Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 37

(2 Kings 19:1–7)

1Onוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961hearingכִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙kish.Mo.a'H8085this report,Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396toreוַיִּקְרַ֖עvai.yik.Ra'H7167אֶת־'et-H853his clothesבְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899,put onוַיִּתְכַּ֣סvai.yit.KasH3680sackclothבַּשָּׂ֔קba.SakH8242,and enteredוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2And he sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971אֶת־'et-H853Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֨ים'el.ya.KimH471the palaceהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004administratorאֲשֶׁר־ עַל־'a.Sher- 'al-H834 H5921וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853,Shebnaשֶׁבְנָ֣אshev.Na'H7644the scribeהַסּוֹפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853,and the leadingזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,all wearingמִתְכַּסִּ֖יםmit.ka.SimH3680sackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֑יםba.sa.KimH8242,toאֶל־'el-H413the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֖וֹץ'a.MotzH531

3to tellוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Todayיוֹם־ הַזֶּ֑הyom- ha.ZehH3117 H2088is a dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117of distressצָרָ֧הtza.RahH6869,rebukeוְתוֹכֵחָ֛הve.to.khe.ChahH8433,and disgraceוּנְאָצָ֖הu.ne.'a.TzahH5007;forכִּ֣יkiH3588childrenבָנִים֙va.NimH1121have comeבָ֤אוּVa.'uH935to the point ofעַד־'ad-H5704birthמַשְׁבֵּ֔רmash.BerH4866,but there is noאַ֖יִן'A.yinH369strengthוְכֹ֥חַve.Kho.achH3581to deliver themלְלֵדָֽה׃le.le.DahH3205.

4Perhapsאוּלַ֡י'u.LaiH194the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֵ֣ת׀'etH853will hearיִשְׁמַע֩yish.Ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the RabshakehH7262,whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834his masterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר׀'a.ShurH804has sentשְׁלָח֨וֹshe.la.ChoH7971to defyלְחָרֵף֙le.cha.RefH2778the livingחַ֔יChaiH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and He will rebuke himוְהוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ve.ho.Khi.achH3198for the wordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has heardשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085.Therefore lift upוְנָשָׂ֣אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375a prayerתְפִלָּ֔הte.fi.LahH8605forבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157the remnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֖יתha.she.'e.RitH7611that still survivesהַנִּמְצָאָֽה׃ha.nim.tza.'AhH4672.”

5So the servantsעַבְדֵ֛י'av.DeiH5650of Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396wentוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָֽהוּ׃ye.sha'.Ya.huH3470,

6whoיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413כֹּ֥הkohH3541, “Tellתֹאמְר֖וּן אֶל־tom.Run 'el-H559 H413your masterאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113that this is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372ofמִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.NeiH6440the wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697you have heardשָׁמַ֔עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,with whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834the servantsנַעֲרֵ֥יna.'a.ReiH5288of the kingמֶלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804אוֹתִֽי׃'o.TiH853have blasphemed Meגִּדְּפ֛וּgi.de.FuH1442.

7Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,I will putנוֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414a spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307in himso that he will hearוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085a rumorשְׁמוּעָ֖הshe.mu.'AhH8052and returnוְשָׁ֣בve.ShavH7725toאֶל־'el-H413his own landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776,whereבְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃be.'ar.TzoH776I will cause him to fallוְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יוve.hi.pal.TivH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719.’”

Sennacherib’s Blasphemous Letter

(2 Kings 19:8–13)

8Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588the RabshakehH7262heardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085thatכִּ֥יkiH3588the king of Assyria had leftנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265Lachishמִלָּכִֽישׁ׃mi.la.KhishH3923,he withdrewוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725and foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672אֶת־'et-H853the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428אַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804fightingנִלְחָ֖םnil.ChamH3898againstעַל־'al-H5921Libnahלִבְנָ֑הliv.NahH3841.

