New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 15:1-8

1Nowthe Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430cameהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961on Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֙הוּ֙va.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Odedעוֹדֵ֔דo.DedH5752,

2and he wentוַיֵּצֵא֮vai.ye.Tze'H3318outto meetלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Asaאָסָא֒'a.Sa'H609and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Listenשְׁמָע֕וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085to me, Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144:the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068is with you when you are with Him. Andifוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518you seekתִּדְרְשֻׁ֙הוּ֙tid.re.Shu.huH1875Him, He will let you findיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672Him; but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you forsakeתַּעַזְבֻ֖הוּta.'az.Vu.huH5800Him, He will forsakeיַעֲזֹ֥בya.'a.ZoH5800you.

3For manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227daysוְיָמִ֥יםve.ya.MimH3117Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478was withoutלְלֹ֣א׀le.Lo'H3808the trueאֱמֶ֗ת'e.MetH571Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430and withoutוּלְלֹ֛אu.le.Lo'H3808a teachingמוֹרֶ֖הmo.RehH3384priestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548and withoutוּלְלֹ֥אu.le.Lo'H3808lawתוֹרָֽה׃to.RahH8451.

4Butin their distressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862they turnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and they soughtוַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּvay.vak.Shu.huH1245Him, and He let them findוַיִּמָּצֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672Him.

5In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992timesוּבָעִתִּ֣יםu.va.'i.TimH6256thereH369was noH369peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965to him who wentלַיּוֹצֵ֣אlai.yo.Tze'H3318out or to him who cameוְלַבָּ֑אve.la.Ba'H935in, for manyרַבּ֔וֹתra.BotH7227disturbancesמְהוּמֹ֣תme.hu.MotH4103afflictedעַ֥ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

6Nationגוֹי־goy-H1471was crushedוְכֻתְּת֥וּve.khu.te.TuH3807by nationבְּג֖וֹיbe.GoyH1471,and cityוְעִ֣ירve.'IrH5892by cityבְּעִ֑ירbe.'IrH5892,for Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430troubledהֲמָמָ֖םha.ma.MamH2000them with everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605kind of distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.

7But you,be strongחִזְק֔וּchiz.KuH2388and do notloseH3027 H7503courageH3027 H7503,for thereיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426isrewardשָׂכָ֖רsa.KharH7939for your workלִפְעֻלַּתְכֶֽם׃ סlif.'u.lat.KhemH6468.”

8Now when Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609heardוְכִשְׁמֹ֨עַve.khish.Mo.a'H8085theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697and theprophecyוְהַנְּבוּאָה֮ve.ha.ne.vu.'AhH5016which Azariahעֲזַרְיָהוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the son of Odedעֹדֵ֣ד'o.DedH5752the prophetהַנָּבִיא֒ha.na.Vi'H5030spoke, he tookH2388courageH2388and removedוַיַּעֲבֵ֤רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674the abominableH8251idolsH8251from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144and fromthe citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had capturedלָכַ֖דla.KhadH3920in the hillמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669.He then restoredוַיְחַדֵּשׁ֙vay.cha.DeshH2318the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֕ר'a.SherH834was in frontלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the porchאוּלָ֥ם'u.LamH197of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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