New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 25:1-9

1Now in the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבִשְׁנַ֨תvish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,on the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218day of the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִי֮ha.'a.si.RiH6224monthH2320,Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894cameבָּ֠אba'H935,he and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his armyחֵיל֛וֹchei.LoH2428,againstH5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,campedוַיִּ֣חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583againstH5921it andbuiltוַיִּבְנ֥וּvai.yiv.NuH1129a siegeH1785wallH1785allH5439aroundH5439it.

2So the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892was under siegeבַּמָּצ֑וֹרba.ma.TzorH4692untilעַ֚ד'adH5704the eleventhעַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה'ash.Tei 'es.RehH6249 H6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667.

3On the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣הbe.tish.'AhH8672day of the fourthmonthH2320the famineהָרָעָ֖בha.ra.'AvH7458was so severeוַיֶּחֱזַ֥קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388in the cityבָּעִ֑ירba.'IrH5892that there was noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808foodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899for the peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

4Then the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892was brokenוַתִּבָּקַ֣עva.ti.ba.Ka'H1234into, and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֤ה׀ha.mil.cha.MahH4421fledby nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915by wayדֶּ֜רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gateשַׁ֣עַר׀Sha.'arH8179betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the two wallsהַחֹמֹתַ֗יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346besideH5921the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588,though the Chaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםve.khas.DimH3778were allH5439aroundH5439the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892. Andthey wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980by wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Arabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

5But the armyחֵיל־cheil-H2428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּים֙kas.DimH3778pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and overtookוַיַּשִּׂ֥גוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381him in the plainsבְּעַרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרֵח֑וֹye.re.ChoH3405and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his armyחֵיל֔וֹchei.LoH2428was scatteredנָפֹ֖צוּna.Fo.tzuH6327from him.

6Thenthey capturedוַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙vai.yit.pe.SuH8610the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andbroughtוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927him to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894atRiblahרִבְלָ֑תָהriv.La.tahH7247, andhe passedH1696sentenceH1696on him.

7They slaughteredשָׁחֲט֖וּsha.cha.TuH7819the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667before his eyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869, thenputעִוֵּ֔ר'i.VerH5786out the eyesעֵינֵ֤י'ei.NeiH5869of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667and boundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him with bronzeבַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםvan.chush.Ta.yimH5178fettersH5178and broughtוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ סba.VelH894.

8Now on the seventhבְּשִׁבְעָ֣הbe.shiv.'AhH7651day of thefifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthH2320,whichהִ֗יאHi'H1931was the nineteenthתְּשַֽׁע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הte.sha'- 'es.RehH8672 H6240yearH8141of Kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,Nebuzaradanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֧ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֛יםta.ba.ChimH2876,a servantעֶ֥בֶד'E.vedH5650of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,cameבָּ֞אba'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9He burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the housesבָּתֵּ֧יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;even everyכָּל־kol-H3605greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004he burnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

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