Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.2 Kings 19:25
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הֲלֹֽא־שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ לְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙ אֹתָ֣הּ עָשִׂ֔יתִי לְמִ֥ימֵי קֶ֖דֶם וִֽיצַרְתִּ֑יהָ עַתָּ֣ה הֲבֵיאתִ֗יהָ וּתְהִ֗י לַהְשׁ֛וֹת גַּלִּ֥ים נִצִּ֖ים עָרִ֥ים בְּצֻרֽוֹת׃
- הֲלֹֽא־ha.lo'-“¿ not”Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- שָׁמַ֤עְתָּsha.Ma'.ta“have you heard”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- לְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙le.me.ra.chOk“<to> from distant [time]”Preposition + Preposition + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָחֹק · “distant” · Strong's H7350
- אֹתָ֣הּ'o.Tah“<obj.> it”Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- עָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.ti“I appointed”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- לְמִ֥ימֵיle.Mi.mei“<to> from days of”Preposition + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- קֶ֖דֶםKe.dem“antiquity”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קֶ֫דֶם · “old” · Strong's H6924H
- וִֽיצַרְתִּ֑יהָvi.tzar.Ti.ha“and I planned it”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָצַר · “plan” · Strong's H3335I
- עַתָּ֣ה'a.Tah“now”Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
- הֲבֵיאתִ֗יהָha.vei.Ti.ha“I have brought it”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בּוֹא · “bring” · Strong's H0935P
- וּתְהִ֗יu.te.Hi“and you are”Conjunction + Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- לַהְשׁ֛וֹתlah.Shot“[about] to make desolate”Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁאָה · “to crash” · Strong's H7582
- גַּלִּ֥יםga.Lim“heaps”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גַּל · “heap” · Strong's H1530G
- נִצִּ֖יםni.Tzim“ruined”Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from נָצָה · “to desolate” · Strong's H5327B
- עָרִ֥ים'a.Rim“cities”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- בְּצֻרֽוֹת׃be.tzu.Rot“fortified”Adjective, feminine, plural, absolute · from בָּצַר · “to gather|restrain|fortify” · Strong's H1219
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)