New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 17:14-16

14However, they did not listenשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085, butstiffenedוַיַּקְשׁ֤וּvai.yak.ShuH7185their neckH6203like their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1,whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834did not believeהֶאֱמִ֔ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuH539in the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

15They rejectedוַיִּמְאֲס֣וּvai.yim.'a.SuH3988His statutesחֻקָּ֗יוchu.KavH2706andHis covenantבְּרִיתוֹ֙be.ri.ToH1285whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He madeכָּרַ֣תka.RatH3772with their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1and His warningsעֵֽדְוֹתָ֔יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715with whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He warnedהֵעִ֖ידhe.'IdH5749them. Andthey followedוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ אַחֲרֵ֤יvai.Ye.le.khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310vanityהַהֶ֙בֶל֙ha.He.velH1892andbecameH1891vainוַיֶּהְבָּ֔לוּvai.yeh.Ba.luH1891, and wentafterוְאַחֲרֵ֤יve.'a.cha.ReiH310the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834surroundedסְבִֽיבֹתָ֔םse.vi.vo.TamH5439them, concerning whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680them not to doעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213like them.

16They forsookוַיַּעַזְב֗וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430and madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213for themselves moltenH4541imagesמַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.KhahH4541, eventwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.neimH8147calvesעֲגָלִ֑ים'a.ga.LimH5695, andmadeוַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213anAsherahאֲשֵׁירָ֗ה'a.shei.RahH842andworshipedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andservedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Baalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

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