9Now Sennacherib had been warnedוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085aboutעַל־'al-H5921Tirhakahתִּרְהָ֤קָהtir.Ha.kahH8640kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Cushכּוּשׁ֙kushH3568לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559: “He has set outיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against youאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854.”On hearing thisוַיִּשְׁמַע֙vai.yish.Ma'H8085,Sennacherib sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10“Give this messageכֹּ֣ה תֹאמְר֗וּןkoh tom.RunH559 H3541toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559: ‘Do notאַל־'al-H408let your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,in whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859trustבּוֹטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982,deceive youיַשִּֽׁאֲךָ֣ya.shi.'a.KhaH5377by sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559that Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808be deliveredתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

11Surelyהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804have doneעָשׂ֜וּ'a.SuH6213to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the othercountriesהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,devoting them to destructionלְהַחֲרִימָ֑םle.ha.cha.ri.MamH2763.Will you thenוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859be sparedתִּנָּצֵֽל׃ti.na.TzelH5337?

12Did the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834destroyedהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843by my fathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1אוֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853rescueהַהִצִּ֨ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337those nations—the gods ofאֶת־'et-H853Gozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Haranחָרָ֑ןcha.RanH2771,and Rezephוְרֶ֥צֶףve.Re.tzefH7530,and of the peopleוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Edenעֶ֖דֶן'E.denH5729אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in Telassarבִּתְלַשָּֽׂר׃bit.la.SarH8515?

13Whereאַיֵּ֤ה'ai.YehH346are the kingsמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574וּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428,Arpadאַרְפָּ֔ד'ar.PadH774וּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428,Sepharvaimלָעִ֣יר סְפַרְוָ֑יִםla.'Ir se.far.Va.yimH5892 H5617,Henaהֵנַ֖עhe.Na'H2012,and Ivvahוְעִוָּֽה׃ve.'i.VahH5755?’”

Hezekiah’s Prayer

(2 Kings 19:14–19)

14So Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֧הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396אֶת־'et-H853receivedוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the letterהַסְּפָרִ֛יםha.se.fa.RimH5612fromמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,read itוַיִּקְרָאֵ֑הוּvai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121,and went upוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and spread it outוַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּvai.yif.re.Se.hu chiz.ki.Ya.huH6566 H2396beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙vai.yit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃Yah.weh le.MorH3068 H559:

16“O LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,enthronedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427above the cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,Youאַתָּה־'a.tah-H859aloneה֤וּא לְבַדְּךָ֔hu' le.va.de.KhaH905 H1931are Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430over allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859madeעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213אֶת־'et-H853the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17Inclineהַטֵּ֨הha.TehH5186Your earאָזְנְךָ֙'a.ze.ne.KhaH241,O LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,and hearוּֽשְׁמָ֔עu.she.Ma'H8085;openפְּקַ֧חpe.KachH6491Your eyesעֵינֶ֖ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869,O LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and seeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200.Listen toוּשְׁמַ֗עu.she.Ma'H8085אֵ֚ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֔יבsan.che.RivH5576has sentשָׁלַ֔חsha.LachH7971to defyלְחָרֵ֖ףle.cha.RefH2778the livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

18Trulyאָמְנָ֖ם'a.me.NamH551,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804אֶת־'et-H853have laid wasteהֶחֱרִ֜יבוּhe.che.Ri.vuH2717allכָּל־kol-H3605these countriesהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and their landsאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776.

19They have castוְנָתֹ֥ןve.na.TonH5414אֶת־'et-H853their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430into the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784and destroyed themוַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃Vay.'a.be.DumH6,forכִּי֩kiH3588theyהֵ֗מָּהHe.mahH1992were notלֹ֨אlo'H3808godsאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430,but onlyכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאֶ֖בֶןva.'E.venH68—the workמַעֲשֵׂ֧הma.'a.SehH4639of humanאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120handsיְדֵֽי־ye.dei-H3027.

