2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 18:22–23
22So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.”
23Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
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2 Chronicles 18:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| you see | הִנֵּ֨ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has put | נָתַ֤ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| a lying | שֶׁ֔קֶר | še·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
| spirit | ר֣וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| in the mouths | בְּפִ֖י | bə·p̄î | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| of these | אֵ֑לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| prophets of yours | נְבִיאֶ֣יךָ | nə·ḇî·’e·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| and the LORD | וַֽיהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has pronounced | דִּבֶּ֥ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| disaster | רָעָֽה׃ס | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| against you | עָלֶ֖יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
2 Chronicles 18:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Zedekiah | צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ | ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6667 Tsidkijah |
| son | בֶֽן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Chenaanah | כְּנַעֲנָ֔ה | kə·na·‘ă·nāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3668 Kenaanah |
| went up | וַיִּגַּשׁ֙ | way·yig·gaš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5066 draw near, approach |
| struck | וַיַּ֥ךְ | way·yaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| Micaiah | מִיכָ֖יְהוּ | mî·ḵā·yə·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4321 Mikajah |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the face | הַלֶּ֑חִי | hal·le·ḥî | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H3895 jaw, cheek |
| and demanded | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Which | אֵ֣י | ’ê | Interrogative | H335 where? |
| way | הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ | had·de·reḵ | Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| did the Spirit | רֽוּחַ־ | rū·aḥ- | Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| when He departed | עָבַ֧ר | ‘ā·ḇar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| from me | מֵאִתִּ֖י | mê·’it·tî | Preposition-m; Direct object marker; first person common singular | H854 with |
| to speak | לְדַבֵּ֥ר | lə·ḏab·bêr | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1696 speak |
| with you | אֹתָֽךְ׃ | ’ō·ṯāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H854 with |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Chronicles 18:22 Ezekiel 14:9 · Isaiah 19:14 · Job 12:16
2 Chronicles 18:23 Mark 14:65 · Jeremiah 20:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.