New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 19:8-37

8Then RabshakehH7262returnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725and foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804fightingנִלְחָ֖םnil.ChamH3898againstעַל־'al-H5921Libnahלִבְנָ֑הliv.NahH3841,for he had heardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085thatthe king had leftנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265Lachishמִלָּכִֽישׁ׃mi.la.KhishH3923.

9When he heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085themsayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559concerningH413Tirhakahתִּרְהָ֤קָהtir.Ha.kahH8640kingמֶֽלֶך־Me.lekh-H4428ofCushכּוּשׁ֙kushH3568, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,he has comeיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318out to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854you,” he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10“Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541you shall sayH559to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, ‘Do notlet your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you trustבֹּטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982deceiveH5378you sayingH559, “Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389will not be givenתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.”

11Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,you have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804have doneעָשׂ֜וּ'a.SuH6213to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the landsהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,destroyingלְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑םle.ha.cha.ri.MamH2763them completelyH2763. So will you besparedתִּנָּצֵֽל׃ti.na.TzelH5337?

12Did the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthose nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834my fathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1destroyedשִׁחֲת֣וּshi.cha.TuH7843deliverהַהִצִּ֨ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337them, evenGozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470andHaranחָרָ֑ןcha.RanH2771and Rezephוְרֶ֥צֶףve.Re.tzefH7530andthe sonsוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Edenעֶ֖דֶן'E.denH5729whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werein Telassarבִּתְלַאשָּֽׂר׃bit.la.SarH8515?

13Whereאַיּ֤וֹ'ai.YoH335is the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574,the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Arpadאַרְפָּ֔ד'ar.PadH774,the kingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of the cityלָעִ֣ירla.'IrH5892of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617, and ofHenaהֵנַ֖עhe.Na'H2012and Ivvahוְעִוָּֽה׃ve.'i.VahH5755?’”

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.’

21Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is the wordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696againstעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921him: ‘She has despisedבָּזָ֨הba.ZahH959you and mockedלָעֲגָ֣הla.'a.GahH3932you,The virginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726; Shehas shakenהֵנִ֔יעָהhe.Ni.'ahH5128herheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218behindאַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you,The daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389!

22Whomמִ֤יmiH4310have youreproachedחֵרַ֙פְתָּ֙che.Raf.taH2778andblasphemedוְגִדַּ֔פְתָּve.gi.Daf.taH1442?And againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921whomמִ֖יmiH4310have you raisedהֲרִימ֣וֹתָha.ri.Mo.taH7311yourvoiceקּ֑וֹלKolH6963, Andhaughtilyמָר֛וֹםma.RomH4791liftedוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375up your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869?Againstעַל־'al-H5921theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!

23Throughבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027your messengersמַלְאָכֶיךָ֮mal.'a.khei.KhaH4397you have reproachedחֵרַ֣פְתָּ׀che.Raf.taH2778the Lordאֲדֹנָי֒'a.do.NaiH136,And you have saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “With my manyבְּרֹ֥בbe.re.chevH7230chariotsרִכְבִּ֛יrikh.BiH7393I cameעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927up to the heightsמְר֥וֹםme.RomH4791of the mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022,To the remotestיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411partsH3411of Lebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844; And Icutוְאֶכְרֹ֞תve.'ekh.RotH3772downH3772its tallקוֹמַ֤תko.MatH6967cedarsאֲרָזָיו֙'a.ra.ZavH730andits choiceמִבְח֣וֹרmiv.ChorH4004cypressesבְּרֹשָׁ֔יוbe.ro.ShavH1265. And Ienteredוְאָב֙וֹאָה֙ve.'a.Vo.'ahH935its farthestקִצּ֔וֹki.TzoH7093lodgingH4411placeמְל֣וֹןme.LonH4411, itsthickestכַּרְמִלּֽוֹ׃kar.mi.LoH3759forestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293.

24I dugקַ֔רְתִּיKar.tiH6979wellsand drankוְשָׁתִ֖יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiH8354foreignזָרִ֑יםza.RimH2114watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,And with the soleבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709of my feetפְּעָמַ֔יpe.'a.MaiH6471Idriedוְאַחְרִב֙ve.'ach.RivH2717upAllכֹּ֖לkolH3605the riversיְאֹרֵ֥יye.'o.ReiH2975ofEgyptמָצֽוֹר׃ma.TzorH4693.”

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.’”

35Then it happenedוַיְהִי֮vay.HiH1961that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915that the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068wentוַיֵּצֵ֣א׀vai.ye.Tze'H3318out and struckוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221185,000מֵאָ֛ה שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶףme.'Ah she.mo.Nim va.cha.mi.Shah 'A.lefH3967 H8084 H2568 H505in the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Assyriansאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804; and whenmen roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,allכֻלָּ֖םkhu.LamH3605of them weredeadפְּגָרִ֥ים מֵתִֽים׃pe.ga.Rim me.TimH4191 H6297.

36SoSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֣יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804departedוַיִּסַּ֣עvai.yi.Sa'H5265and returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725home,and livedוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427atNinevehבְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃be.Ni.ne.VehH5210.

37It cameוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961about as he was worshipingמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜הmish.ta.cha.VehH7812in the houseבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004of Nisrochנִסְרֹ֣ךְnis.RokhH5268his godאֱלֹהָ֗יו'e.lo.HavH430, thatAdrammelechוְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.'ad.ra.Me.lekhH152and Sharezerוְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר בָּנָיו֙ve.sar.'E.tzerve./sar.'E.tzer/ /ba.Na/vba.NavH8272killedהִכֻּ֣הוּhi.Ku.huH5221him with the swordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719;and they escapedנִמְלְט֖וּnim.le.TuH4422intothe landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Araratאֲרָרָ֑ט'a.ra.RatH780. AndEsarhaddonH634his sonH1121becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.

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