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ForכִּיYHWHיְהוָהsawרָאָהthe afflictionאֶת עֳנִיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלveryמְאֹדbitter;מֹרֶהthere was noneוְאֶפֶסkeptעָצוּרand noneוְאֶפֶסleft,עָזוּבand there was noוְאֵיןhelperעֹזֵרfor Israel.לְיִשְׂרָאֵל
2 Kings 14:26
Study it in the app“For YHWH saw the affliction of Israel, very bitter; there was none kept and none left, and there was no helper for Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 14:26, word by word
- 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- sawרָאָהraa
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raa” appears- the afflictionעֳנִיoni
affliction
Affliction, suffering, misery.
Where else “oni” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- bitterמֹרֶהmore
rebel
Rebel, resist what is commanded.
Where else “more” appears- there was noneאֶפֶסefes
nothing
Nothing, no one; without.
Where else “efes” appears- keptעָצוּרatsur
restrain
To stop something, like rain or a plague.
Where else “atsur” appears- leftעָזוּבazuv
leave
To not take something along, or put it in another's care.
Where else “azuv” appears- helperעֹזֵרozer
helper
A person who comes to another's side to help him in what he needs.
Where else “ozer” appears
Translation note
“None kept and none left”: an expression of uncertain sense (see 9:8) that means that no one remained.
The context
25He brought back the territory of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, which he spoke through his servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath-hepher.
26 · This verse (above)
27But YHWH had not spoken of blotting out the name of Israel from under the heavens, so he saved them through Jeroboam son of Joash.