Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 7:20-22

20Then will I pluck them up by the rootsוּנְתַשְׁתִּ֗יםu.ne.tash.TimH5428out of my landאַדְמָתִי֙'ad.ma.TiH127which I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them; and this houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,which I have sanctifiedהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיhik.Dash.tiH6942for my nameלִשְׁמִ֔יlish.MiH8034,will I cast outאַשְׁלִ֖יךְ'ash.LikhH7993of my sightפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440,and will makeוְאֶתְּנֶ֛נּוּve.'et.te.Ne.nuH5414it to bea proverbלְמָשָׁ֥לle.ma.ShalH4912and a bywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among all nationsהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

21And this houseוְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,which is highעֶלְי֔וֹןel.YonH5945,shall be an astonishmentיִשֹּׁ֑םyi.ShomH8074to every one that passethעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674by it; so that he shall sayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559,Why hath Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213thus unto this landלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and unto this houseוְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004?

22And it shall be answeredוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,Because they forsookעָֽזְב֜וּ'a.ze.VuH5800Yhwhיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1,which brought them forthהוֹצִיאָם֮ho.tzi.'AmH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimH4714,and laid holdוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuH2388on otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.HimH430,and worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812them, and servedוַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםvai.ya.'av.DumH5647them: therefore hath he broughtהֵבִ֣יאhe.Vi'H935all this evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451upon them.

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