Verse 7
2 Chronicles 12:7
GOD'S WORD Translation
7
When Yahweh saw that they humbled themselves, Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them; but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath won’t be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/בִ/רְא֤וֹת יְהוָה֙ כִּ֣י נִכְנָ֔עוּ הָיָה֩ דְבַר יְהוָ֨ה אֶל שְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה לֵ/אמֹ֛ר נִכְנְע֖וּ לֹ֣א אַשְׁחִיתֵ֑/ם וְ/נָתַתִּ֨י לָ/הֶ֤ם כִּ/מְעַט֙ לִ/פְלֵיטָ֔ה וְ/לֹא תִתַּ֧ךְ חֲמָתִ֛/י בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּ/יַד שִׁישָֽׁק
English Translation
And when the Lord saw that they were humbled, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, "They are humbled; I will not destroy them, and I will give them a little escape, and my anger will not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak."
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Chapter 12 Context
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7
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10
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