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You tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the LORD. <a href="/esv/2_kings/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> because your heart was penitent, and you humbled yourself before the LORD, when you heard how I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, declares the LORD. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/22.htm">King James Bible</a> Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/22.htm">New King James Version</a> because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you,” says the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> since your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become an object of horror and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have indeed heard you,’ declares the LORD.” <a href="/nasb/2_kings/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you,&#8221 declares the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants that they should become a desolation and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you,” declares the LORD. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> because your heart was soft and you humbled yourself before Yahweh when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants that they should become an object of horror, and a curse, and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I truly have heard you,” declares Yahweh. <a href="/amp/2_kings/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> because your heart was tender (receptive, penitent) and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I said against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,” declares the LORD. <a href="/csb/2_kings/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I myself have heard’—this is the LORD’s declaration. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I Myself have heard you—this is the LORD&#8217s declaration— <a href="/asv/2_kings/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before Jehovah, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith Jehovah. <a href="/cev/2_kings/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I noticed how sad you were when you read that this country and its people would be completely wiped out. You even tore your clothes in sorrow, and I heard you cry. <a href="/erv/2_kings/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You had a change of heart and humbled yourself in front of the LORD when you heard my words against this place and those who live here. I had said that those who live here will be destroyed and cursed. You also tore your clothes [in distress] and cried in front of me. So I will listen [to you], declares the LORD. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> and you repented and humbled yourself before me, tearing your clothes and weeping, when you heard how I threatened to punish Jerusalem and its people. I will make it a terrifying sight, a place whose name people will use as a curse. But I have heard your prayer, <a href="/isv/2_kings/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> because your heart was sensitive, and you humbled yourself in the LORD's presence when you heard what I had to say against this place and against its inhabitants—that they would become a desolation and a curse—and you have torn your clothes and cried out before me, be assured that I have truly heard you,' declares the LORD. <a href="/msb/2_kings/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD. <a href="/net/2_kings/22.htm">NET Bible</a> You displayed a sensitive spirit and humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard how I intended to make this place and its residents into an appalling example of an accursed people. You tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,' says the LORD. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before the LORD, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you,' says the LORD. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Because thy heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spoke against this place, and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD. <a href="/web/2_kings/22.htm">World English Bible</a> because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before Yahweh when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you,’ says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> because your heart [is] tender, and you are humbled because of YHWH, in your hearing that which I have spoken against this place, and against its inhabitants, to be for a desolation, and for a reviling, and you tear your garments and weep before Me—I also have heard—a declaration of YHWH— <a href="/ylt/2_kings/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> because thy heart is tender, and thou art humbled because of Jehovah, in thy hearing that which I have spoken against this place, and against its inhabitants, to be for a desolation, and for a reviling, and dost rend thy garments, and weep before Me -- I also have heard -- the affirmation of Jehovah -- <a href="/slt/2_kings/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Because thy heart was tender and thou wilt be humble from before Jehovah in thy hearing what I spake against this place, and against its inhabitants to be for desolation, and for a curse, and thou wilt rend thy garments and weep before me; and I also heard, says Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And thy heart hath been moved to fear, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, hearing the words against this place, and the inhabitants thereof, to wit, that they should become a wonder and a curse: and thou hast rent thy garments, and wept before me, I also have heard thee, saith the Lord: <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and your heart was terrified, and you humbled yourself before the Lord, listening to the words against this place and its inhabitants, specifically, that they would become an astonishment and a curse, and because you have torn your garments, and have wept before me: I also have heard you, says the Lord. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/22.htm">New American Bible</a> because you were heartsick and have humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I have spoken concerning this place and its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse; and because you tore your garments and wept before me, I in turn have heard, oracle of the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> because your heart was penitent, and you humbled yourself before the LORD, when you heard how I spoke against this place, and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Because your heart was sad and you trembled before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this country and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes and wept before me; I also have heard you, says the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> The words which you have heard, because your heart was sad and you trembled from before LORD JEHOVAH when you heard the thing that I said against this place and against its inhabitants, that it will be a horror and for a curse, and you have torn your garments and you wept before me, also I have heard, says LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spoke against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become an astonishment and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before Me, I also have heard thee, saith the LORD. <a href="/sep/2_kings/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> because thy heart was softened, and thou was humbled before me, when thou heardest all that I spoke against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, that it should be utterly destroyed and accursed, and thou didst rend thy garments, and weep before me; I also have heard, saith the Lord. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/22-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=7803" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/22.htm">Huldah's Prophecy</a> …18But as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, tell him that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘As for the words that you heard, 19<a href="/hebrew/3282.htm" title="3282: ya·‘an (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose; used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">your heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/7401.htm" title="7401: raḵ- (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be tender, weak or soft. A primitive root; to soften, used figuratively.">was tender</a> <a href="/hebrew/3665.htm" title="3665: wat·tik·kā·na‘ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To be humble. A primitive root; properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish.">and you humbled yourself</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: bə·šā·mə·‘ă·ḵā (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">when you heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">I spoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mā·qō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">place</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">and against</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇāw (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">its people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: lih·yō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">that they would become</a> <a href="/hebrew/8047.htm" title="8047: lə·šam·māh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Waste, horror. From shamem; ruin; by implication, consternation.">a desolation</a> <a href="/hebrew/7045.htm" title="7045: wə·liq·lā·lāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A curse. From qalal; vilification.">and a curse,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7167.htm" title="7167: wat·tiq·ra‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To tear. A primitive root; to rend, literally or figuratively.">and because you have torn</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: bə·ḡā·ḏe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">your clothes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1058.htm" title="1058: wat·tiḇ·keh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2ms) -- To weep, bewail. A primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan.">and wept</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nāy (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">have heard you,’</a> <a href="/hebrew/5002.htm" title="5002: nə·’um- (N-msc) -- Utterance. From na'am; an oracle.">declares</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> 20‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’ ” So they brought her answer back to the king.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-27.htm">2 Chronicles 34:27</a> because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a> For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite. <a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Psalm 51:17</a> The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise. <a href="/isaiah/66-2.htm">Isaiah 66:2</a> Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word. <a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Joel 2:13</a> So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. <a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a> But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” <a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3</a> “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a> The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26</a> I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. <a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Jeremiah 31:18-19</a> I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. / After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ <a href="/matthew/11-29.htm">Matthew 11:29</a> Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. <a href="/luke/18-13.htm">Luke 18:13-14</a> But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’ / I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” <a href="/psalms/34-18.htm">Psalm 34:18</a> The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit. <a href="/isaiah/38-2.htm">Isaiah 38:2-3</a> Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, / saying, “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. <a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12-13</a> Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. / You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Because your heart was tender, and you have humbled yourself before the LORD, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have rent your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you, said the LORD.thine heart.<a href="/1_samuel/24-5.htm">1 Samuel 24:5</a> And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.<a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Psalm 51:17</a> The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.<a href="/psalms/119-120.htm">Psalm 119:120</a> My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.humbled.<a href="/exodus/10-3.htm">Exodus 10:3</a> And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.<a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">Leviticus 26:40,41</a> If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; … <a href="/1_kings/21-29.htm">1 Kings 21:29</a> Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.a desolation.