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There was no one to help Israel, <a href="/kjv/2_kings/14.htm">King James Bible</a> For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/14.htm">New King James Version</a> For the LORD saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter; and whether bond or free, there was no helper for Israel. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For the LORD saw the misery of Israel, which was very bitter; for there was neither bond nor free spared, nor was there any helper for Israel. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, which was very bitter; for there was neither bond nor free, nor was there any helper for Israel. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, which was very bitter; for there was neither bond nor free, nor was there any helper for Israel. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For Yahweh saw the affliction of Israel, which was very bitter; for there was neither bond nor free, nor was there any helper for Israel. <a href="/amp/2_kings/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For the LORD saw the affliction (suffering) of Israel as very bitter; there was no one left, bond or free, nor any helper for Israel. <a href="/csb/2_kings/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For the LORD saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter for both slaves and free people. There was no one to help Israel. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For the LORD saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel, neither bond nor free. <a href="/asv/2_kings/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> For Jehovah saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter; for there was none shut up nor left at large, neither was there any helper for Israel. <a href="/cev/2_kings/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The LORD helped Jeroboam do this because he had seen how terribly the Israelites were suffering, whether slave or free, and no one was left to help them. <a href="/erv/2_kings/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was none shut up nor left at large, neither was there any helper for Israel. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD did this because he saw how bitterly everyone in Israel was suffering. No slave or free person could help Israel. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD saw the terrible suffering of the Israelites; there was no one at all to help them. <a href="/isv/2_kings/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> For the LORD observed Israel's bitter misery, and there was no one left, neither slave nor free, and there was no deliverer for Israel. <a href="/msb/2_kings/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel, <a href="/net/2_kings/14.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD saw Israel's intense suffering; everyone was weak and incapacitated and Israel had no deliverer. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter; for there was none shut up nor left at large, neither was there any helper for Israel. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel. <a href="/web/2_kings/14.htm">World English Bible</a> For Yahweh saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter for all, slave and free; and there was no helper for Israel. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for YHWH has seen the very bitter affliction of Israel, and there is none restrained, and there is none left, and there is no helper for Israel; <a href="/ylt/2_kings/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for Jehovah hath seen the affliction of Israel -- very bitter, and there is none restrained, and there is none left, and there is no helper to Israel; <a href="/slt/2_kings/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For Jehovah saw the affliction of Israel exceedingly bitter, and none shut up, and none left, and no helper to Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel that it was exceeding bitter, and that they were consumed even to them that were shut up in prison, and the lowest persons, and that there was no one to help Israel. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For the Lord saw the exceedingly bitter affliction of Israel, and that they were being consumed, even to those who were enclosed in prison, and even to the least ones, and that there was no one who would help Israel. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/14.htm">New American Bible</a> For the LORD saw the very bitter affliction of Israel, where there was neither bond nor free, no one at all to help Israel. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For the LORD saw that the distress of Israel was very bitter; there was no one left, bond or free, and no one to help Israel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter; for there was no one in power, and there was no one to help Israel. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because LORD JEHOVAH saw the oppression of Israel, that it was very bitter, and there was no one who binds and none who releases, and no helper for Israel.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter; for there was none shut up nor left at large, neither was there any helper for Israel. <a href="/sep/2_kings/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For the Lord saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter, and that they were few in number, straitened and in want, and destitute, and Israel had no helper. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/14-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=4951" 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/14.htm">Jeroboam II Reigns in Israel</a> …25This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher. 26<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</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/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/6040.htm" title="6040: ‘o·nî (N-msc) -- Affliction, poverty. From anah; depression, i.e. Misery.">that the affliction</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of the Israelites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6113.htm" title="6113: ‘ā·ṣūr (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To restrain, retain. A primitive root; to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble.">both slave</a> <a href="/hebrew/657.htm" title="657: wə·’e·p̄es (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- From 'aphec; cessation, i.e. An end; often used adverb, no further; also the ankle, as being the extremity of the leg or foot.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/657.htm" title="657: wə·’e·p̄es (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- From 'aphec; cessation, i.e. An end; often used adverb, no further; also the ankle, as being the extremity of the leg or foot."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ‘ā·zūḇ (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">free,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">was very</a> <a href="/hebrew/4784.htm" title="4784: mō·reh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be contentious or rebellious. A primitive root; to be bitter; to rebel.">bitter.