They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.2 Chronicles 24:18
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיַּֽעַזְב֗וּ אֶת־בֵּ֤ית יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּֽעַבְד֥וּ אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים וְאֶת־הָֽעֲצַבִּ֑ים וַֽיְהִי־קֶ֗צֶף עַל־יְהוּדָה֙ וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּאַשְׁמָתָ֖ם זֹֽאת׃
- וַיַּֽעַזְב֗וּvai.ya.'az.Vu“and they abandoned”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָזַב · “forsake” · Strong's H5800A
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- בֵּ֤יתbeit“[the] house of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004Q
- יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei“[the] God of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.Hem“ancestors their”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- וַיַּֽעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.Du“and they served”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָבַד · “serve[someone]” · Strong's H5647G
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםha.'a.she.Rim“the Asherah poles”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֲשֵׁרָה · “Asherah” · Strong's H0842
- וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָֽעֲצַבִּ֑יםha.'a.tza.Bim“the idols”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עָצָב · “idol” · Strong's H6091
- וַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-“and it was”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- קֶ֗צֶףKe.tzef“wrath”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֶ֫צֶף · “wrath” · Strong's H7110A
- עַל־'al-“towards”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.Dah“Judah”Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
- וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.Lim“and Jerusalem”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
- בְּאַשְׁמָתָ֖םbe.'ash.ma.Tam“in guilt their”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אַשְׁמָה · “guiltiness” · Strong's H0819
- זֹֽאת׃Zot“this”Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
Places named in this verse
- Jerusalemsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Jerusalem (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Jerusalem on OpenBible.info