2 Kings

2 Kings 21:12–15

¹²this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it.

¹³I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl— wiping it and turning it upside down. ¹⁴So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. And they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies, ¹⁵because they have done evil in My sight and have provoked Me to anger from the day their fathers came out of Egypt until this day.’”

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2 Kings 21:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
this is what	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
says	אָמַ֤ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Behold	הִנְנִי֙	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I am bringing	מֵבִ֣יא	mê·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
calamity	רָעָ֔ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and Judah	וִֽיהוּדָ֑ה	wî·hū·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
that	אֲשֶׁר֙	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
will reverberate	תִּצַּ֖לְנָה	tiṣ·ṣal·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H6750 tingle, quiver
in the ears	אָזְנָֽיו׃	’ā·zə·nāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H241 ear
of all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who hear it	שֹׁמְעָיו	šō·mə·ʿå̄w	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8085 hear

2 Kings 21:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will stretch out	וְנָטִ֣יתִי	wə·nā·ṭî·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
the measuring line	קָ֣ו	qāw	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6957 line
used against Samaria	שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן	šō·mə·rō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
and the plumb line	מִשְׁקֹ֖לֶת	miš·qō·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4949 levelling instrument, level
used against the house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Ahab	אַחְאָ֑ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
and I will wipe out	וּמָחִ֨יתִי	ū·mā·ḥî·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H4229 wipe, wipe out
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
as	כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־	ka·’ă·šer-	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
one wipes out	יִמְחֶ֤ה	yim·ḥeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4229 wipe, wipe out
a bowl	הַצַּלַּ֙חַת֙	haṣ·ṣal·la·ḥaṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6747 dish
wiping	מָחָ֔ה	mā·ḥāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4229 wipe, wipe out
and turning	וְהָפַ֖ךְ	wə·hā·p̄aḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2015 turn, overturn
upside down	פָּנֶֽיהָ׃	pā·ne·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H6440 face, before

2 Kings 21:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I will forsake	וְנָטַשְׁתִּ֗י	wə·nā·ṭaš·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5203 leave, forsake, permit
the remnant	שְׁאֵרִ֣ית	šə·’ê·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
of My inheritance	נַחֲלָתִ֔י	na·ḥă·lā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
and deliver them	וּנְתַתִּ֖ים	ū·nə·ṯat·tîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
into the hands	בְּיַ֣ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of their enemies	אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֑ם	’ō·yə·ḇê·hem	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H341 be hostile to
And they will become	וְהָי֥וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
plunder	לְבַ֛ז	lə·ḇaz	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H957 spoiling, robbery; spoil, booty
and spoil	וְלִמְשִׁסָּ֖ה	wə·lim·šis·sāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H4933 booty, plunder
to all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their enemies	אֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃	’ō·yə·ḇê·hem	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H341 be hostile to

2 Kings 21:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because	יַ֗עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
they have done	עָשׂ֤וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
evil	הָרַע֙	hā·ra‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
in My sight	בְּעֵינַ֔י	bə·‘ê·nay	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
and have provoked Me	מַכְעִסִ֖ים	maḵ·‘i·sîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H3707 be vexed, angry
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the day	הַיּ֗וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
their fathers	אֲבוֹתָם֙	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
came	יָצְא֤וּ	yā·ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3318 go or come out
out of Egypt	מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם	mim·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
until	וְעַ֖ד	wə·‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
this	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
day	הַיּ֥וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day

Cross-references

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2 Kings 21:12 Jeremiah 19:3 · 1 Samuel 3:11

2 Kings 21:13 Amos 7:7–8 · Lamentations 2:8 · Isaiah 34:11 · 2 Kings 10:11 · Isaiah 28:17 · Isaiah 10:22 · Ezekiel 23:31–34 · Jeremiah 25:9

2 Kings 21:14 Jeremiah 23:33 · 2 Kings 19:4 · Psalm 89:38–45

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.