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2 Chronicles 36:12-16

12And he didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֔עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430, andhumbledנִכְנַ֗עnikh.Na'H3665not himself beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֛יmi.lif.NeiH6440Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030speakingfrom the mouthמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And he also rebelledמָרָ֔דma.RadH4775against kingבַּמֶּ֤לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019,who had made him swearהִשְׁבִּיע֖וֹhish.bi.'OH7650by Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430:but he stiffenedוַיֶּ֤קֶשׁvai.Ye.keshH7185his neckעָרְפּוֹ֙a.re.PoH6203,and hardenedוַיְאַמֵּ֣ץvay.'a.MetzH553his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824from turningמִשּׁ֕וּבmi.ShuvH7725unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

14Moreover all the chiefשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and the peopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971,transgressedלִמְעָלlim.'ol-H4603veryמַ֔עַלMa.'alH4604muchהִרְבּ֣וּhir.BuH7235after all the abominationsתֹּעֲב֣וֹתto.'a.VotH8441of the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471;and pollutedוַֽיְטַמְּאוּ֙vay.ta.me.'UH2930the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068which he had hallowedהִקְדִּ֖ישׁhik.DishH6942in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15And Yhwhיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֧ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֡חvai.yish.LachH7971to them byבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027his messengersמַלְאָכָ֖יוmal.'a.KhavH4397,rising up betimesהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925,and sendingוְשָׁל֑וֹחַve.sha.Lo.achH7971;because he had compassionחָמַ֥לcha.MalH2550on his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,and on his dwelling placeמְעוֹנֽוֹ׃me.'o.NoH4583:

16But they mockedמַלְעִבִים֙mal.'i.VimH3931the messengersבְּמַלְאֲכֵ֣יbe.mal.'a.KheiH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and despisedוּבוֹזִ֣יםu.vo.ZimH959his wordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697,and misusedוּמִֽתַּעְתְּעִ֖יםu.mi.ta'.te.'ImH8591his prophetsבִּנְבִאָ֑יוbin.vi.'AvH5030,until the wrathחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068aroseעֲל֧וֹתa.LotH5927against his peopleבְּעַמּ֖וֹbe.'a.MoH5971, till there wasno remedyמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832.

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