New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 19:25-34

25‘Have you not heardשָׁמַ֤עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085?LongH7350agoH7350I didעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213it;From ancientH6924timesלְמִ֥ימֵיle.Mi.meiH3117 H6924I plannedוִֽיצַרְתִּ֑יהָvi.tzar.Ti.haH3335it.Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258I have broughtH935it to passH935,That you should turnוּתְהִ֗י לַהְשׁ֛וֹתu.te.Hi lah.ShotH1961 H7582fortifiedבְּצֻרֽוֹת׃be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892into ruinousנִצִּ֖יםni.TzimH5327heapsגַּלִּ֥יםga.LimH1530.

26Therefore their inhabitantsוְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ve.yo.she.vei.HenH3427were shortקִצְרֵי־kitz.rei-H7116of strengthיָ֔דYadH3027,They were dismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865and putH954to shameH954; They wereas the vegetationעֵ֤שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the fieldשָׂדֶה֙sa.DehH7704and as the greenוִ֣ירַקVi.rakH3419herbדֶּ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877,As grassחֲצִ֣ירcha.TzirH2682on the housetopsגַּגּ֔וֹתga.goytH1406is scorchedוּשְׁדֵפָ֖הu.she.de.FahH7711beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440it is grownקָמָֽה׃ka.MahH7054up.

27ButI knowיָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045your sittingH3427downוְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ve.shiv.te.KhaH3427,And your goingוְצֵאתְךָ֥ve.tze.te.KhaH3318out and your comingוּבֹאֲךָ֖u.vo.'a.KhaH935in,And your ragingהִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264againstאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413Me.

28Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282of your ragingהִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264againstאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413Me, And because yourarroganceוְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖ve.sha.'a.nan.KhaH7600has comeעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927up to My earsבְאָזְנָ֑יve.'a.ze.NaiH241, Therefore Iwill putוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760My hookחַחִ֜יcha.ChiH2397in your noseבְּאַפֶּ֗ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639,And My bridleוּמִתְגִּי֙u.mit.GiH4964in your lipsבִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָbis.fa.Tei.khaH8193, AndI will turnH7725you backוַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725by the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you cameבָּ֥אתָBa.taH935.

29‘Then thisוְזֶה־ve.zeh-H2088shall bethe signהָא֔וֹתha.'otH226for you:you will eatאָכ֤וֹל'a.KholH398this yearהַשָּׁנָה֙ha.sha.NahH8141whatH5599growsH5599of itself, in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֥הu.va.sha.NahH8141whatH5501springsH5501from the same, and in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141sowזִרְע֧וּzir.'UH2232,reapוְקִצְר֛וּve.kitz.RuH7114,plantוְנִטְע֥וּve.nit.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֖יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,and eatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'ikh.LuH398their fruitפִרְיָֽם׃fir.YamH6529.

30The survivingH7604remnantH7604of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063will againוְיָ֨סְפָ֜הve.Ya.se.FahH3254take rootשֹׁ֣רֶשׁSho.reshH8328downwardלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295and bearוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213fruitפְרִ֖יfe.RiH6529upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

31For out of Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙mi.ru.sha.LimH3389will goתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318a remnantשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611, andout of Mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726survivorsוּפְלֵיטָ֖הu.fe.lei.TahH6413.The zealקִנְאַ֛תkin.'AtH7068ofthe Lordיְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹתYah.wehYah.weh/ /tze.Va.'ottze.Va.'otH3068will performתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thisH2088.

32‘Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068concerningH413the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804, “He will not comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935to thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892or shootיוֹרֶ֥הyo.RehH3384an arrowחֵ֑ץChetzH2671thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033;and he will not comeH6923beforeH6923it with a shieldמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043orH3808throwיִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְyish.PokhH8210up a siegeH5550rampH5550againstעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it.

33By the wayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that he cameיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935,by the same he will returnיָשׁ֑וּבya.ShuvH7725,and he shall not comeיָבֹ֖אya.Vo'H935to thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,”’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

34‘For I will defendוְגַנּוֹתִ֛יve.ga.no.TiH1598thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892to saveלְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּle.ho.shi.'AhH3467it for My own sakeלְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.NiH4616andfor My servantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650David’sדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732sakeוּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616.’”

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