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2 Kings

Chapter 19
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֗y kּishshemo֨'a֙ hamּe֣leke chizeqiyּa֔hu vayּiqera֖ 'et-bּegada֑yv vayּitekּa֣s bּashsּa֔q vayּabo֖ bּe֥yt yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

וַיְהִ֗י כִּשְׁמֹ֨עַ֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ וַיִּקְרַ֖ע אֶת־בְּגָדָ֑יו וַיִּתְכַּ֣ס בַּשָּׂ֔ק וַיָּבֹ֖א בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠yּishshelach 'et-'eleyaqi֨ym 'ashsher-'al-habּa֜yit veshshebena֣ hasּope֗r ve'et֙ ziqene֣y hakּoֽhani֔ym mitekּasּi֖ym bּashsּaqּi֑ym 'el-yeshshaֽ'eya֥hu hanּabi֖y bּen-'amֽotz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He sent Eliakim, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.

וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח אֶת־אֶלְיָקִ֨ים אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַבַּ֜יִת וְשֶׁבְנָ֣א הַסֹּפֵ֗ר וְאֵת֙ זִקְנֵ֣י הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים מִתְכַּסִּ֖ים בַּשַּׂקִּ֑ים אֶל־יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא בֶּן־אָמֽוֹץ׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֣u 'ela֗yv kּo֚h 'ama֣r chizeqiyּa֔hu yom-tzara֧h vetokecha֛h une'atza֖h hayּ֣om hazּe֑h kּi֣y ba֤'u baniym֙ 'ad-mashshebּe֔r veko֥cha 'a֖yin leledaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah: 'This day is a day of trouble, of rebuke, and of blasphemy; for children have come to the birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ יוֹם־צָרָ֧ה וְתוֹכֵחָ֛ה וּנְאָצָ֖ה הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י בָ֤אוּ בָנִים֙ עַד־מַשְׁבֵּ֔ר וְכֹ֥חַ אַ֖יִן לְלֵדָֽה׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): ula֡y yishshema'֩ yehva֨h 'elohe֜yka 'e֣t ׀ kּal-dּibere֣y rab-shshaqe֗h 'ashsher֩ shshelach֨o meֽleke-'ashshּ֤ur ׀ 'adonayv֙ lecharep֙ 'elohi֣ym cha֔y vehoki֨ycha֙ bּadּebari֔ym 'ashshe֥r shshama֖ yehva֣h 'elohe֑yka venashsa֣'ta tepilּa֔h bּe'a֥d hashshּe'eri֖yt hanּimetza'aֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)It may be that the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.'"

אוּלַ֡י יִשְׁמַע֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ אֵ֣ת ׀ כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֩ שְׁלָח֨וֹ מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֤וּר ׀ אֲדֹנָיו֙ לְחָרֵף֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים חַ֔י וְהוֹכִ֨יחַ֙ בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖ע יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְנָשָׂ֣אתָ תְפִלָּ֔ה בְּעַ֥ד הַשְּׁאֵרִ֖ית הַנִּמְצָאָֽה׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֗'u 'abede֛y hamּe֥leke chizeqiyּa֖hu 'el-yeshshaֽ'ayaֽhu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ עַבְדֵ֛י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ אֶל־יְשַֽׁעַיָֽהוּ׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer lahem֙ yeshshaֽ'eya֔hu kּo֥h to'mer֖un 'el-'adoֽneyke֑m kּo֣h ׀ 'ama֣r yehva֗h 'al-tּiyra'֙ mipּene֤y hadּebariym֙ 'ashshe֣r shshama֗'etּa 'ashshe֧r gּidּep֛u na'are֥y meֽleke-'ashshּ֖ur 'otiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Isaiah said to them, "You shall say to your master, 'Thus says the LORD: "Do not be afraid of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֖וּן אֶל־אֲדֹֽנֵיכֶ֑ם כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל־תִּירָא֙ מִפְּנֵ֤י הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֧ר גִּדְּפ֛וּ נַעֲרֵ֥י מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר אֹתִֽי׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): hineni֨y note֥n bּo֙ r֔ucha veshshama֥ shshemu'a֖h veshsha֣b le'aretz֑o vehipּaletּi֥yv bּache֖reb bּe'aretzֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Behold, I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land."'"

הִנְנִ֨י נֹתֵ֥ן בּוֹ֙ ר֔וּחַ וְשָׁמַ֥ע שְׁמוּעָ֖ה וְשָׁ֣ב לְאַרְצ֑וֹ וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יו בַּחֶ֖רֶב בְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֨shshab֙ rab-shshaqe֔h vayּimetza'֙ 'et-me֣leke 'ashshּ֔ur nilecha֖m 'al-libena֑h kּi֣y shshama֔ kּi֥y nasa֖ milּakiֽyshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he heard that he had departed from Lachish.

