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2 Kings 22:16-20

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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