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2 Chronicles 25:16-20

16Anditcametopassashetalkedwithhim,that[Amaziah]saidH559tohim, Hast thoubeenH1961madeH6213theking's counsellor? Forbear;whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thoubeH1961smitten?Thentheprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030forbore,andsaidH559,Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hasdeterminedtodestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָle.hash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee,becausethou hastdonethis,andhastnothearkenedtomycounselלַעֲצָתִֽי׃ פla.'a.tza.TiH6098.

17AndAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063tookcounselוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289,andsentH7971toJoashיוֹאָ֨שׁyo.'AshH3101thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Comeלְכָ֖הle.khahH1980,letuslookנִתְרָאֶ֥הnit.ra.'EhH7200oneanotherinthefaceH6440.

18AndJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971toAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Thethorn-bushthatisinLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentH7971tothecedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730thatisinLebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414thydaughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323tomysonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121aswifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802;andtherepassedH5674bythewildbeastthatisinLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844,andtrodedownthethorn-bush.

19Thou thinkest,Lo, thou hastsmittenEdomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123;andthyheartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820hasliftedוּנְשָׂאֲךָ֥u.ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375theeuptoboast:abidenowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258athome;whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldest thoucontendwithmisfortune,thatthou shouldestfallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ve.Na.fal.taH5307, thouandJudahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063withthee?

20ButAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558wouldnothearH8085;foritwasofGodמֵהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙me.ha.'E.lo.HimH430,thathemightdelivertheminto[theenemy's]handבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027,becausetheyhadsoughtH1875afterthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

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