2 Chronicles 36

2 Chronicles 36 recounts the reigns of Judah's final kings—Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah—who did evil before YHWH, leading to Babylonian invasions by Neco and Nebuchadnezzar; the people mocked YHWH's prophets until no remedy remained, culminating in Jerusalem's destruction, the temple's burning, and exile to fulfill Jeremiah's 70-year prophecy (2 Chronicles 36:15-21). It concludes with YHWH stirring Cyrus king of Persia to decree the temple's rebuilding, initiating restoration (2 Chronicles 36:22-23).

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Verse 4 וַ/יַּמְלֵ֨ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 vayamelekhe and-made-king and he installed as king HC/Vhw3ms מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc מִצְרַ֜יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֶלְיָקִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 eleyaqim Eliakim El establishes Eleyaqim HNp אָחִ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וִ/יר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 virushalaim and-Jerusalem Foundation-of-Wholeness and Yerushalam HC/Np וַ/יַּסֵּ֥ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤁 vayasev and-turned and he caused to turn HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo שְׁמ֖/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms יְהוֹיָקִ֑ים 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 yehoyaqim Jehoiakim YHWH establishes Yehoyaqim HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To יוֹאָחָ֤ז 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤆 yoachaz Jehoahaz Yahweh-has-grasped Yoachaz HNp אָחִי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv-2 his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms לָקַ֣ח 𐤋𐤒𐤇 laqach took he took HVqp3ms נְכ֔וֹ 𐤍𐤊𐤅 nekho Neco Neko Nekho HNp וַ/יְבִיאֵ֖/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀/𐤄𐤅 vayeviehu and-brought-him and he brought him in HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms מִצְרָֽיְמָ/ה 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌/𐤄 mitserayemah to Egypt toward Mitsrayim from Mitserayim HNp/Sd
Verse 8 וְ/יֶתֶר֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤓 veyeter and the rest and remainder of HC/Ncmsc דִּבְרֵ֨י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey of the acts words of HNcmpc יְהֽוֹיָקִ֜ים 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 yehoyaqim of Jehoiakim YHWH establishes Yehoyaqim HNp וְ/תֹֽעֲבֹתָ֤י/ו 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤅 vetoavotayv and his abominations and his detestable things HC/Ncfpc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr עָשָׂה֙ 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he did he did HVqp3ms וְ/הַ/נִּמְצָ֣א 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀 vehanimetsa and that which was found and the one being found HC/Td/VNrmsa עָלָ֔י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv against him upon him HR/Sp3ms הִנָּ֣/ם 𐤄𐤍/𐤌 hinam behold they look at them HTm/Sp3mp כְּתוּבִ֗ים 𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 ketuvim are written written ones HVqsmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al in upon HR סֵ֛פֶר 𐤎𐤐𐤓 sefer the book written record of HNcmsc מַלְכֵ֥י 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey of the kings kings of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וִֽ/יהוּדָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 vihudah and Judah And Yehudah and Yehudah HC/Np וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 vayimelokhe and reigned and he reigned HC/Vqw3ms יְהוֹיָכִ֥ין 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤉𐤍 yehoyakhin Jehoiachin YHWH establishes Yehoyakhin HNp בְּנ֖/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms תַּחְתָּֽי/ו 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 tachetayv in his place beneath him; in his place HR/Sp3ms
Verse 10 וְ/לִ/תְשׁוּבַ֣ת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤕 veliteshuvat at the return and for return of HC/R/Ncfsc הַ/שָּׁנָ֗ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤄 hashanah of the year the year-cycle HTd/Ncfsa שָׁלַח֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach sent to send off HVqp3ms הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa נְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֔ר 𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤊𐤃𐤍𐤀𐤑𐤓 nevukhadenetsar Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar Nevukhadenetsar HNp וַ/יְבִאֵ֣/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀/𐤄𐤅 vayeviehu and brought him and he brought him in HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms בָבֶ֔לָ/ה 𐤁𐤁𐤋/𐤄 vavelah to Babylon toward Babel in Bavel HNp/Sd עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR כְּלֵ֖י 𐤊𐤋𐤉 keley vessels implements of HNcmpc חֶמְדַּ֣ת 𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤕 chemedat precious delight of HNcfsc בֵּית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of the house house-of HNcmsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יַּמְלֵךְ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 vayamelekhe and he made king and he installed as king HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 tsideqiyahu Zedekiah Yahweh is Righteousness Tsideqiyah HNp אָחִ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וִֽ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 virushalaim and Jerusalem Foundation-of-Wholeness and Yerushalam HC/Np