<a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Leviticus 26:31,32</a> And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours… <a href="/deuteronomy/29-23.htm">Deuteronomy 29:23</a> And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:<a href="/jeremiah/26-6.htm">Jeremiah 26:6</a> Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.hast rent.<a href="/2_kings/22-17.htm">2 Kings 22:17</a> Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.wept.<a href="/numbers/25-6.htm">Numbers 25:6</a> And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.<a href="/judges/2-4.htm">Judges 2:4,5</a> And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept… <a href="/judges/20-26.htm">Judges 20:26</a> Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.I also have.<a href="/2_kings/19-20.htm">2 Kings 19:20</a> Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-11.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/joshua/8-28.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-18.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/joshua/14-12.htm">Heardest</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-39.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-29.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-16.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-11.htm">Rent</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-26.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-16.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-25.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-37.htm">Torn</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-3.htm">Wept</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/7-21.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-29.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/ezra/10-8.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-8.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-23.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-27.htm">Heardest</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-10.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-2.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-13.htm">Rent</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-5.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-6.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-12.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-27.htm">Torn</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-27.htm">Wept</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 22</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/22-1.htm">Josiah's good reign.</a> 3. <a href="/2_kings/22-3.htm">He takes care for the repair of the temple.</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">Hilkiah having found a book of the law,</a> 12. <a href="/2_kings/22-12.htm">Josiah sends to Huldah to enquire of the Lord.</a> 15. <a href="/2_kings/22-15.htm">Huldah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem, but respite thereof in Josiah's time.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In Hebrew, the word for "tender" is "rak," which implies softness or sensitivity. This sensitivity is not a sign of weakness but rather a spiritual receptivity and openness to God's word. In the biblical context, a tender heart is one that is responsive to God's commands and is willing to be molded by His will. Josiah's tender heart contrasts with the hardened hearts of many of his predecessors, highlighting the importance of humility and openness in one's relationship with God.and you humbled yourself before the LORD The act of humbling oneself is a recurring theme in Scripture, often associated with repentance and submission to God's authority. The Hebrew word for "humbled" is "kana," which means to bring low or to subdue. Josiah's humility before the LORD signifies his recognition of God's sovereignty and his own need for divine guidance. This humility is a key characteristic of a godly leader, as it demonstrates a willingness to prioritize God's will over personal or political ambitions.when you heard what I spoke against this place and its people This phrase underscores the importance of listening to God's word. The Hebrew word for "heard" is "shama," which implies not just hearing but also understanding and obeying. Josiah's response to God's pronouncement of judgment against Judah shows his attentiveness and responsiveness to divine revelation. It serves as a reminder that true hearing involves a readiness to act upon God's instructions, even when they are difficult or challenging.that they would become a desolation and a curse The terms "desolation" and "curse" reflect the severe consequences of Judah's disobedience. In Hebrew, "desolation" is "shammah," indicating a state of ruin or devastation, while "curse" is "alah," suggesting a binding oath of misfortune. These words convey the gravity of God's judgment and the seriousness of sin. Josiah's awareness of these potential outcomes motivates his reform efforts, demonstrating the transformative power of understanding the consequences of disobedience.and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me Tearing one's clothes and weeping were traditional expressions of grief and repentance in ancient Israel. The act of tearing clothes, "qara" in Hebrew, symbolizes a rending of the heart, an outward manifestation of inner sorrow and contrition. Weeping, "bakah," further emphasizes the depth of Josiah's emotional response to God's message. These actions reflect a genuine repentance and a heartfelt desire for reconciliation with God, setting an example for true penitence.I have heard you, declares the LORD The assurance "I have heard you" is a powerful affirmation of God's attentiveness to sincere repentance. The Hebrew word "shama" is used again, indicating that God not only hears but also responds to those who seek Him with a contrite heart. This divine declaration underscores the mercy and grace of God, who is willing to relent from judgment when His people turn back to Him. It serves as a reminder of the hope and restoration available through genuine repentance and faith.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) Tender.--See <a href="/1_chronicles/29-1.htm" title="Furthermore David the king said to all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.">1Chronicles 29:1</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/13-7.htm" title="And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.">1Chronicles 13:7</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/20-8.htm" title="And the officers shall speak further to the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return to his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart.">Deuteronomy 20:8</a>.Hast humbled thyself.