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2 Kings 8:12

“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”

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ASV

And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strongholds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash in pieces their little ones, and rip up their women with child.

KJV

And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
חֲזָאֵ֔לcha.za.'ElHazaelH2371 →
מַדּ֖וּעַma.Du.a'why?H4069 →
אֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.Ni[is] lord myH113 →
בֹכֶ֑הvo.KhehweepingH1058 →
וַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
יָדַ֡עְתִּיya.Da'.tiI knowH3045 →
אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>H853 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-this:H834 →
תַּעֲשֶׂה֩ta.'a.Sehyou will doH6213 →
לִבְנֵ֨יliv.Neito [the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
רָעָ֗הra.'AhharmH7451 →
מִבְצְרֵיהֶ֞םmiv.tze.rei.Hemfortifications theirH4013 →
תְּשַׁלַּ֤חte.sha.Lachyou will sendH7971 →
בָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'Eshin <the> fireH784 →
וּבַחֻֽרֵיהֶם֙u.va.chu.rei.Hemand young men theirH970 →
בַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revwith the swordH2719 →
תַּהֲרֹ֔גta.ha.Rogyou will killH2026 →
וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣םve.'o.le.lei.Hemand children theirH5768 →
תְּרַטֵּ֔שׁte.ra.Teshyou will dash in piecesH7376 →
וְהָרֹתֵיהֶ֖םve.ha.ro.tei.Hemand pregnant [women] theirH2030 →
תְּבַקֵּֽעַ׃te.va.Ke.a'you will rip openH1234 →

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Hosea 13:16Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.Nahum 3:10Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.2 Kings 15:16At that time Menahem, starting from Tirzah, attacked Tiphsah and everyone in its vicinity, because they would not open their gates. So he attacked Tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women.Psalms 137:9Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.2 Kings 12:17At that time Hazael king of Aram marched up and fought against Gath and captured it. Then he decided to attack Jerusalem.2 Kings 13:3So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.Amos 1:3This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.Amos 1:13This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.Isaiah 13:16Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.2 Kings 13:22And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.1 Kings 19:17Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.2 Kings 10:32In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory2 Kings 13:7Jehoahaz had no army left, except fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, because the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.Isaiah 13:18Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children.2 Kings 10:32–33In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territoryHosea 10:14the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.Matthew 2:16When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.Amos 1:3–5This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.

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