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2 Chronicles 36

1Then thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977, and made himkingוַיַּמְלִיכֻ֥הוּvai.yam.li.Khu.huH4427in hisfather’sאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1stead inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Jehoahazיוֹאָחָ֣זyo.'a.ChazH3099wastwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֛יםve.'es.RimH6242andthreeשָׁל֧וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֔יםcho.da.ShimH2320inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714deposedhimוַיְסִירֵ֥הוּvay.si.Re.huH5493atJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and imposed a fineonוַֽיַּעֲנֹשׁ֙vai.ya.'a.NoshH6064thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776of anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967talentsכִכַּר־khi.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701and atalentוְכִכַּ֥רve.khi.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

4And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714madeEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471hisbrotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251kingוַיַּמְלֵ֨ךְvai.yam.LekhH4427overJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, andchangedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034toJehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079. AndNechoנְכ֔וֹne.KhoH5224tookלָקַ֣חla.KachH3947Jehoahazיוֹאָחָ֤זyo.'a.ChazH3099hisbrotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251, andcarriedוַיְבִיאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him toEgyptמִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ פmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714.

5Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH259 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and hedidוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֔עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

6Against him cameupעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894, andboundוַיַּֽאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him infettersבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178, tocarryH3212him toBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

7Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019alsocarriedהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935of thevesselsוּמִכְּלֵי֙u.mi.ke.LeiH3627of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068toBabylonלְבָבֶ֑לle.va.VelH894, andputוַיִּתְּנֵ֥םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them in histempleבְּהֵיכָל֖וֹbe.hei.kha.LoH1964atBabylonבְּבָבֶֽל׃be.va.VelH894.

8Now therestוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִ֜יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079, and hisabominationsוְתֹֽעֲבֹתָ֤יוve.to.'a.vo.TavH8441which hedidעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213, and that which wasfoundוְהַנִּמְצָ֣אve.ha.nim.Tza'H4672in him, behold, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֑הvi.hu.DahH3063: andJehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֥יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

9Jehoiachinיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןye.ho.ya.KhinH3078waseightשְׁמוֹנֶ֤הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הu.she.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320andtenוַעֲשֶׂ֣רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10And when theyearהַשָּׁנָ֗הha.sha.NahH8141hadendedוְלִתְשׁוּבַ֣תve.lit.shu.VatH8666,kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֔רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019sentשָׁלַח֙sha.LachH7971, andbroughtוַיְבִאֵ֣הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him toBabylonבָבֶ֔לָהva.Ve.lahH894, with thepreciousחֶמְדַּ֣תchem.DatH2532vesselsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and madeZedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251kingוַיַּמְלֵךְ֙vai.yam.leKhH4427overJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פVi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

11Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667wasoneוְאַחַ֛תve.'a.ChatH259andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֧ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427, andreignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427elevenוְאַחַ֤ת עֶשְׂרֵה֙ve.'a.Chat 'es.RehH259 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

12And hedidוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֔עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430, andhumbledנִכְנַ֗עnikh.Na'H3665not himselfbeforeמִלִּפְנֵ֛יmi.lif.NeiH6440Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030speaking from themouthמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And he alsorebelledמָרָ֔דma.RadH4775againstkingבַּמֶּ֤לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּר֙ne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019, who had made himswearהִשְׁבִּיע֖וֹhish.bi.'OH7650byGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֑יםbe.lo.HimH430: but hestiffenedוַיֶּ֤קֶשׁvai.Ye.keshH7185hisneckעָרְפּוֹ֙a.re.PoH6203, andhardenedוַיְאַמֵּ֣ץvay.'a.MetzH553hisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824fromturningמִשּׁ֕וּבmi.ShuvH7725to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

14Moreover all thechiefשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and thepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971,transgressedלִמְעָלlim.'ol-H4603veryמַ֔עַלMa.'alH4604muchהִרְבּ֣וּhir.BuH7235after all theabominationsתֹּעֲב֣וֹתto.'a.VotH8441of theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471; andpollutedוַֽיְטַמְּאוּ֙vay.ta.me.'UH2930thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068which he hadhallowedהִקְדִּ֖ישׁhik.DishH6942inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15And theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֧ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֡חvai.yish.LachH7971to thembyבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027hismessengersמַלְאָכָ֖יוmal.'a.KhavH4397, rising upearlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925, andsendingוְשָׁל֑וֹחַve.sha.Lo.achH7971; because he hadcompassionחָמַ֥לcha.MalH2550on hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971, and on his dwellingplaceמְעוֹנֽוֹ׃me.'o.NoH4583:

16But theymockedמַלְעִבִים֙mal.'i.VimH3931themessengersבְּמַלְאֲכֵ֣יbe.mal.'a.KheiH4397ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, anddespisedוּבוֹזִ֣יםu.vo.ZimH959hiswordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697, andmisusedוּמִֽתַּעְתְּעִ֖יםu.mi.ta'.te.'ImH8591hisprophetsבִּנְבִאָ֑יוbin.vi.'AvH5030, until thewrathחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068aroseעֲל֧וֹתa.LotH5927against hispeopleבְּעַמּ֖וֹbe.'a.MoH5971, till there was noremedyמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832.

