2 Kings

2 Kings 19:25

²⁵Have you not heard?

Long ago I ordained it;

in days of old I planned it.

Now I have brought it to pass,

that you should crush fortified cities

into piles of rubble.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Have you not	הֲלֹֽא־	hă·lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
heard	שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ	šā·ma‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
Long ago	לְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙	lə·mê·rā·ḥō·wq	Preposition-l, Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7350 distant, far
I ordained	עָשִׂ֔יתִי	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
it	אֹתָ֣הּ	’ō·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
in days	לְמִ֥ימֵי	lə·mî·mê	Preposition-l, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of old	קֶ֖דֶם	qe·ḏem	Noun - masculine singular	H6924 front, east, aforetime
I planned it	וִֽיצַרְתִּ֑יהָ	wî·ṣar·tî·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H3335 form, fashion
Now I have	עַתָּ֣ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
brought it to pass	הֲבֵיאתִ֗יהָ	hă·ḇê·ṯî·hā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
that you should crush	וּתְהִ֗י	ū·ṯə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
fortified	בְּצֻרֽוֹת׃	bə·ṣu·rō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H1219 cut off, make inaccessible
cities	עָרִ֥ים	‘ā·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
into piles	גַּלִּ֥ים	gal·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1530 heap, wave, billow
of rubble	נִצִּ֖ים	niṣ·ṣîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H5327 struggle

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 45:7 · Isaiah 10:5–6 · Isaiah 37:26–27 · Isaiah 46:10–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.