Study it in the app“And it will happen when Adonai has finished all his work on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, that I will punish the fruit of the greatness of heart of the king of Assyria and the beauty of the height of his eyes.”
And it will happenוְהָיָהwhenכִּיAdonaiאֲדֹנָיhas finishedיְבַצַּעallכָּלhis workמַעֲשֵׂהוּon MountבְּהַרZionצִיּוֹןand in Jerusalem,וּבִירוּשָׁלִָםthat I will punishאֶפְקֹד עַלthe fruitפְּרִיof the greatnessגֹדֶלof heartלְבַבof the kingמֶלֶךְof Assyriaאַשּׁוּרand the beautyוְעַל תִּפְאֶרֶתof the heightרוּםof his eyes.עֵינָיו
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appearsAdonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appearsfinish
To carry something through to the end, completing what was begun or said.
Where else “yevatsa” appearswork
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maase” appearsmountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appearsZion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appearspunish
To call to account, punish.
Where else “efkod” appearsfruit
What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.
Where else “peri” appearsarrogance
A swollen heart that thinks itself superior.
Where else “godel” appearsheart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levav” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsAssyria, Asshur
See it on the mapWhere else “ashur” appearsbeauty
Beauty and splendor seen in something or someone.
Where else “tiferet” appearsheight, haughtiness
Height, haughtiness; the pride of one who looks down from above.
Where else “rum” appearseye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears1Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
3Assyria
Today: northern Iraq (with parts of Syria, Turkey, Iran)
An empire of northern Mesopotamia along the Tigris River, in present-day Iraq.
Assyria took the northern kingdom of Israel captive (2 Kgs 17:6). God sent Jonah to preach in Nineveh, its capital (Jonah 3:3).
11shall I not, as I have done to Samaria and to her idols, so do to Jerusalem and to her idols?”
12 · This verse (above)
13For he has said, “By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding; and I have removed the boundaries of peoples, and their treasures I have plundered; and like a mighty one I have brought down those who sat on thrones.
