New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 22:16-20

16thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “BeholdH2009, Ibringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilH7463on thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and on its inhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבָ֑יוyo.she.VavH3427, evenallכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the bookהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063has readקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121.

17Becauseתַּ֣חַת׀ אֲשֶׁ֣רTa.chat 'a.SherH8478 H834they have forsakenעֲזָב֗וּנִי'a.za.Vu.niH5800Me and have burnedH6999incenseH6999to otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430that they might provokeהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיhakh.'i.Se.niH3707Me to angerH3707with allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְדֵיהֶ֑םye.dei.HemH3027,therefore My wrathחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534burnsוְנִצְּתָ֧הve.ni.tze.TahH3341against thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,and it shall not be quenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃tikh.BehH3518.”’

18But tothe kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063who sentהַשֹּׁלֵ֤חַha.sho.Le.achH7971you to inquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shall you sayתֹאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559to him, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Regardingthe wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have heardשָׁמָֽעְתָּ׃sha.Ma.'e.taH8085,

19becauseיַ֠עַןYa.'anH3282your heartלְבָ֨בְךָ֜le.Va.ve.khaH3824was tenderרַךְ־rakh-H7401andyou humbledH3665yourselfH3665beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068when you heardבְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֡be.sha.me.'a.KhaH8085whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I spokeדִּבַּרְתִּי֩di.bar.TiH1696againstעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֨וֹםha.ma.KomH4725and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבָ֗יוyo.she.VavH3427that they should becomeלִהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961a desolationלְשַׁמָּה֙le.sha.MahH8047and acurseוְלִקְלָלָ֔הve.lik.la.LahH7045, and you havetornוַתִּקְרַע֙va.tik.Ra'H7167your clothesבְּגָדֶ֔יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899and weptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖הva.tiv.KehH1058beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440Me, I trulyוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571have heardשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085you,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

20“Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651,beholdH2009,I will gatherאֹֽסִפְךָ֜'o.sif.KhaH622you to your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֗יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, andyou will be gatheredוְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ve.ne.'e.saf.TaH622to your graveקִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮kiv.ro.tei.ChaH6913in peaceבְּשָׁלוֹם֒be.sha.lOmH7965,and your eyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869will not seeתִרְאֶ֣ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605the evilH7463whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I will bringמֵבִ֖יאme.Vi'H935on thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.”’”So they broughtH7725backוַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697to the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

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