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2 Chronicles 32:9-19

9Afterאַ֣חַר'A.charH310thisזֶ֗הZehH2088Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֨יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר'a.ShurH804sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971his servantsעֲבָדָיו֙'a.va.DavH5650to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יְמָהye.Ru.sha.Lay.mahH3389while he wasbesiegingעַל־'al-H5921Lachishלָכִ֔ישׁla.KhishH3923with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his forcesמֶמְשַׁלְתּ֖וֹmem.shal.ToH4475with him, againstעַל־'al-H5921Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werein Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10“ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֖יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804saysאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559: ‘On whatמָה֙mahH4100are you trustingבֹּטְחִ֔יםbo.te.ChimH982that you are stayingוְיֹשְׁבִ֥יםve.yo.she.VimH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389under siegeבְּמָצ֖וֹרbe.ma.TzorH4692?

11Is Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396not misleadingמַסִּ֣יתma.SitH5496you to giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414yourselves overH5414to dieלָמ֛וּתla.MutH4191by hungerבְּרָעָ֥בbe.ra.'AvH7458and by thirstוּבְצָמָ֖אu.ve.tza.Ma'H6772,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430will saveיַצִּילֵ֕נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us from thehandמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804”?

12Is it not the sameהוּא֙hu'H1931Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396who removedהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493His highבָּמֹתָ֖יוba.mo.TavH1116placesH1116and His altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֑יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196,and saidH559to Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֤הli.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389, “You shall worshipH2331beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259altarמִזְבֵּ֧חַmiz.Be.achH4196, and on it you shallburnH6999incenseH6999”?

13Do you not knowתֵדְע֗וּte.de.'UH3045whatמֶ֤הmehH4100I and my fathersוַאֲבוֹתַ֔יva.'a.vo.TaiH1have doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the peoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the landsהָאֲרָצ֑וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776?WereH3201the godsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of the nationsגּוֹיֵ֣go.YeH1471of those landsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776atH3201allH3201ableH3201to saveלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337their landאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

14Whoמִ֠יmiH4310was thereamong allבְּֽכָל־be.kholH3605the godsאֱלֹהֵ֞י'e.lo.HeiH430of thoseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֤םha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834my fathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1utterlyH2763destroyedהֶחֱרִ֣ימוּhe.che.Ri.muH2763whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834couldH3201saveלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971from my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,that your Godאֱלֹ֣הֵיכֶ֔ם'e.Lo.hei.KhemH430would beH3201ableH3201to saveלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337you from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

15Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258then, do not let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveH5378you or misleadיַסִּ֨יתya.SitH5496you like thisH2088,and do not believeתַּאֲמִ֣ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539him, fornoכָּל־kol-H3808 H3605godאֱל֙וֹהַ֙'e.Lo.haH433of anyכָּל־kol-H3605nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471or kingdomוּמַמְלָכָ֔הu.mam.la.KhahH4467wasH3201ableיוּכַ֗לyu.KhalH3201to saveלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337his peopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971from my handמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027or from the handוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of my fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑י'a.vo.TaiH1.HowH637muchH637 H3588lessH637will your Godאֱֽלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'elo.hei.KhemH430saveיַצִּ֥ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337you from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?’”

16His servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650spokeדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696furtherוְעוֹד֙ve.'OdH5750againstעַל־'al-H5921the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921His servantעַבְדּֽוֹ׃av.DoH5650Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֥הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396.

17He also wroteכָּתַ֔בka.TavH3789lettersוּסְפָרִ֣יםu.se.fa.RimH5612to insultלְחָרֵ֕ףle.cha.RefH2778the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and to speakוְלֵֽאמֹ֨רve.le.MorH559againstעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921Him, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “As the godsכֵּֽאלֹהֵ֞יke.lo.HeiH430of the nationsגּוֹיֵ֤go.YeH1471of the landsהָאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776have not savedהִצִּ֤ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their peopleעַמָּם֙'a.MamH5971from my handמִיָּדִ֔יmi.ya.DiH3027,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396will not saveיַצִּ֞ילya.TzilH5337His peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027.”

18They calledוַיִּקְרְא֨וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121thisoutH7121with a loudגָּד֜וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963in the languageH3066ofH3066JudahH3066to the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were on the wallהַֽחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,to frightenלְיָֽרְאָ֖םle.ya.re.'AmH3372and terrifyוּֽלְבַהֲלָ֑םu.le.va.ha.LamH926them, soלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616they might takeיִלְכְּד֥וּyil.ke.DuH3920the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

19They spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֔וּvay.da.be.RuH1696of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389as they didagainstכְּעַ֗לke.'AlH5921the godsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of the peoplesעַמֵּ֣י'a.MeiH5971of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֖הma.'a.SehH4639of humanהָאָדָֽם׃ סha.'a.DamH120handsיְדֵ֥יye.DeiH3027.

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