696is goodט֥וֹבTovH2896.”For he thoughtוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Will there notהֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'H3808at leastאִם־'im-H518beיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961peaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965and securityוֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571in my lifetimeבְיָמָֽי׃ve.ya.MaiH3117?”

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