וַיָּ֨שָׁב֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה וַיִּמְצָא֙ אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר נִלְחָ֖ם עַל־לִבְנָ֑ה כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע כִּ֥י נָסַ֖ע מִלָּכִֽישׁ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshema֗ 'el-tּireha֤qah meֽlek-kּushsh֙ le'mo֔r hinּe֥h yatza֖ lehilּache֣m 'itּa֑ke vayּa֨shshab֙ vayּishshela֣ch male'aki֔ym 'el-chizeqiyּa֖hu le'moֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, "Behold, he has come out to fight against you." So he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,

וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע אֶל־תִּרְהָ֤קָה מֶֽלֶך־כּוּשׁ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֥ה יָצָ֖א לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם אִתָּ֑ךְ וַיָּ֨שָׁב֙ וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֣h to'mer֗un 'el-chizeqiyּa֤hu meֽleke-yehudah֙ le'mo֔r 'al-yashshּi'aka֣ 'elohe֔yka 'ashshe֥r 'atּa֛h bּote֥cha bּ֖o le'mo֑r lo֤ tinּaten֙ yer֣ushshalai֔m bּeya֖d me֥leke 'ashshּֽur׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: 'Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, "Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria."

כֹּ֣ה תֹאמְר֗וּן אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַל־יַשִּׁאֲךָ֣ אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֛ה בֹּטֵ֥חַ בּ֖וֹ לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹ֤א תִנָּתֵן֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּיַ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּe֣h ׀ 'atּa֣h shshama֗'etּa 'et֩ 'ashshe֨r 'ashs֜u maleke֥y 'ashshּ֛ur lekal-ha'aratz֖ot lehaֽchariyma֑m ve'atּa֖h tּinּatzeֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered?

הִנֵּ֣ה ׀ אַתָּ֣ה שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֜וּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר לְכָל־הָאֲרָצ֖וֹת לְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑ם וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּנָּצֵֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hahitzּi֨ylu 'ota֜m 'elohe֤y hagּoyim֙ 'ashshe֣r shshichat֣u 'abota֔y 'et-gּoza֖n ve'et-chara֑n vere֥tzep ubeney-'e֖den 'ashshe֥r bּitela'shsּaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Have the gods of the nations delivered those whom my fathers have destroyed: Gozan and Haran and Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar?

הַהִצִּ֨ילוּ אֹתָ֜ם אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַגּוֹיִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שִׁחֲת֣וּ אֲבוֹתַ֔י אֶת־גּוֹזָ֖ן וְאֶת־חָרָ֑ן וְרֶ֥צֶף וּבְנֵי־עֶ֖דֶן אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּתְלַאשָּֽׂר׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): ayּ֤o meֽleke-chamat֙ ume֣leke 'arepּa֔d ume֖leke la'i֣yr separeva֑yim hena֖ ve'iuaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?'"

אַיּ֤וֹ מֶֽלֶךְ־חֲמָת֙ וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אַרְפָּ֔ד וּמֶ֖לֶךְ לָעִ֣יר סְפַרְוָ֑יִם הֵנַ֖ע וְעִוָּֽה׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּa֨ch chizeqiyּa֧hu 'et-hasּepari֛ym miyּa֥d hamּale'aki֖ym vayּiqera'e֑m vayּa֨'al֙ bּe֣yt yehva֔h vayּipereshse֥hu chizeqiyּa֖hu lipene֥y yehvaֽh׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; then Hezekiah went up to the house of the LORD and spread it before the LORD.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח חִזְקִיָּ֧הוּ אֶת־הַסְּפָרִ֛ים מִיַּ֥ד הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים וַיִּקְרָאֵ֑ם וַיַּ֨עַל֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitepּalּe֨l chizeqiyּa֜hu lipene֣y yehvah֮ vayּo'mar֒ yehva֞h 'elohe֤y yishsera'el֙ yoshshe֣b hakּerubi֔ym 'atּah-h֤u haֽ'elohiym֙ lebadּeka֔ leko֖l mamelek֣ot ha'a֑retz 'atּa֣h 'ashsi֔yta 'et-hashshּama֖yim ve'et-ha'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hezekiah prayed before the LORD and said, "O LORD God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.

וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל חִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָה֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים אַתָּה־ה֤וּא הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְבַדְּךָ֔ לְכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֑רֶץ אַתָּ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתָ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hatּe֨h yehva֤h ׀ 'azeneka֙ uֽshshama֔ pּeqa֧ch yehva֛h 'eyne֖yka ure'e֑h ushshema֗ 'e֚t dּibere֣y sanecheri֔yb 'ashshe֣r shshelach֔o lechare֖p 'elohi֥ym chaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God.

הַטֵּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה ׀ אָזְנְךָ֙ וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע פְּקַ֧ח יְהוָ֛ה עֵינֶ֖יךָ וּרְאֵ֑ה וּשְׁמַ֗ע אֵ֚ת דִּבְרֵ֣י סַנְחֵרִ֔יב אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׁלָח֔וֹ לְחָרֵ֖ף אֱלֹהִ֥ים חָֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): amena֖m yehva֑h hecheri֜ybu maleke֥y 'ashshּ֛ur 'et-hagּoyi֖m ve'et-'aretzaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,

אָמְנָ֖ם יְהוָ֑ה הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר אֶת־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם וְאֶת־אַרְצָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): venaten֥u 'et-'eloheyhe֖m bּa'e֑shsh kּiy֩ lo֨ 'elohi֜ym he֗mּah kּi֣y 'im-ma'ashse֧h yedeֽy-'ada֛m 'e֥tz va'e֖ben vaֽye'abּedֽum׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And have cast their gods into the fire; for they were not gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone. Therefore they destroyed them.

וְנָתְנ֥וּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם בָּאֵ֑שׁ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אֱלֹהִ֜ים הֵ֗מָּה כִּ֣י אִם־מַעֲשֵׂ֧ה יְדֵֽי־אָדָ֛ם עֵ֥ץ וָאֶ֖בֶן וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּah֙ yehva֣h 'elohe֔ynu hoshshiy'e֥nu na֖ miyּad֑o veyeֽde'u֙ kּal-mamelek֣ot ha'a֔retz kּi֥y 'atּa֛h yehva֥h 'elohi֖ym lebadּeֽka׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Now therefore, O LORD our God, I pray, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the LORD God, You alone."

וְעַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נוּ נָ֖א מִיָּד֑וֹ וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֛ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshelach֙ yeshshaֽ'eya֣hu ben-'am֔otz 'el-chizeqiyּa֖hu le'mo֑r kּoֽh-'ama֤r yehvah֙ 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֔l 'ashshe֨r hitepּalּa֧letּa 'ela֛y 'el-sanecheri֥b meֽleke-'ashshּ֖ur shshamaֽ'etּiy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus says the LORD God of Israel: 'Because you have prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard.'

וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־אָמ֔וֹץ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִתְפַּלַּ֧לְתָּ אֵלַ֛י אֶל־סַנְחֵרִ֥ב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ze֣h hadּaba֔r 'ashsher-dּibּe֥r yehva֖h 'ala֑yv bּaza֨h leka֜ la'aga֣h leka֗ bּetulat֙ bּat-tziyּ֔on 'achare֨yka֙ ro֣'shsh heni֔y'ah bּa֖t yerushshalaiֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)This is the word which the LORD has spoken concerning him: 'The virgin, the daughter of Zion, has despised you and laughed you to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you!

זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו בָּזָ֨ה לְךָ֜ לָעֲגָ֣ה לְךָ֗ בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־צִיּ֔וֹן אַחֲרֶ֨יךָ֙ רֹ֣אשׁ הֵנִ֔יעָה בַּ֖ת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): et-mi֤y chera֨petּa֙ vegidּa֔petּa ve'al-mi֖y hariym֣ota qּ֑ol vatּishsּa֥ mar֛om 'eyne֖yka 'al-qed֥oshsh yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted up your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel!

אֶת־מִ֤י חֵרַ֨פְתָּ֙ וְגִדַּ֔פְתָּ וְעַל־מִ֖י הֲרִימ֣וֹתָ קּ֑וֹל וַתִּשָּׂ֥א מָר֛וֹם עֵינֶ֖יךָ עַל־קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeya֣d male'akeyka֮ chera֣petּa ׀ 'adonay֒ vatּo֗'mer brkb bּero֥b rikebּi֛y 'ani֥y 'ali֛ytiy mer֥om hari֖ym yarekּete֣y leban֑on ve'ekero֞t qoma֤t 'arazayv֙ mibech֣or bּeroshsha֔yv ve'ab֨o'ah֙ mel֣on qitzּo֔h ya֖'ar kּaremilּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)By your messengers you have reproached the LORD, and said: "With the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the limits of Lebanon; I will cut down its tall cedars and its choice cypress trees; I will enter the extremity of its borders, the forest of its Carmel.

