Verse 12
2 Kings 8:12
World English Bible, British Edition
12
Hazael said, “Why do you weep, my lord?”
He answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel. You will set
their strongholds on fire, and you will kill their young men with the sword, and will dash their little
ones in pieces, and rip up their pregnant women.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר חֲזָאֵ֔ל מַדּ֖וּעַ אֲדֹנִ֣/י בֹכֶ֑ה וַ/יֹּ֡אמֶר כִּֽי יָדַ֡עְתִּי אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂה֩ לִ/בְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל רָעָ֗ה מִבְצְרֵי/הֶ֞ם תְּשַׁלַּ֤ח בָּ/אֵשׁ֙ וּ/בַחֻֽרֵי/הֶם֙ בַּ/חֶ֣רֶב תַּהֲרֹ֔ג וְ/עֹלְלֵי/הֶ֣ם תְּרַטֵּ֔שׁ וְ/הָרֹתֵי/הֶ֖ם תְּבַקֵּֽעַ
English Translation
And Hazael said, "Why is my lord weeping?" And he said, "Because I know the evil that you will do to the children of Israel: their strongholds you will set on fire, and their young men you will kill with the sword, and their little ones you will dash to pieces, and their women with child you will rip open."
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Chapter 8 Context
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6
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7
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8
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the man of God (Elohim), and enqu...
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9
So Hazael went to meet him and took a present with him, even of
every good thing of Damascus, forty...
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10
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however the LORD has shown me that he...
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11
He settled his gaze steadfastly on him, until he was ashamed. Then the
man of God (Elohim) wept.
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12
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He answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to t...
13
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he could do this great thing?”
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14
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15
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16
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being king of Judah then, Jeh...
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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he rose up by night and struck t...
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22
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revolted at the same time.
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