Study it in the app“And he cried out against the altar by the word of YHWH, and said, “Altar, altar! Thus says YHWH: ‘Look, a son will be born to the house of David, Josiah will be his name; and he will sacrifice on you the priests of the high places who offer up in smoke on you, and human bones they will burn on you.’””
And he cried outוַיִּקְרָאagainstעַלthe altarהַמִּזְבֵּחַby the wordבִּדְבַרof YHWH,יְהוָהand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Altar,מִזְבֵּחַaltar!מִזְבֵּחַThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָה‘Look,הִנֵּהa sonבֵןwill be bornנוֹלָדto the houseלְבֵיתof David,דָּוִדJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּהוּwill be his name;שְׁמוֹand he will sacrificeוְזָבַחon youעָלֶיךָthe priestsכֹּהֲנֵיof the high placesהַבָּמוֹתwho offer up in smokeהַמַּקְטִרִיםon you,עָלֶיךָand humanאָדָםbonesוְעַצְמוֹתthey will burnיִשְׂרְפוּon you.’”עָלֶיךָ
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikra” appearsaltar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appearsbe born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “nolad” appearsdynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “vet” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsJosiah
Josiah: a name that, according to the lexicon, means "founded by Yah." He is the king of Judah announced by name in 1 Kings 13:2, who reigned about three hundred years later (2 Kings 22–23); a man in Zechariah 6:10 is also called this.
Where else “yoshiyahu” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appearssacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “zavach” appearspagan priest
A priest of other gods.
Where else “kohane” appearshigh place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “bamot” appearsburn incense
To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.
Where else “maktirim” appearshuman being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appearsbone
Each hard piece of the skeleton; also the body itself, of the dead or the living.
Where else “atsmot” appearsburn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “yisrfu” appearsThe text tells of the fulfillment some three hundred years later, in the time of King Josiah (2 Kings 23:15-20).
1And there, a man of Elohim came from Judah by the word of YHWH to Bethel, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer up in smoke.
2 · This verse (above)
3And he gave a wonder that day, saying, “This is the wonder that YHWH has spoken: look, the altar will be torn apart, and the ashes that are on it will be poured out.”