--Comp. the behaviour of Ahab (<a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm" title="And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth on his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.">1Kings 21:27</a> seq.).Become a desolation and a curse.--See <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm" title="So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which you have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.">Jeremiah 44:22</a>. "A curse" is not so much an instance of causa pro effectu (Thenius), as a specification of the type such as would be made in blessing and cursing. (Comp. <a href="/jeremiah/29-22.htm" title="And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;">Jeremiah 29:22</a>; <a href="/genesis/48-20.htm" title="And he blessed them that day, saying, In you shall Israel bless, saying, God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.">Genesis 48:20</a>; <a href="/context/ruth/4-11.htm" title="And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do you worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:">Ruth 4:11-12</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - Because thine heart was tender - or, faint, timid (comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/20-3.htm">Deuteronomy 20:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/7-4.htm">Isaiah 7:4</a>) - and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord. Rending the garments (ver. 11) was an outward act of humiliation. Josiah had accompanied it by inward repentance and self-abasement. He had even been moved to tears (see the last clause but one of this verse). When thou heartiest what I spake against this place. The book was, therefore, a record of what God had really spoken, not a fraud imposed on the king by the high priest, or on the high priest (Ewald, 'History of Israel,' vol. 4. p. 235) by an unknown Egyptian exile. And against the inhabitants thereof; that they should become a desolation and a curse. This is not a direct quotation from the Law, but a summary, in pregnant language, of the general effect of such passages as <a href="/leviticus/26-31.htm">Leviticus 26:31-35</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15-20</a>. The language is like that of <a href="/jeremiah/26-6.htm">Jeremiah 26:6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/41-18.htm">Jeremiah 41:18</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/44-22.htm">Jeremiah 44:22</a>. And hast rent thy clothes (see ver. 11), and wept before me. This had not been previously stated, but might have been gathered from Josiah's evident sincerity, and from the ordinary habits of Orientals (comp. <a href="/2_kings/8-11.htm">2 Kings 8:11</a>; <a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">2 Kings 13:14</a>; <a href="/2_kings/20-3.htm">2 Kings 20:3</a>). I also have heard thee, saith the Lord. The general sense of vers. 18, 19, is, as Bahr notes, "Because thou hast heard me and taken heed to my threats, I also have heard thee, and will delay their fulfillment." <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/22-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>because יַ֠עַן (ya·‘an) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3282.htm">Strong's 3282: </a> Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause your heart לְבָ֨בְךָ֜ (lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> Inner man, mind, will, heart was tender רַךְ־ (raḵ-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7401.htm">Strong's 7401: </a> To be tender, weak or soft and you humbled yourself וַתִּכָּנַ֣ע ׀ (wat·tik·kā·na‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3665.htm">Strong's 3665: </a> To bend the knee, to humiliate, vanquish before מִפְּנֵ֣י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel when you heard בְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֡ (bə·šā·mə·‘ă·ḵā) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently what אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I spoke דִּבַּרְתִּי֩ (dib·bar·tî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against this הַזֶּ֜ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that place הַמָּק֨וֹם (ham·mā·qō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> A standing, a spot, a condition and against וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against its people, יֹשְׁבָ֗יו (yō·šə·ḇāw) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry that they would become לִהְי֤וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be a desolation לְשַׁמָּה֙ (lə·šam·māh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8047.htm">Strong's 8047: </a> Ruin, consternation and a curse, וְלִקְלָלָ֔ה (wə·liq·lā·lāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7045.htm">Strong's 7045: </a> Vilification and because you have torn וַתִּקְרַע֙ (wat·tiq·ra‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7167.htm">Strong's 7167: </a> To rend your clothes בְּגָדֶ֔יךָ (bə·ḡā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage and wept וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ה (wat·tiḇ·keh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1058.htm">Strong's 1058: </a> To weep, to bemoan before Me, לְפָנָ֑י (lə·p̄ā·nāy) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face I אָנֹכִ֛י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I have heard [you],’ שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי (šā·ma‘·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5002.htm">Strong's 5002: </a> An oracle the LORD. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/22-19.htm">2 Kings 22:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/22-19.htm">2 Kings 22:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/22-19.htm">2 Kings 22:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/22-19.htm">2 Kings 22:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/22-19.htm">2 Kings 22:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/22-19.htm">2 Kings 22:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/22-19.htm">2 Kings 22:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/22-19.htm">2 Kings 22:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/22-19.htm">2 Kings 22:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/22-19.htm">2 Kings 22:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-19.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 22:19 Because your heart was tender and you (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/22-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 22:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 22:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/22-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 22:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 22:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>