New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 7:17-22

17As for you, ifאִם־'im-H518you walkתֵּלֵ֣ךְte.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנַ֗יle.fa.NaiH6440Me as your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732walkedהָלַךְ֙ha.laKhH1980,even to doוְלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213according to allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605that I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֑יךָtzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680you, and will keepתִּשְׁמֽוֹר׃tish.MorH8104My statutesוְחֻקַּ֥יve.chu.KaiH2706and My ordinancesוּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יu.mish.pa.TaiH4941,

18then I will establishוַהֲקִ֣ימוֹתִ֔יva.ha.Ki.mo.TiH6965your royalמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678as I covenantedכָּרַ֗תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with your fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1Davidלְדָוִ֤ידle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘You shall not lackיִכָּרֵ֤תyi.ka.RetH3772a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376to berulerמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.’

19“But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you turnתְּשׁוּב֣וּןte.shu.VunH7725awayH7725and forsakeוַעֲזַבְתֶּם֙va.'a.zav.TemH5800My statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֣יchu.ko.TaiH2708and My commandmentsוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have setנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, and goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םve.hish.ta.cha.vi.TemH7812them,

20then I will uprootוּנְתַשְׁתִּ֗יםu.ne.tash.TimH5428you from My landאַדְמָתִי֙'ad.ma.TiH127whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you, and thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have consecratedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for My nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034I will castאַשְׁלִ֖יךְ'ash.LikhH7993out of My sightפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440and I will makeוְאֶתְּנֶ֛נּוּve.'et.te.Ne.nuH5414ita proverbלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and a bywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

21As for thisH2088houseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was exaltedעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,everyoneלְכָל־le.kholH3605who passesעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by it will be astonishedיִשֹּׁ֑םyi.ShomH8074and sayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559, ‘Whyבַּמֶּ֨הba.MehH4100has the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thusכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602to thisH2088landלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776and to thisH2088houseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?’

22And they will sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘Becauseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH5921 H834they forsookעָֽזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834broughtהוֹצִיאָם֮ho.tzi.'AmH3318them from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and they adoptedוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430and worshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812them and servedוַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them; thereforeכֵּן֙kenH5921 H3651He has broughtהֵבִ֣יאhe.Vi'H935allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088adversityH7463on them.’”

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