בְּיַ֣ד מַלְאָכֶיךָ֮ חֵרַ֣פְתָּ ׀ אֲדֹנָי֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר ברכב בְּרֹ֥ב רִכְבִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י עָלִ֛יתִי מְר֥וֹם הָרִ֖ים יַרְכְּתֵ֣י לְבָנ֑וֹן וְאֶכְרֹ֞ת קוֹמַ֤ת אֲרָזָיו֙ מִבְח֣וֹר בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו וְאָב֨וֹאָה֙ מְל֣וֹן קִצֹּ֔ה יַ֖עַר כַּרְמִלּֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ani֣y qa֔retּiy veshshati֖ytiy ma֣yim zari֑ym ve'acherib֙ bּekap-pּe'ama֔y kּo֖l ye'ore֥y matzֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I have dug and drunk strange waters, and with the soles of my feet I have dried up all the brooks of defence."

אֲנִ֣י קַ֔רְתִּי וְשָׁתִ֖יתִי מַ֣יִם זָרִ֑ים וְאַחְרִב֙ בְּכַף־פְּעָמַ֔י כֹּ֖ל יְאֹרֵ֥י מָצֽוֹר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): haloֽ'-shshama֤'etּa lemeֽrachoq֙ 'ota֣hּ 'ashsi֔ytiy lemi֥ymey qe֖dem viֽytzaretּi֑yha 'atּa֣h habey'ti֗yha utehi֗y laheshsh֛ot gּalּi֥ym nitzּi֖ym 'ari֥ym bּetzurֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Did you not hear long ago how I made it, and from ancient times that I formed it? Now I have brought it to pass, that you should be for laying waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps.

הֲלֹֽא־שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ לְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙ אֹתָ֣הּ עָשִׂ֔יתִי לְמִ֥ימֵי קֶ֖דֶם וִֽיצַרְתִּ֑יהָ עַתָּ֣ה הֲבֵיאתִ֗יהָ וּתְהִ֗י לַהְשׁ֛וֹת גַּלִּ֥ים נִצִּ֖ים עָרִ֥ים בְּצֻרֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veyoֽshshebeyhen֙ qitzerey-ya֔d cha֖tּu vayּebo֑shshu hay֞u 'e֤shseb shsadeh֙ vi֣yraq dּe֔shshe chatzi֣yr gּagּ֔ot ushshedepa֖h lipene֥y qamaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore their inhabitants had little power; they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field and the green herb, as the grass on the housetops and grain blighted before it is grown up.

וְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ קִצְרֵי־יָ֔ד חַ֖תּוּ וַיֵּבֹ֑שׁוּ הָי֞וּ עֵ֤שֶׂב שָׂדֶה֙ וִ֣ירַק דֶּ֔שֶׁא חֲצִ֣יר גַּגּ֔וֹת וּשְׁדֵפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י קָמָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshibetּeka֛ vetze'teka֥ ubo'aka֖ yada֑'etּiy ve'e֖t hiֽteragּezeka֥ 'elaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But I know your dwelling place, your going out and your coming in, and your rage against Me.

וְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ וְצֵאתְךָ֥ וּבֹאֲךָ֖ יָדָ֑עְתִּי וְאֵ֖ת הִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥ אֵלָֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ya֚'an hiteragּezeka֣ 'ela֔y veshsha'ananeka֖ 'ala֣h be'azena֑y veshsametּi֨y chachi֜y bּe'apּe֗ka umitegּiy֙ bּishsepate֔yka vahashshi֣boti֔yka bּadּe֖reke 'ashsher-bּa֥'ta bּaֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Because your rage against Me and your arrogance have come up to My ears, therefore I will put My hook in your nose and My bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way which you came.'

יַ֚עַן הִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣ אֵלַ֔י וְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖ עָלָ֣ה בְאָזְנָ֑י וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י חַחִ֜י בְּאַפֶּ֗ךָ וּמִתְגִּי֙ בִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָ וַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָ בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אתָ בָּֽהּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vezeh-lּeka֣ ha'֔ot 'ak֤ol hashshּanah֙ sapi֔ycha ubashshּana֥h hashshּeni֖yt sachi֑yshsh ubashshּana֣h hashshּeliyshshi֗yt zire'֧u veqitzer֛u venite'֥u kerami֖ym ve'ikel֥u pireyaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)'This shall be a sign to you: You shall eat this year such as grows of itself, and in the second year what springs from that; in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

וְזֶה־לְּךָ֣ הָא֔וֹת אָכ֤וֹל הַשָּׁנָה֙ סָפִ֔יחַ וּבַשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית סָחִ֑ישׁ וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗ית זִרְע֧וּ וְקִצְר֛וּ וְנִטְע֥וּ כְרָמִ֖ים וְאִכְל֥וּ פִרְיָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veya֨sepa֜h pּeleyta֧t bּeyt-yehuda֛h hanּishshe'ara֖h shsho֣reshsh lema֑tּah ve'ashsa֥h peri֖y lemaֽ'elah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And the remnant who have escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward.