17Therefore hebroughtוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upon them thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theChaldeesכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.di.yimH3778, whoslewוַיַּהֲרֹ֨גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026their youngmenבַּחוּרֵיהֶ֤םba.chu.rei.HemH970with theswordבַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.revH2719in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theirsanctuaryמִקְדָּשָׁ֔םmik.da.ShamH4720, and had nocompassionחָמַ֛לcha.MalH2550upon youngmanבָּח֥וּרba.ChurH970ormaidenוּבְתוּלָ֖הu.ve.tu.LahH1330, oldmanזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2205, or him that stooped forageוְיָשֵׁ֑שׁve.ya.SheshH3486: hegaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414them all into hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

18And all thevesselsכְּלֵ֞יke.LeiH3627of thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,greatהַגְּדֹלִ֣יםha.ge.do.LimH1419andsmallוְהַקְּטַנִּ֔יםve.hak.ke.ta.NimH6996, and thetreasuresוְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙ve.'o.tze.rOtH214of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thetreasuresוְאֹצְר֥וֹתve.'o.tze.RotH214of thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and of hisprincesוְשָׂרָ֑יוve.sa.RavH8269; all these hebroughtהֵבִ֥יאhe.Vi'H935toBabylonבָבֶֽל׃va.VelH894.

19And theyburntוַֽיִּשְׂרְפוּ֙vai.yis.re.FuH8313thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and brokedownוַֽיְנַתְּצ֔וּvay.na.te.TzuH5422thewallחוֹמַ֣תcho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, andburntשָׂרְפ֣וּsa.re.FuH8313all itspalacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759withfireבָאֵ֔שׁva.'EshH784, anddestroyedלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ סle.hash.ChitH7843all itspreciousמַחֲמַדֶּ֖יהָma.cha.ma.Dei.haH4261vesselsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627.

20And them that hadescapedהַשְּׁאֵרִ֥יתha.she.'e.RitH7611from theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719he carriedawayוַיֶּ֛גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540toBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894; where they wereservantsלַעֲבָדִ֔יםla.'a.va.DimH5650to him and hissonsוּלְבָנָיו֙u.le.va.NavH1121until thereignמְלֹ֖ךְme.LokhH4427of thekingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438ofPersiaפָּרָֽס׃pa.RasH6539:

21Tofulfilלְמַלֹּ֤אותle.ma.LotH4390thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068by themouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, until thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776hadenjoyedרָצְתָ֥הra.tze.TahH7521itssabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתֶ֑יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676: for as longasיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117it laydesolateהָשַּׁמָּה֙ha.sha.MahH8074it keptsabbathשָׁבָ֔תָהsha.Va.tahH7673, tofulfilלְמַלֹּ֖אותle.ma.LotH4390seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָֽה׃ פsha.NahH8141.

22Now in thefirstאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259yearוּבִשְׁנַ֣תu.vish.NatH8141ofCyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539, that thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spoken by themouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310ofJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414might beaccomplishedלִכְל֥וֹתlikh.LotH3615, theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068stirredupהֵעִ֣ירhe.'IrH5782thespiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307ofCyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁKo.reshH3566kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֔סpa.RasH6539, that he made aproclamationוַיַּֽעֲבֶר־ קוֹל֙vai.ya.'a.ver- kOlH5674 H6963throughout all hiskingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438, and put it also inwritingבְּמִכְתָּ֖בbe.mikh.TavH4385,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

23Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Cyrusכּ֣וֹרֶשׁ׀Ko.reshH3566kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofPersiaפָּרַ֗סpa.RasH6539, All thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֤וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776hath theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064givenנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414me; and he hathchargedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485me tobuildלִבְנֽוֹת־Liv.not-H1129him anhouseבַ֔יִתVa.yitH1004inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, which is inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063. Who is there among you of all hispeopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971? TheLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֛יו'e.lo.HavH430be with him, and let him goupוְיָֽעַל׃ve.Ya.'alH5927.

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