New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 12:5-8

5ThenShemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֤הu.she.ma'.YahH8098the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030cameבָּ֣אba'H935to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֔םre.chav.'AmH7346and the princesוְשָׂרֵ֣יve.sa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had gatheredנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of Shishakשִׁישָׁ֑קshi.ShakH7895,and he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, ‘You have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֣ם'a.zav.TemH5800Me, so I alsoוְאַף־ve.'af-H637have forsakenעָזַ֥בְתִּי'a.Zav.tiH5800youto Shishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.’”

6So the princesשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the kingוְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428humbledוַיִּכָּנְע֥וּvai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665themselves and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “TheLordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068is righteousצַדִּ֥יק׀tza.DikH6662.”

7When the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sawוּבִרְא֤וֹתu.vir.'otH7200that they humbledנִכְנָ֔עוּnikh.Na.'uH3665themselves, the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָה֩ha.YahH1961to Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה׀she.ma'.YahH8098,sayingלֵאמֹ֛רle.MorH559, “They have humbledנִכְנְע֖וּnikh.ne.'UH3665themselves soI will not destroyאַשְׁחִיתֵ֑ם'ash.chi.TemH7843them, but I will grantוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414them someכִּמְעַט֙kim.'AtH4592measureof deliveranceלִפְלֵיטָ֔הlif.lei.TahH6413, andMy wrathחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534shall not be pouredתִתַּ֧ךְti.TakhH5413out on Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389by meansבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Shishakשִׁישָֽׁק׃shi.ShakH7895.

8But they will becomeיִהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961his slavesלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650sothat they may learnוְיֵדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045the difference betweenMy serviceעֲב֣וֹדָתִ֔יa.Vo.da.TiH5656and the serviceוַעֲבוֹדַ֖תva.'a.vo.DatH5656of the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the countriesהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ סha.'a.ra.TzotH776.”

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