וְיָ֨סְפָ֜ה פְּלֵיטַ֧ת בֵּית־יְהוּדָ֛ה הַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖ה שֹׁ֣רֶשׁ לְמָ֑טָּה וְעָשָׂ֥ה פְרִ֖י לְמָֽעְלָה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y miyrushshalai֨m֙ tּetze֣ shshe'eri֔yt upeleyta֖h meha֣r tziyּ֑on qine'a֛t yehva֥h tzeba'֖ot tּaֽ'ashseh-zּoֽ't׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and those who escape from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.'

כִּ֤י מִירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ תֵּצֵ֣א שְׁאֵרִ֔ית וּפְלֵיטָ֖ה מֵהַ֣ר צִיּ֑וֹן קִנְאַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־זֹּֽאת׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): lake֗n kּoֽh-'ama֤r yehvah֙ 'el-me֣leke 'ashshּ֔ur lo֤ yabo'֙ 'el-ha'i֣yr hazּo֔'t veloֽ'-yore֥h shsha֖m che֑tz veloֽ'-yeqadּeme֣nּah mage֔n veloֽ'-yishshepּo֥ke 'ale֖yha solelaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)'Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: "He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor build a siege mound against it.

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר לֹ֤א יָבֹא֙ אֶל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְלֹֽא־יוֹרֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם חֵ֑ץ וְלֹֽא־יְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּה מָגֵ֔ן וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ עָלֶ֖יהָ סֹלְלָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּadּe֥reke 'ashsher-yabo֖ bּa֣hּ yashsh֑ub ve'el-ha'i֥yr hazּo֛'t lo֥ yabo֖ ne'um-yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)By the way that he came, by the same shall he return; and he shall not come into this city," says the LORD.

בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־יָבֹ֖א בָּ֣הּ יָשׁ֑וּב וְאֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את לֹ֥א יָבֹ֖א נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veganּoti֛y 'el-ha'i֥yr hazּo֖'t lehֽoshshiy'a֑hּ lemaֽ'ani֔y ulema֖'an dּavi֥d 'abedּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For I will defend this city, to save it, for My own sake and for My servant David's sake."'"

וְגַנּוֹתִ֛י אֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את לְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּ לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י וּלְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehiy֮ bּalּa֣yelah hahu'֒ vayּetze֣ ׀ male'a֣ke yehva֗h vayּake֙ bּemachane֣h 'ashshּ֔ur me'a֛h shshemoni֥ym vachamishshּa֖h 'a֑lep vayּashshekּi֣ymu babּo֔qer vehinּe֥h kulּa֖m pּegari֥ym metiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And it came to pass that night that the angel of the LORD went out and struck in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses, all dead.

וַיְהִי֮ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַהוּא֒ וַיֵּצֵ֣א ׀ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה וַיַּךְ֙ בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה אַשּׁ֔וּר מֵאָ֛ה שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֥ה כֻלָּ֖ם פְּגָרִ֥ים מֵתִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּisּa֣ vayּe֔leke vayּa֖shshab sanecheri֣yb meֽleke-'ashshּ֑ur vayּe֖shsheb bּeniֽyneveֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went away, returned home, and lived at Nineveh.

וַיִּסַּ֣ע וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּ֖שָׁב סַנְחֵרִ֣יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehiy֩ h֨u miֽshshetּachave֜h bּe֣yt ׀ nisero֣ke 'eloha֗yv veֽ'aderamּe֨leke veshsare'e֤tzer bּanayv֙ hikּu֣hu bache֔reb vehe֥mּah nimelet֖u 'e֣retz 'arara֑t vayּimelo֛ke 'eֽsar-chadּo֥n bּen֖o tּachetּaֽyv׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)Now it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the temple of Nisroch his god, that his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Then Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.

וַיְהִי֩ ה֨וּא מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה בֵּ֣ית ׀ נִסְרֹ֣ךְ אֱלֹהָ֗יו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר בָּנָיו֙ הִכֻּ֣הוּ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְהֵ֥מָּה נִמְלְט֖וּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֲרָרָ֑ט וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֵֽסַר־חַדֹּ֥ן בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃פ