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2 Kings 25:9

He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.

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ASV

And he burnt the house of Jehovah, and the king’s house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burnt he with fire.

KJV

And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man’s house burnt he with fire.

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וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.Rofand he burnedH8313 →
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בֵּית־beit-[the] house ofH1004 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וְאֵ֨תve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
בָּתֵּ֧יba.Tei[the] houses ofH1004 →
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
בֵּ֥יתbeithouse ofH1004 →
גָּד֖וֹלga.Dola great [person]H1419 →
שָׂרַ֥ףsa.Rafhe burnedH8313 →
בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'Eshwith <the> fireH784 →

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Jeremiah 17:27But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.’”Isaiah 64:11Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.Psalms 74:7They have burned Your sanctuary to the ground; they have defiled the dwelling place of Your Name.Amos 2:5So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”Psalms 74:3–7Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.Jeremiah 41:5eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.1 Kings 9:8And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’2 Chronicles 36:19Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.Micah 3:12Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.Psalms 79:1The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.1 Kings 9:7then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.Amos 6:11For the LORD gives a command: “The great house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble.”Ezekiel 16:41Then they will burn down your houses and execute judgment against you in the sight of many women. I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will never again pay your lovers.Joshua 6:24Then the Israelites burned up the city and everything in it. However, they put the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron into the treasury of the LORD’s house.Lamentations 2:5The Lord is like an enemy; He has swallowed up Israel. He has swallowed up all her palaces and destroyed her strongholds. He has multiplied mourning and lamentation for the Daughter of Judah.Jeremiah 37:10Indeed, if you were to strike down the entire army of the Chaldeans that is fighting against you, and only wounded men remained in their tents, they would still get up and burn this city down.”Jeremiah 37:8Then the Chaldeans will return and fight against this city. They will capture it and burn it down.Isaiah 64:10–11Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wasteland and Jerusalem a desolation.

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