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2 Chronicles 20:37

Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.
2 Chronicles 20:37
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Original language and places

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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞א אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר בֶּן־דֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙ מִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔ה עַל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣ עִם־אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ פָּרַ֤ץ יְהוָה֙ אֶֽת־מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָ וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּ אֳנִיּ֔וֹת וְלֹ֥א עָצְר֖וּ לָלֶ֥כֶת אֶל־תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃

  1. וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞אvai.yit.na.Be'“and he prophesied”
    Conjunction + Verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָבָא · “to prophesy” · Strong's H5012
  2. אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר'e.li.'E.zer“Eliezer”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר · “Eliezer” · Strong's H0461L
  3. בֶּן־ben-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  4. דֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙do.da.Va.hu“Dodavahu”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from דּוֹדָוָהוּ · “Dodavahu” · Strong's H1735
  5. מִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔הmi.Ma.re.Shah“from Mareshah”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from מָרֵשָׁה · “Mareshah” · Strong's H4762G
  6. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.Fat“Jehoshaphat”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשָׁפָט · “Jehoshaphat” · Strong's H3092I
  8. לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  9. כְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣ke.hit.cha.ber.Kha“as making alliance you”
    Preposition + Verb, hithpael, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָבַר · “to unite” · Strong's H2266
  10. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  11. אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.hu“Ahaziah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲחַזְיָ֫הוּ · “Ahaziah” · Strong's H0274G
  12. פָּרַ֤ץpa.Ratz“he will break”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּרַץ · “to break through” · Strong's H6555
  13. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  14. אֶֽת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָma.'a.Sei.kha“works your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מַעֲשֶׂה · “work” · Strong's H4639G
  16. וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּvai.yi.sha.ve.Ru“and they were broken”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁבַר · “to break” · Strong's H7665
  17. אֳנִיּ֔וֹת'o.ni.Yot“ships”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אֳנִיָּה · “fleet” · Strong's H0591
  18. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  19. עָצְר֖וּ'a.tze.Ru“they retained”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָצַר · “to restrain” · Strong's H6113
  20. לָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khet“to go”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  21. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  22. תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃tar.Shish“Tarshish”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from תַּרְשִׁישׁ · “Tarshish” · Strong's H8659H
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)