2 Kings
2 Kings 21:12
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.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.