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2 Kings 19:25-34

25Hast thou not heardשָׁמַ֤עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085long agoלְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙le.me.ra.chOkH7350howI have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213it, andof ancientקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924timesלְמִ֥ימֵיle.Mi.meiH3117that I have formedוִֽיצַרְתִּ֑יהָvi.tzar.Ti.haH3335it? now have I broughtהֲבֵיאתִ֗יהָha.vei.Ti.haH935it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay wasteלַהְשׁ֛וֹתlah.ShotH7582fencedבְּצֻרֽוֹת׃be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892intoruinousנִצִּ֖יםni.TzimH5327heapsגַּלִּ֥יםga.LimH1530.

26Therefore their inhabitantsוְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ve.yo.she.vei.HenH3427were of smallקִצְרֵי־kitz.rei-H7116powerיָ֔דYadH3027,they were dismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865and confoundedוַיֵּבֹ֑שׁוּvai.ye.Vo.shuH954; they were asthe grassעֵ֤שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the fieldשָׂדֶה֙sa.DehH7704, and asthe greenוִ֣ירַקVi.rakH3419herbדֶּ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877, asthe grassחֲצִ֣ירcha.TzirH2682on the housetopsגַּגּ֔וֹתga.goytH1406, and as cornblastedוּשְׁדֵפָ֖הu.she.de.FahH7711beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440it be grown upקָמָֽה׃ka.MahH7054.

27But I knowיָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045thy abodeוְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ve.shiv.te.KhaH3427,and thy going outוְצֵאתְךָ֥ve.tze.te.KhaH3318,and thy coming inוּבֹאֲךָ֖u.vo.'a.KhaH935,and thy rageהִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264against me.

28Because thy rageהִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264against me and thy tumultוְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖ve.sha.'a.nan.KhaH7600is come upעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927into mine earsבְאָזְנָ֑יve.'a.ze.NaiH241,therefore I will putוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760my hookחַחִ֜יcha.ChiH2397in thy noseבְּאַפֶּ֗ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639,and my bridleוּמִתְגִּי֙u.mit.GiH4964in thy lipsבִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָbis.fa.Tei.khaH8193,and I will turn thee backוַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725by the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870by which thou camestבָּ֥אתָBa.taH935.

29And this shall bea signהָא֔וֹתha.'otH226unto thee, Ye shall eatאָכ֤וֹל'a.KholH398this yearהַשָּׁנָה֙ha.sha.NahH8141such things as growסָפִ֔יחַsa.Fi.achH5599of themselves, and in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֥הu.va.sha.NahH8141that which springethסָחִ֑ישׁsa.ChishH7823of the same; and in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141sowזִרְע֧וּzir.'UH2232ye, and reapוְקִצְר֛וּve.kitz.RuH7114,and plantוְנִטְע֥וּve.nit.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֖יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,and eatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'ikh.LuH398the fruitsפִרְיָֽם׃fir.YamH6529thereof.

30And the remnantהַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖הha.nish.'a.RahH7604that is escapedפְּלֵיטַ֧תpe.lei.TatH6413of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063shall yet againוְיָ֨סְפָ֜הve.Ya.se.FahH3254take rootשֹׁ֣רֶשׁSho.reshH8328downwardלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295,and bearוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213fruitפְרִ֖יfe.RiH6529upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

31For out of Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙mi.ru.sha.LimH3389shall go forthתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318a remnantשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611,and they that escapeוּפְלֵיטָ֖הu.fe.lei.TahH6413out of mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726:the zealקִנְאַ֛תkin.'AtH7068of the Lordיְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹתYah.wehYah.weh/ /tze.Va.'ottze.Va.'otH3068of hostsיְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹתYah.wehYah.weh/ /tze.Va.'ottze.Va.'otH6635shall doתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213this.

32Therefore thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068concerning the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,He shall not comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935into this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,nor shootיוֹרֶ֥הyo.RehH3384an arrowחֵ֑ץChetzH2671there, nor come beforeיְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּהye.kad.de.Me.nahH6923it with shieldמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043,nor castיִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְyish.PokhH8210a bankסֹלְלָֽה׃so.le.LahH5550against it.

33By the wayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that he cameיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935,by the same shall he returnיָשׁ֑וּבya.ShuvH7725,and shall not comeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935into this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

34For I will defendוְגַנּוֹתִ֛יve.ga.no.TiH1598this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,to saveלְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּle.ho.shi.'AhH3467it, for mine own sake, and for my servantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650David’sדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732sake.

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