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2 Kings 21:13

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְנָטִ֣יתִיve.na.Ti.tiand I will stretch outH5186 →
עַל־'al-overH5921 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853 →
קָ֣וkav[the] measuring-line ofH6957 →
שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonSamariaH8111 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
מִשְׁקֹ֖לֶתmish.Ko.let[the] leveling tool ofH4949 →
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
אַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvAhabH256 →
וּמָחִ֨יתִיu.ma.Chi.tiand I will wipe cleanH4229 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-just asH834 →
יִמְחֶ֤הyim.Chehsomeone wipes cleanH4229 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַצַּלַּ֙חַת֙ha.tza.La.chatthe bowlH6747 →
מָחָ֔הma.Chahhe wipes [it] cleanH4229 →
וְהָפַ֖ךְve.ha.Fakhand he turns [it] overH2015 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
פָּנֶֽיהָ׃pa.Nei.haface itsH6440 →

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Amos 7:7–8This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand.Lamentations 2:8The LORD determined to destroy the wall of the Daughter of Zion. He stretched out a measuring line and did not withdraw His hand from destroying. He made the ramparts and walls lament; together they waste away.Amos 7:7This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand.Isaiah 34:11The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.2 Kings 23:27For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’”Isaiah 24:1Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants—Amos 7:8“Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:Isaiah 10:22Though your people, O Israel, be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overflowing with righteousness.Isaiah 28:17I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.Ezekiel 23:31–34Because you have followed the path of your sister, I will put her cup into your hand.’2 Kings 10:11So Jehu killed everyone in Jezreel who remained of the house of Ahab, as well as all his great men and close friends and priests, leaving him without a single survivor.Jeremiah 25:9behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.Ezekiel 23:31Because you have followed the path of your sister, I will put her cup into your hand.’Revelation 18:21–23Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.Zechariah 1:16Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’2 Kings 17:6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.Isaiah 14:23“I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.Ezekiel 24:10–11Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; cook the meat well and mix in the spices; let the bones be burned.

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Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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