2 Chronicles 30:6
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So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.So the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria.
In other translations
So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.So the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria.
Hebrew words
וַיֵּלְכוּvaiyelekhuand they wentH1980הָרָצִיםharatzimthe runnersH7323בָּאִגְּרוֹתba'igerotwith <the> lettersH107מִיַּדmiyadfrom [the] hand ofH3027הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428וְשָׂרָיוvesaravand officials hisH8269בְּכָל־bekholin allH3605יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וִיהוּדָהvihudahand JudahH3063וּכְמִצְוַתukhemitzvatand according to [the] command ofH4687הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559בְּנֵיbeneiO people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478שׁוּבוּshuvureturnH7725אֶל־'el-toH413יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430אַבְרָהָם'avrahamAbrahamH85יִצְחָקyitzchakIsaacH3327וְיִשְׂרָאֵלveyisra'eland IsraelH3478וְיָשֹׁבveyashoso he may returnH7725אֶל־'el-toH413הַפְּלֵיטָהhapeleitahthe escaped remnantH6413הַנִּשְׁאֶרֶתhanish'eretwhich remainsH7604לָכֶםlakhemto youמִכַּףmikaffrom [the] hand ofH3709מַלְכֵיmalkhei[the] kings ofH4428אַשּׁוּר׃'ashurAssyriaH804
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Jeremiah 51:31One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end,One courier races to meet another, and messenger follows messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end.
- Jeremiah 4:1If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.“If you will return, O Israel, return to Me,” declares the LORD. “If you will remove your detestable idols from My sight and no longer waver,
- 2 Kings 15:29In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel–beth–maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
- 2 Kings 15:19And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.
- Esther 8:14So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.
- Isaiah 55:6-76 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.6 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. 7 Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
- Job 9:25Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.
- 2 Chronicles 28:20And Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.
- 1 Chronicles 5:26And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
- Lamentations 5:21Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.Restore us to Yourself, O LORD, so we may return; renew our days as of old,
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People and places
People: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah
Places: Assyria