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2 Kings 22:14-20

14So Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518the priestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,and Ahikamוַאֲחִיקָ֨םva.'a.chi.KamH296,and Achborוְעַכְבּ֜וֹרve.'akh.BorH5907,and Shaphanוְשָׁפָ֣ןve.sha.FanH8227,and Asahiahוַעֲשָׂיָ֗הva.'a.sa.YahH6222,wentH3212unto Huldahחֻלְדָּ֨הchul.DahH2468the prophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֜הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031,the wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת׀'E.shetH802of Shallumשַׁלֻּ֣םsha.LumH7967the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Tikvahתִּקְוָ֗הtik.VahH8616,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Harhasחַרְחַס֙char.ChasH2745,keeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of the wardrobeהַבְּגָדִ֔יםha.be.ga.DimH899; (now she dweltיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389in the collegeבַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑הba.mish.NehH4932;)and they communedוַֽיְדַבְּר֖וּvay.da.be.RuH1696with her.

15And she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Tellאִמְר֣וּ'im.RuH559the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376that sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971you to me,

16Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Behold, I will bringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451upon this placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,and upon the inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבָ֑יוyo.she.VavH3427thereof, evenall the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the bookהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612which the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063hath readקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121:

17Because they have forsakenעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800me, and have burned incenseוַֽיְקַטְּרוּ֙vay.ka.te.RuH6999unto otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,that they might provoke me to angerהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיhakh.'i.Se.niH3707with all the worksמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְדֵיהֶ֑םye.dei.HemH3027;therefore my wrathחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534shall be kindledוְנִצְּתָ֧הve.ni.tze.TahH3341against this placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,and shall not be quenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃tikh.BehH3518.

18But to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063which sentהַשֹּׁלֵ֤חַha.sho.Le.achH7971you to enquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,thus shall ye sayתֹאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559to him, Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, As touchingthe wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697which thou hast heardשָׁמָֽעְתָּ׃sha.Ma.'e.taH8085;

19Because thine heartלְבָ֨בְךָ֜le.Va.ve.khaH3824was tenderרַךְ־rakh-H7401,and thou hast humbledוַתִּכָּנַ֣ע׀va.ti.ka.Na'H3665thyself beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,when thou heardestבְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֡be.sha.me.'a.KhaH8085what I spakeדִּבַּרְתִּי֩di.bar.TiH1696against this placeהַמָּק֨וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,and against the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבָ֗יוyo.she.VavH3427thereof, that they should become a desolationלְשַׁמָּה֙le.sha.MahH8047and a curseוְלִקְלָלָ֔הve.lik.la.LahH7045,and hast rentוַתִּקְרַע֙va.tik.Ra'H7167thy clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899,and weptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖הva.tiv.KehH1058beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me; I also have heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085thee,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

20Behold therefore, I will gatherאֹֽסִפְךָ֜'o.sif.KhaH622thee unto thy fathersאֲבֹתֶ֗יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1,and thou shalt be gatheredוְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ve.ne.'e.saf.TaH622into thy graveקִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮kiv.ro.tei.ChaH6913in peaceבְּשָׁלוֹם֒be.sha.lOmH7965;and thine eyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869shall not seeתִרְאֶ֣ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200all the evilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451which I will bringמֵבִ֖יאme.Vi'H935upon this placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.And they broughtH7725the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697againH7725.

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