20And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,save usהוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּho.shi.'E.nuH3467from his handמִיָד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,so that allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859aloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃le.va.De.khaH905,O LORD, are Godיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.”

Sennacherib’s Fall Prophesied

(2 Kings 19:20–34)

21Then Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֔וֹץ'a.MotzH531sent a messageוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396לֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559:Becauseאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834you have prayedהִתְפַּלַּ֣לְתָּhit.pa.Lal.taH6419to Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413concerningאֶל־'el-H413Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֖יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804,

22thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is 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.

23אֶת־'et-H853Whomמִ֤יmiH4310have you tauntedחֵרַ֙פְתָּ֙che.Raf.taH2778and blasphemedוְגִדַּ֔פְתָּve.gi.Daf.taH1442?Againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921whomמִ֖יmiH4310have you raisedהֲרִימ֣וֹתָהha.ri.Mo.tahH7311your voiceקּ֑וֹלKolH6963and liftedוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869in prideמָר֛וֹםma.RomH4791?Againstאֶל־'el-H413the Holy Oneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!

24Throughבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027your servantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֮'a.va.dei.KhaH5650you have tauntedחֵרַ֣פְתָּ׀che.Raf.taH2778the Lordאֲדֹנָי֒'a.do.NaiH136,and you have saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559: “With my manyבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230chariotsרִכְבִּ֛יrikh.BiH7393Iאֲנִ֥י'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 finestמִבְחַ֣רmiv.CharH4005of its cypressesבְּרֹשָׁ֔יוbe.ro.ShavH1265.I have reachedוְאָבוֹא֙ve.'a.Vo'H935its farthestקִצּ֔וֹki.TzoH7093heightsמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791,the densestכַּרְמִלּֽוֹ׃kar.mi.LoH3759of its forestsיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293.

25Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589have dug wellsקַ֖רְתִּיKar.tiH6979and drunkוְשָׁתִ֣יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiH8354foreignwatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325.With the solesבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709of my feetפְּעָמַ֔יpe.'a.MaiH6471I have dried upוְאַחְרִב֙ve.'ach.RivH2717allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the streamsיְאֹרֵ֥יye.'o.ReiH2975of Egyptמָצֽוֹר׃ma.TzorH4693.”

26Have you notהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808heardשָׁמַ֤עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085?Long agoלְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙le.me.ra.chOkH7350אוֹתָ֣הּ'o.TahH853I ordained itעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213;in daysמִ֥ימֵיMi.meiH3117of oldקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924I planned itוִיצַרְתִּ֑יהָvi.tzar.Ti.haH3335.Now I haveעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258brought it to passהֲבֵאתִ֔יהָ וּתְהִ֗יha.ve.Ti.ha u.te.HiH935 H1961,that you should crushלְהַשְׁא֛וֹתle.hash.'otH7582fortifiedבְּצֻרֽוֹת׃be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892into pilesגַּלִּ֥יםga.LimH1530of rubbleנִצִּ֖יםni.TzimH5327.

27Therefore their inhabitantsוְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ve.yo.she.vei.HenH3427,devoidקִצְרֵי־kitz.rei-H7116of powerיָ֔דYadH3027,are dismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865and ashamedוָבֹ֑שׁוּva.Vo.shuH954.They are likeהָי֞וּha.YuH1961plantsעֵ֤שֶׂב'E.sevH6212in the fieldשָׂדֶה֙sa.DehH7704,tenderוִ֣ירַקVi.rakH3419green shootsדֶּ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877,grassחֲצִ֣ירcha.TzirH2682on the rooftopsגַּגּ֔וֹתga.GotH1406,scorchedוּשְׁדֵמָ֖הu.she.de.MahH7709beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440it is grownקָמָֽה׃ka.MahH7054.

28But I knowיָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853your sitting downוְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ve.shiv.te.KhaH3427,your going outוְצֵאתְךָ֥ve.tze.te.KhaH3318and coming inוּבוֹאֲךָ֖u.vo.'a.KhaH935,and your ragingהִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264against Meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.

29Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'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 backוַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you cameבָּ֥אתָBa.taH935.’

30And 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 sameשָׁחִ֑יסsha.ChisH7823.But in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141you will sowזִרְע֧וּzir.'UH2232and reapוְקִצְר֛וּve.kitz.RuH7114;you will plantוְנִטְע֥וּve.nit.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֖יםkhe.ra.MimH3754and eatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'a.kholH398their fruitפִרְיָֽם׃fir.YamH6529.

31And 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.

32Forכִּ֤יkiH3588a remnantשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611will go forthתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318from Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙mi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and survivorsוּפְלֵיטָ֖הu.fe.lei.TahH6413from Mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726.The zealקִנְאַ֛תkin.'AtH7068of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will accomplishתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thisזֹּֽאת׃ סZotH2063.

33Soלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559aboutאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804: ‘He will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808enterיָבוֹא֙ אֶל־ya.Vo' 'el-H935 H413thisהַזֹּ֔את וְלֹֽא־ha.Zot ve.lo'-H2063 H3808cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892or shootיוֹרֶ֥הyo.RehH3384an arrowחֵ֑ץ וְלֹֽא־Chetz ve.lo'-H2671 H3808into itשָׁ֖םshamH8033.He will not come before itיְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּהye.kad.de.Me.nahH6923with a shieldמָגֵ֔ן וְלֹֽא־ma.Gen ve.lo'-H4043 H3808or build upיִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְyish.PokhH8210a siege rampסֹלְלָֽה׃so.le.LahH5550against itעֳלֶ֖יהָ'o.Lei.haH5921.

34He will go backיָשׁ֑וּבya.ShuvH7725the wayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he cameבָּ֖אba'H935,and he will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808enterוְאֶל־ יָב֖וֹאve.'el- ya.Vo'H413 H935thisהַזֹּ֛אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

35‘I will defendוְגַנּוֹתִ֛י עַל־ve.ga.no.Ti 'al-H1598 H5921thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892and save itלְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּle.ho.shi.'AhH3467for My own sakeלְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.NiH4616and for the sakeוּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616of My servantעַבְדִּֽי׃ ס'av.DiH5650Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732.’”

Jerusalem Delivered from the Assyrians

(2 Kings 19:35–37; 2 Chronicles 32:20–23)

36Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068went outוַיֵּצֵ֣א׀vai.ye.Tze'H3318and struck downוַיַּכֶּה֙vai.ya.KehH5221185,000 menמֵאָ֛ה וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶףme.'Ah u.she.mo.Nim va.cha.mi.Shah 'A.lefH3967 H8084 H2568 H505in the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Assyriansאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804.When the people got upוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925the next morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,thereוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009were allכֻלָּ֖םkhu.LamH3605the deadמֵתִֽים׃me.TimH4191bodiesפְּגָרִ֥יםpe.ga.RimH6297!

37So Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֣יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804broke campוַיִּסַּ֣עvai.yi.Sa'H5265and withdrewוַיֵּ֔לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980.He returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Ninevehבְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃be.Ni.ne.VehH5210and stayed thereוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427.

38One dayוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961,while heה֨וּאhu'H1931was worshipingמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜הmish.ta.cha.VehH7812in the templeבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004of his godאֱלֹהָ֗יו'e.lo.HavH430Nisrochנִסְרֹ֣ךְnis.RokhH5268,his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121Adrammelechוְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.'ad.ra.Me.lekhH152and Sharezerוְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶרve.sar.'E.tzerH8272put himהִכֻּ֣הוּhi.Ku.huH5221to the swordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719andוְהֵ֥מָּהve.He.mahH1992escapedנִמְלְט֖וּnim.le.TuH4422to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Araratאֲרָרָ֑ט'a.ra.RatH780.And his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Esar-haddonH634reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ סtach.TavH8478.