New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 17:14-23

14However, they did not listenשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085, butstiffenedוַיַּקְשׁ֤וּvai.yak.ShuH7185their neckH6203like their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1,whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834did not believeהֶאֱמִ֔ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuH539in the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

15They rejectedוַיִּמְאֲס֣וּvai.yim.'a.SuH3988His statutesחֻקָּ֗יוchu.KavH2706andHis covenantבְּרִיתוֹ֙be.ri.ToH1285whichH834He madeכָּרַ֣תka.RatH3772with their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1,and His warningsעֵֽדְוֹתָ֔יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715whichH834Hegaveהֵעִ֖ידhe.'IdH5749them. Andthey followedוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ אַחֲרֵ֤יvai.Ye.le.khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310idolsהַהֶ֙בֶל֙ha.He.velH1892andbecameH1891emptyH1891,and followedוְאַחֲרֵ֤יve.'a.cha.ReiH310the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471that surroundedסְבִֽיבֹתָ֔םse.vi.vo.TamH5439them, aboutwhichH834theLordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680them not to doעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213as they did.

16And they abandonedוַיַּעַזְב֗וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430and madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213for themselves castH4541metalH4541imagesמַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.KhahH4541:twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.neimH8147calvesעֲגָלִ֑ים'a.ga.LimH5695. And theymadeוַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213anAsherahאֲשֵׁירָ֗ה'a.shei.RahH842, andworshipedH2331allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the heavenlyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064lightsצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635, andservedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Baalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

17Thenthey made their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֤םbe.nei.HemH1121and their daughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙be.no.tei.HemH1323passוַֽ֠יַּעֲבִירוּVai.ya.'a.vi.ruH5674through the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, and theypracticedוַיִּקְסְמ֥וּvai.yik.se.MuH7080divinationקְסָמִ֖יםke.sa.MimH7081and interpretingH5172omensH5172, andgaveH4376themselves overH4376to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,provokingלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707Him.

18So the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068was veryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966angryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֨ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599with Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and Heremovedוַיְסִרֵ֖םvay.si.RemH5493them from Hissightפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440;noלֹ֣אlo'H3808one was leftנִשְׁאַ֔רnish.'ArH7604exceptלְבַדּֽוֹ׃le.va.DoH7534 H905the tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

19Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063did not keepשָׁמַ֔רsha.MarH8104the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430eitherגַּם־gam-H1571, but theyfollowedוַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980thecustomsבְּחֻקּ֥וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hadintroducedעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213.

20So the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068rejectedוַיִּמְאַ֨סvai.yim.'AsH3988allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thedescendantsזֶ֤רַעZe.ra'H2233of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and afflictedוַיְעַנֵּ֔םvay.'a.NemH6031them andhandedבְּיַד־be.yad-H5414 H3027them overH5414to plunderersשֹׁסִ֑יםsho.SimH8154,untilעַ֛ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר'ad 'a.SherH5704 H834He had castH7993themoutH7993of His sightמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.

21Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588He had tornקָרַ֣עka.Ra'H7167Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478from the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,they madeH4427Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028kingוַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427. ThenJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379droveH5067Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478awayH5067from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and misledוְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖םve.he.che.tei.'AmH2398them into a greatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֥הcha.ta.'AhH2401.

22And the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478walkedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the sinsחַטֹּ֥אותcha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he committedעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213;they did not desistסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493from them

23untilעַ֠ד'adH5704 H834the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068removedהֵסִ֨ירhe.SirH5493Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from His sightפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440,justH3512asH3512He had spokenדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027allכָּל־kol-H3605His servantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH1540intoH1540exileוַיִּ֨גֶלvai.Yi.gelH1540from their own landאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127to Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804untilעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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