Verse 17 וַ/יַּ֨עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 vayaal and-he-brought-up and he caused to ascend HC/Vhw3ms עֲלֵי/הֶ֜ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem upon-them upon them HR/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc כשדיים 𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤉𐤌 khshdyym Chaldeans Kasdim men Kasedi HNgmpa כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים 𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 kasedim Chaldeans Kasdim Kasedim HNgmpa וַ/יַּהֲרֹ֨ג 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤓𐤂 vayaharog and-he-slew and he killed HC/Vqw3ms בַּחוּרֵי/הֶ֤ם 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤄𐤌 bachureyhem their young-men their young men HNcmpc/Sp3mp בַּ/חֶ֨רֶב֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 bacherev with-the-sword by the sword HRd/Ncfsa בְּ/בֵ֣ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt in-house in the house of HR/Ncmsc מִקְדָּשָׁ֔/ם 𐤌𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤌 miqedasham their-sanctuary their set-apart sanctuary HNcmsc/Sp3mp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn חָמַ֛ל 𐤇𐤌𐤋 chamal he-had-compassion he spared HVqp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR בָּח֥וּר 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓 bachur young-man chosen young man HNcmsa וּ/בְתוּלָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤄 uvetulah and-virgin and set-apart maiden HC/Ncfsa זָקֵ֣ן 𐤆𐤒𐤍 zaqen elder he grew old HAamsa וְ/יָשֵׁ֑שׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤔 veyashesh and-feeble and gray-haired man HC/Aamsa הַ/כֹּ֖ל 𐤄/𐤊𐤋 hakol all the whole HTd/Ncmsa נָתַ֥ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan he-gave he gave HVqp3ms בְּ/יָדֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado into-his-hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms
Verse 22 וּ/בִ/שְׁנַ֣ת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤕 uvishenat Now in the year and in year-of HC/R/Ncfsc אַחַ֗ת 𐤀𐤇𐤕 achat Eka (Bemba) one one HAcfsa לְ/כ֨וֹרֶשׁ֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤅𐤓𐤔 lekhoresh of Cyrus to Cyrus to Koresh HR/Np מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc פָּרַ֔ס 𐤐𐤓𐤎 paras of Persia Persia Paras HNp לִ/כְל֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 likhelot to fulfill to bring to completion HR/Vqc דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar the word word of HNcmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/פִ֣י 𐤁/𐤐𐤉 befi by the mouth of in the mouth of HR/Ncmsc יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄𐤅 yiremeyahu Jeremiah Yahweh Exalts Yiremeyah HNp הֵעִ֣יר 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 heir stirred up he roused HVhp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo ר֨וּחַ֙ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) the spirit breath of HNcbsc כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ 𐤊𐤅𐤓𐤔 koresh of Cyrus Cyrus Koresh HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king king of HNcmsc פָּרַ֔ס 𐤐𐤓𐤎 paras-2 of Persia Persia Paras HNp וַ/יַּֽעֲבֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 vayaaver and he made...pass and he caused to cross HC/Vhw3ms קוֹל֙ 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol a proclamation sound of HNcmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal throughout all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc מַלְכוּת֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕/𐤅 malekhuto his kingdom his kingship HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta בְּ/מִכְתָּ֖ב 𐤁/𐤌𐤊𐤕𐤁 bemikhetav in writing in a written document HR/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹֽר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc
Verse 23 כֹּה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֞ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms כּ֣וֹרֶשׁ 𐤊𐤅𐤓𐤔 koresh Cyrus Cyrus Koresh HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc פָּרַ֗ס 𐤐𐤓𐤎 paras of Persia Persia Paras HNp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc מַמְלְכ֤וֹת 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 mamelekhot kingdoms kingly realms of HNcfpc הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa נָ֣תַן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan has given he gave HVqp3ms לִ֗/י 𐤋/𐤉 li me HR/Sp1cs יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of HNcmpc הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim of heaven the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הֽוּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he HC/Pp3ms פָקַ֤ד 𐤐𐤒𐤃 faqad has charged he attended to HVqp3ms עָלַ/י֙ 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay me upon me HR/Sp1cs לִ/בְנֽוֹת 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 livenot to build to build HR/Vqc ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him HR/Sp3ms בַ֔יִת 𐤁𐤉𐤕 vayit a house house HNcmsa בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr בִּֽ/יהוּדָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 bihudah is in Judah in Yehudah (Praise-of-Yah) in Yehudah HR/Np מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi Who who? HTi בָ/כֶ֣ם 𐤁/𐤊𐤌 vakhem among you HR/Sp2mp מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal of all from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc עַמּ֗/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo his people his gathered people HNcmsc/Sp3ms יְהוָ֧ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהָ֛י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv Mulimu (Lozi) his God his mighty-ones HNcmpc/Sp3ms עִמּ֖/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo be with him with him HR/Sp3ms וְ/יָֽעַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 veyaal let him go up and let him ascend HC/Vqi3ms