</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">There was no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5826.htm" title="5826: ‘ō·zêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To help, succor. A primitive root; to surround, i.e. Protect or aid.">one to help</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: lə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel,</a> 27and since the LORD had said that He would not blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.…<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="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7</a> The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. <a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Judges 2:18</a> Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them. <a href="/2_kings/13-4.htm">2 Kings 13:4-5</a> Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel. / So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before. <a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27</a> So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. <a href="/psalms/106-44.htm">Psalm 106:44-45</a> Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress. / And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion. <a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a> In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. <a href="/jeremiah/31-20.htm">Jeremiah 31:20</a> Is not Ephraim a precious son to Me, a delightful child? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore My heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the LORD. <a href="/hosea/11-8.htm">Hosea 11:8-9</a> How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred! / I will not execute the full fury of My anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God and not man—the Holy One among you—and I will not come in wrath. <a href="/jonah/4-10.htm">Jonah 4:10-11</a> But the LORD said, “You cared about the plant, which you neither tended nor made grow. It sprang up in a night and perished in a night. / So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?” <a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Matthew 9:36</a> When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. <a href="/matthew/14-14.htm">Matthew 14:14</a> When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick. <a href="/mark/6-34.htm">Mark 6:34</a> When Jesus stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He began to teach them many things. <a href="/luke/1-78.htm">Luke 1:78-79</a> because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high, / to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.” <a href="/luke/7-13.htm">Luke 7:13</a> When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.” <a href="/john/11-33.htm">John 11:33-35</a> When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. / “Where have you put him?” He asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they answered. / Jesus wept.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.saw the affliction<a href="/2_kings/13-4.htm">2 Kings 13:4</a> And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them.<a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7,9</a> And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; … <a href="/judges/10-16.htm">Judges 10:16</a> And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.not any shut<a href="/deuteronomy/32-36.htm">Deuteronomy 32:36</a> For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.<a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">1 Kings 14:10</a> Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.<a href="/1_kings/21-21.htm">1 Kings 21:21</a> Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/22-27.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-27.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-36.htm">Bitterly</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-8.htm">Bond</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-12.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-5.htm">Free</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-27.htm">Help</a> <a href="/joshua/1-1.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-10.htm">Large</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-8.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-8.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-8.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-55.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-10.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-22.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-3.htm">Bitterly</a> <a href="/job/12-18.htm">Bond</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-16.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-33.htm">Free</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-19.htm">Help</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-22.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-27.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-3.htm">Large</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-22.htm">Restrained</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-4.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/2-34.htm">Slave</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-9.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm">Whether</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 14</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/14-1.htm">Amaziah's good reign</a> 5. <a href="/2_kings/14-5.htm">His justice on the murderers of his father</a> 7. <a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">His victory over Edom</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">Amaziah, provoking Jehoash, is overcome</a> 15. <a href="/2_kings/14-15.htm">Jeroboam succeeds Jehoash</a> 17. <a href="/2_kings/14-17.htm">Amaziah slain by a conspiracy</a> 21. <a href="/2_kings/14-21.htm">Azariah succeeds him</a> 23. <a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">Jeroboam's wicked reign</a> 28. <a href="/2_kings/14-28.htm">Zachariah succeeds him</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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Throughout the Old Testament, God is depicted as being deeply aware of the suffering of His people. This is reminiscent of <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7</a>, where God sees the affliction of the Israelites in Egypt. The affliction here refers to the hardships faced by the Israelites due to external threats and internal strife during the reign of Jeroboam II. This period was marked by political instability and moral decline, which led to suffering among the people.both slave and free, This phrase underscores the universality of the suffering experienced by the Israelites, affecting all social classes. In ancient Israel, society was divided into various classes, including slaves and free citizens. The mention of both groups indicates that the affliction was widespread and indiscriminate. This reflects the social and economic challenges of the time, where even those who were free were not exempt from hardship. It also emphasizes God's concern for all individuals, regardless of their social status.was very bitter. The term "bitter" conveys the severity and intensity of the suffering. In biblical literature, bitterness often symbolizes extreme distress and hardship. This can be seen in the story of Naomi in the Book of Ruth, where she describes her life as bitter due to her losses. The use of "very" intensifies the description, indicating that the Israelites' situation was dire and desperate, requiring divine intervention.There was no one to help Israel, This phrase highlights the isolation and vulnerability of Israel at this time. Historically, Israel often relied on alliances with neighboring nations for military and political support. However, during this period, such alliances were either unavailable or ineffective. This situation underscores the need for divine intervention, as human efforts were insufficient. It also foreshadows the coming of a savior figure, a theme that is fulfilled in the New Testament with the arrival of Jesus Christ, who is seen as the ultimate helper and redeemer of God's people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is attentive to the suffering of His people. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The Northern Kingdom, experiencing severe affliction and distress during this period. 3. <a href="/topical/a/affliction_of_israel.htm">Affliction of Israel</a> The suffering and oppression faced by the Israelites, which was severe and without relief. 4. <a href="/topical/b/bond_nor_free.htm">Bond nor Free</a> A phrase indicating that all classes of people in Israel, both slaves and free citizens, were suffering without any helper.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_awareness_of_suffering.htm">God's Awareness of Suffering</a> God is not distant or indifferent to the suffering of His people. He sees and knows the depth of their affliction. <a href="/topical/u/universal_need_for_divine_help.htm">Universal Need for Divine Help</a> The phrase "neither bond nor free" emphasizes that all people, regardless of status, need God's intervention. No human solution suffices without divine aid. <a href="/topical/g/god's_compassionate_nature.htm">God's Compassionate Nature</a> The LORD's observation of Israel's suffering reflects His compassionate nature. He is moved by the plight of His people and desires to bring relief. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Call to Trust in God's Deliverance</a> In times of distress, believers are encouraged to trust in God's ability to deliver and provide help, as He has done throughout biblical history.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 14</a> <a href="/q/do_2_kings_13_7's_figures_conflict_with_evidence.htm">Do 2 Kings 13:7's figures of 50 horsemen and 10 chariots conflict with known military realities, or is there supporting archaeological evidence?</a> <a href="/q/does_2_chr_26_1-4_match_external_records.htm">Does 2 Chronicles 26:1-4's portrayal of Uzziah's rise to power match external historical sources or records of other nations?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_king_hiram_honor_israel's_god.htm">In 2 Chronicles 2:11-12, why does Tyrian King Hiram express devotion to Israel's God when no independent Tyrian records verify such reverence?</a> <a href="/q/why_link_god's_favor_to_david's_power.htm">1 Chronicles 14:2 - Why would God's favor be linked to David's increasing power and multiple wives, despite biblical warnings against polygamy elsewhere?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) Affliction.--Better, oppression.Bitter.--So the LXX., Syriac, and Vulg. Better, stubborn, and so, inveterate, unyielding, enduring. (Comp. <a href="/context/deuteronomy/21-18.htm" title="If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not listen to them:">Deuteronomy 21:18-20</a>.) Targum, "hard;" Arabic, "strong" or "violent."For there was . . . left.--Comp. Note on <a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm" title="Therefore, behold, I will bring evil on the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that urinates against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man takes away dung, till it be all gone.">1Kings 14:10</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter (comp. <a href="/2_kings/13-4.htm">2 Kings 13:4, 23</a>). The repetition is perhaps to be accounted for by the desire of the writer to explain how it came to pass that so great a deliverance was granted to Israel under a king who maintained the worship of the calves. He views it as the consequence of God's infinite compassion, and of the extreme bitterness of Israel's sufferings under the Syrians (comp. <a href="/2_kings/13-7.htm">2 Kings 13:7</a> and <a href="/amos/1-3.htm">Amos 1:3</a>). For there was not any shut up, nor any left (see the comment on 1 Kings 14:10), nor any helper for Israel. Apart from Jehovah, Israel had no one to come to her aid. Judah would not help her, for Judah had just suffered at her hands (vers. 11-14); still less would Philistia, or Moab, or Ammon, who were her constant enemies. Her isolation rendered her all the more an object for the Divine compassion. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/14-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֛ה (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 saw רָאָ֧ה (rā·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see that the affliction עֳנִ֥י (‘o·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6040.htm">Strong's 6040: </a> Affliction, poverty of the Israelites, יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc both slave עָצוּר֙ (‘ā·ṣūr) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6113.htm">Strong's 6113: </a> To inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble [and] וְאֶ֣פֶס (wə·’e·p̄es) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_657.htm">Strong's 657: </a> Cessation, an end, no further, the ankle, foot free, עָז֔וּב (‘ā·zūḇ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> To loosen, relinquish, permit was very מְאֹ֑ד (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily bitter. מֹרֶ֣ה (mō·reh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4784.htm">Strong's 4784: </a> To be contentious or rebellious There was no וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle one to help עֹזֵ֖ר (‘ō·zêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5826.htm">Strong's 5826: </a> To surround, protect, aid Israel, לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (lə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/14-26.htm">2 Kings 14:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/14-26.htm">2 Kings 14:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/14-26.htm">2 Kings 14:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/14-26.htm">2 Kings 14:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/14-26.htm">2 Kings 14:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/14-26.htm">2 Kings 14:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/14-26.htm">2 Kings 14:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/14-26.htm">2 Kings 14:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/14-26.htm">2 Kings 14:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/14-26.htm">2 Kings 14:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-26.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 14:26 For Yahweh saw the affliction of Israel (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/14-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 14:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 14:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/14-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 14:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 14:27" /></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>