2 Kings 21:13

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And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.

In other translations

And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.

Hebrew words

וְנָטִיתִיvenatitiand I will stretch outH5186עַל־'al-overH5921יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389אֵת'et<obj.>H853קָוkav[the] measuring-line ofH6957שֹׁמְרוֹןshomeronSamariaH8111וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853מִשְׁקֹלֶתmishkolet[the] leveling tool ofH4949בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004אַחְאָב'ach'avAhabH256וּמָחִיתִיumachitiand I will wipe cleanH4229אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389כַּאֲשֶׁר־ka'asher-just asH834יִמְחֶהyimchehsomeone wipes cleanH4229אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַצַּלַּחַתhatzalachatthe bowlH6747מָחָהmachahhe wipes [it] cleanH4229וְהָפַךְvehafakhand he turns [it] overH2015עַל־'al-onH5921פָּנֶיהָ׃paneihaface itsH6440

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Ahab

Places: Jerusalem, Samaria

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