New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 19:14-20

14ThenHezekiahH2396tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947theletterהַסְּפָרִ֛יםha.se.fa.RimH5612from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397and readוַיִּקְרָאֵ֑םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7121it, and he wentוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927up to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andspreadוַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּvai.yif.re.Se.huH6566it out beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

15Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַר֒vai.yo.MarH559, “O Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, who areenthronedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427abovethe cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,You are the Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,You aloneלְבַדְּךָ֔le.va.de.KhaH905,of allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.You have madeעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

16Inclineהַטֵּ֨הha.TehH5186Your earאָזְנְךָ֙'a.ze.ne.KhaH241, O Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,and hearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עu.sha.Ma'H8085;openפְּקַ֧חpe.KachH6491Your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869, O Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and seeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200;and listenוּשְׁמַ֗עu.she.Ma'H8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֔יבsan.che.RivH5576,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he has sentשְׁלָח֔וֹshe.la.ChoH7971to reproachלְחָרֵ֖ףle.cha.RefH2778the livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

17Trulyאָמְנָ֖ם'a.me.NamH551, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804have devastatedהֶחֱרִ֜יבוּhe.che.Ri.vuH2717the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471and their landsאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776

18and have castוְנָתְנ֥וּve.na.te.NuH5414their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430into the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,for they were not godsאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430but the workמַעֲשֵׂ֧הma.'a.SehH4639of men’sאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120handsיְדֵֽי־ye.dei-H3027,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאֶ֖בֶןva.'E.venH68.So they have destroyedוַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃Vay.'a.be.DumH6them.

19Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,I prayנָ֖אna'H4994,deliverהוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נוּho.shi.'E.nuH3467us from his handמִיָּד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027that allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that You aloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ סle.va.De.khaH905, OLordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,are Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.”

20Then Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֔וֹץ'a.MotzH531sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Becauseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you have prayedהִתְפַּלַּ֧לְתָּhit.pa.Lal.taH6419to Me aboutH413Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֥בsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,I have heardשָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃sha.Ma.'e.tiH8085you.’

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