New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 9:6-9

6“But ifאִם־'im-H518you or your sonsוּבְנֵיכֶם֙u.ve.nei.KhemH1121indeedH7725turnH7725awayH7725from followingמֵֽאַחֲרַ֔יme.'a.cha.RaiH310Me, and do not keepתִשְׁמְרוּ֙tish.me.RuH8104My commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and My statutesחֻקֹּתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have placedנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you, but you goוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םva.ha.lakh.TemH1980and serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙va.'a.vad.TemH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430and worshipH2331them,

7then I will cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֣יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478offH3772from the landהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them, andthe houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have consecratedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for My nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034, I willexpelאֲשַׁלַּ֖ח'a.sha.LachH7971from My sightH6440. SoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478will becomeוְהָיָ֧הve.ha.YahH1961a sayingלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and an objectH8148ofH8148derisionH8148among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

8And thisH2088houseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004will becomeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961a heapH5856ofH5856ruinsH5856;everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who passesעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by it will beH8074appalledH8074andhissוְשָׁרָ֑קve.sha.RakH8319and sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘Whyמֶ֨הmehH5921 H4100has the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213suchH3602aH3602thingH3602to thisH2088landלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776and thisH2088houseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?’

9And they will sayוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, ‘Becauseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH5921 H834they abandonedעָזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834broughtH3318their fathersאֲבֹתָם֮'a.vo.TamH1outH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714, and theyadoptedוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430and worshipedH2331and servedוַיַּעַבְדֻ֑םvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them, for thatH3651reasonH3651the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has broughtהֵבִ֤יאhe.Vi'H935allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088adversityH7463on them.’”

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