Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 22:16-20

16that this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֨יYah.weh hi.NiH3068 H2005saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:I am about to bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935calamityרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451onאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921its peopleיֹֽשְׁבָ֑יוyo.she.VavH3427אֵ֚ת'etH853,according to allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the bookהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063has readקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121,

17becauseתַּ֣חַת׀Ta.chatH8478אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have forsaken Meעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800and burned incenseוַֽיְקַטְּרוּ֙vay.ka.te.RuH6999to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,thatלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616they might provoke Me to angerהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיhakh.'i.Se.niH3707with allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the worksמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְדֵיהֶ֑םye.dei.HemH3027.My wrathחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534will be kindledוְנִצְּתָ֧הve.ni.tze.TahH3341against thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725and will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be quenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃tikh.BehH3518.’

18But as forוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,who sentהַשֹּׁלֵ֤חַha.sho.Le.achH7971youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853to inquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875אֶת־'et-H853of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,tell himכֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֖וּ אֵלָ֑יוkoh to.me.Ru 'e.LavH559 H413 H3541that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘As for the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you heardשָׁמָֽעְתָּ׃sha.Ma.'e.taH8085,

19becauseיַ֠עַןYa.'anH3282your heartלְבָ֨בְךָ֜le.Va.ve.khaH3824was tenderרַךְ־rakh-H7401and you humbled yourselfוַתִּכָּנַ֣ע׀va.ti.ka.Na'H3665beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068when you heardבְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֡be.sha.me.'a.KhaH8085whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I spokeדִּבַּרְתִּי֩di.bar.TiH1696againstעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֨וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921its peopleיֹשְׁבָ֗יוyo.she.VavH3427,that they would becomeלִהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961a desolationלְשַׁמָּה֙le.sha.MahH8047and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֔הve.lik.la.LahH7045,and because you have tornוַתִּקְרַע֙va.tik.Ra'H7167אֶת־'et-H853your clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899and weptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖הva.tiv.KehH1058before Meלְפָנָ֑י וְגַ֧םle.fa.Nai ve.GamH6440 H1571,Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595have heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085you,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

20‘Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651I will indeed gatherהִנְנִ֨י אֹֽסִפְךָ֜hi.Ni 'o.sif.KhaH2005 H622you toעַל־'al-H5921your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֗יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,and you will be gatheredוְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ve.ne.'e.saf.TaH622toאֶל־'el-H413your graveקִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮kiv.ro.tei.ChaH6913in peaceבְּשָׁלוֹם֒be.sha.lOmH7965.Your eyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808seeתִרְאֶ֣ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605the calamityהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589will bringמֵבִ֖יאme.Vi'H935onעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.’”So they broughtוַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725herאֶת־'et-H853answerדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697back to the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

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