2 Chronicles 32:17
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“He wrote also letters to rail on the Lord God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.”
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Israel. To struggle with God and prevail. The name given to Jacob. God's chosen people. Those who wrestle honestly with God.
עַל
on/ him
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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נָצַל
he will deliver
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נָצַל
To snatch away, to deliver, to rescue. Natsal. God snatches His people from every danger that would overwhelm them.
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עַם
people/ his
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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גּוֹי
the nations of
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גּוֹי
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
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כָּתַב
he wrote
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כָּתַב
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
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חִזְקִיָּה
Hezekiah
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חִזְקִיָּה
Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites
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