2 Kings
2 Kings 21:13
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.