Forכִּיthe eyesעֵינָיוof YHWHיְהוָהrangeמְשֹׁטְטוֹתthrough allבְּכָלthe earthהָאָרֶץto show himself strongלְהִתְחַזֵּקwithעִםthose whose heartלְבָבָםis wholeשָׁלֵםtoward him.אֵלָיוYou have acted foolishlyנִסְכַּלְתָּinעַלthis,זֹאתforכִּיfrom now onמֵעַתָּהthere will beיֵשׁwarsמִלְחָמוֹתagainst you.”עִמְּךָ
2 Chronicles 16:9
Study it in the app“For the eyes of YHWH range through all the earth to show himself strong with those whose heart is whole toward him. You have acted foolishly in this, for from now on there will be wars against you.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 16:9, word by word
- the eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
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” appears- rangeמְשֹׁטְטוֹתmeshottot
roam
To go back and forth over a place, looking it over or searching for something.
Where else “meshottot” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- to show himself strongהִתְחַזֵּקhitchazek
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “hitchazek” appears- those whose heartלְבָבָlevava
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levava” appears- is wholeשָׁלֵםshalem
wholehearted
With one's whole self for God.
Where else “shalem” appears- You have acted foolishlyנִסְכַּלְתָּniskalta
act foolishly
Act like a fool, do something foolish.
Where else “niskalta” appears- warsמִלְחָמוֹתmilchamot
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchamot” appears
The context
8Were not the Cushites and the Libyans a numerous force, with chariots and horsemen in very great number? Yet because you relied on YHWH, he gave them into your hand.
9 · This verse (above)
10Asa was angry with the seer and put him in the house of the stocks, for he was in a rage with him over this. And Asa crushed some of the people at that time.