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2 Kings 18:19-21

19And Rab–shakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Speakאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559ye now to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,What confidenceהַבִּטָּח֛וֹןha.bi.ta.ChonH986isthis wherein thou trustestבָּטָֽחְתָּ׃ba.Ta.che.taH982?

20Thou sayestאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559, (but they are butvainשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193wordsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697,) I havecounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098and strengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369for the warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421.Now on whom dost thou trustבָטַ֔חְתָּva.Tach.taH982,that thou rebellestמָרַ֖דְתָּma.Rad.taH4775against me?

21Now, behold, thou trustestבָטַ֣חְתָּva.Tach.taH982upon the staffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'e.NetH4938of this bruisedהָרָצ֤וּץha.ra.TzutzH7533reedהַקָּנֶ֨הha.ka.NehH7070, evenupon Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,on which if a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376leanיִסָּמֵ֥ךְyi.sa.MekhH5564,it will goוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935into his handבְכַפּ֖וֹve.kha.PoH3709,and pierceוּנְקָבָ֑הּu.ne.ka.VahH5344it: so isPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714unto all that trustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982on him.

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