2 Kings
2 Kings 20:1
1In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In those | הָהֵ֔ם | hā·hêm | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| days | בַּיָּמִ֣ים | bay·yā·mîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| Hezekiah | חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ | ḥiz·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2396 Chizkijah |
| became mortally | לָמ֑וּת | lā·mūṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H4191 die |
| ill | חָלָ֥ה | ḥā·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2470 be weak, sick |
| The prophet | הַנָּבִ֗יא | han·nā·ḇî | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| Isaiah | יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּ | yə·ša‘·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3470 Jeshajah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Amoz | אָמ֜וֹץ | ’ā·mō·wṣ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H531 Amots |
| came | וַיָּבֹ֣א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to him | אֵ֠לָיו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| and said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| This is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֤ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Put your house | לְבֵיתֶ֔ךָ | lə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| in order | צַ֣ו | ṣaw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| for | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you | אַתָּ֖ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are about to die | מֵ֥ת | mêṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H4191 die |
| you will not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| recover | תִֽחְיֶֽה׃ | ṯiḥ·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2421 live |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 38:1–22 · 2 Chronicles 32:24–26 · Philippians 2:27 · Jonah 3:4–10 · 2 Kings 19:20 · 2 Samuel 17:23 · Jeremiah 18:7–10 · Philippians 2:30 · John 11:1–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.