2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 24:20
20Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the Spirit | וְר֣וּחַ | wə·rū·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| of God | אֱלֹהִ֗ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| came upon | לָֽבְשָׁה֙ | lā·ḇə·šāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed |
| Zechariah | זְכַרְיָה֙ | zə·ḵar·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2148 Zecarjah |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Jehoiada | יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע | yə·hō·w·yā·ḏā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3077 Jehojada |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| who stood up | וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד | way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| before | מֵעַ֣ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| the people | לָעָ֑ם | lā·‘ām | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| and said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to them | לָהֶ֜ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| This is what | כֹּ֣ה׀ | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| God | הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Why | לָמָה֩ | lā·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| do you | אַתֶּ֨ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| transgress | עֹבְרִ֜ים | ‘ō·ḇə·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the commandments | מִצְוֺ֤ת | miṣ·wōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4687 commandment |
| of the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| so that you cannot | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| prosper | תַצְלִ֔יחוּ | ṯaṣ·lî·ḥū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H6743 rush |
| Because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you have forsaken | עֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם | ‘ă·zaḇ·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| He has forsaken | וַיַּֽעֲזֹ֥ב | way·ya·‘ă·zōḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| you | אֶתְכֶֽם׃ | ’eṯ·ḵem | Direct object marker; second person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 14:41 · Jeremiah 5:25 · 2 Chronicles 15:1–2 · 2 Chronicles 20:14 · Matthew 23:35 · 1 Chronicles 12:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.