2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 36:16–17

¹⁶But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.

¹⁷So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans,^j who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,

Footnotes

j 36:17 That is, the Babylonians; also clarified in verse 19

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2 Chronicles 36:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But they	וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
mocked	מַלְעִבִים֙	mal·‘i·ḇîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H3931 jest
the messengers	בְּמַלְאֲכֵ֣י	bə·mal·’ă·ḵê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4397 messenger
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
despising	וּבוֹזִ֣ים	ū·ḇō·w·zîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H959 despise
His words	דְּבָרָ֔יו	də·ḇā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
and scoffing	וּמִֽתַּעְתְּעִ֖ים	ū·mit·ta‘·tə·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H8591 mock
at His prophets	בִּנְבִאָ֑יו	bin·ḇi·’āw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
until	עַ֠ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the wrath	חֲמַת־	ḥă·maṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2534 heat, rage
of the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
against His people	בְּעַמּ֖וֹ	bə·‘am·mōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
was stirred up	עֲל֧וֹת	‘ă·lō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
beyond	לְאֵ֥ין	lə·’ên	Preposition-l; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
remedy	מַרְפֵּֽא׃	mar·pê	Noun - masculine singular	H4832 healing, cure, health

2 Chronicles 36:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So He brought up	וַיַּ֨עַל	way·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
against them	עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of the Chaldeans	כַּשְׂדִּיִּים	kaś·dī·yīm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
who put	וַיַּהֲרֹ֨ג	way·ya·hă·rōḡ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2026 kill, slay
their young men	בַּחוּרֵיהֶ֤ם	ba·ḥū·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H970 young man
to the sword	בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙	ba·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
in the sanctuary	מִקְדָּשָׁ֔ם	miq·dā·šām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4720 sacred place, sanctuary
sparing	חָמַ֛ל	ḥā·mal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2550 spare
neither	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
young men	בָּח֥וּר	bā·ḥūr	Noun - masculine singular	H970 young man
nor young women	וּבְתוּלָ֖ה	ū·ḇə·ṯū·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H1330 virgin
neither elderly	זָקֵ֣ן	zā·qên	Adjective - masculine singular	H2205 old
nor infirm	וְיָשֵׁ֑שׁ	wə·yā·šêš	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H3486 aged, decrepit
gave them	נָתַ֥ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
all	הַכֹּ֖ל	hak·kōl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
into the hand	בְּיָדֽוֹ׃	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand

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2 Chronicles 36:16 Jeremiah 5:12–13 · Luke 22:63–64 · 2 Chronicles 30:10 · 1 Thessalonians 4:8 · Proverbs 6:15 · Psalm 74:1 · Jeremiah 32:3 · Ezra 5:12 · Proverbs 29:1 · Proverbs 1:24–31 · Matthew 21:33–41 · Psalm 35:16

2 Chronicles 36:17 Psalm 74:20 · Ezra 9:7 · Ezekiel 9:5–7 · Jeremiah 40:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.