H2063–זֹאת–zot

Behold, I am about to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him incense of sweet spices, and for the continual show bread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts of Yahweh our God. This is [ergänzt: an ordinance] forever to Israel.

זֹ֥את zot “this”

If your people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatever way you shall send them, and they pray to you toward this city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name;

הַזֹּאת֙ (זֹּאת֙) zoT “this”

This house, which is so high, everyone who passes by it shall be astonished, and shall say, Why has Yahweh done thus to this land, and to this house?

הַזֹּ֖את (זֹּ֖את) Zot “this”

They shall answer, Because they forsook Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshiped them, and served them: therefore has he brought all this evil on them.

הַזֹּֽאת׃ (זֹּֽאת) Zot “this”

For the eyes of Yahweh run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; for from henceforth you shall have wars.

זֹ֑את Zot “this”

Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the prison-house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

זֹ֑את Zot “this”

Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Should you help the wicked, and love those who hate Yahweh? for this thing wrath is on you from before Yahweh.

וּבָזֹאת֙ (זֹאת֙) zoT “this”

Did not you, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it to the seed of Abraham your friend forever?

הַזֹּ֔את (זֹּ֔את) Zot “this”

You shall not need to fight in this [ergänzt: battle]: set yourselves, stand you still, and see the salvation of Yahweh with you, O Judah and Jerusalem; don't be afraid, nor be dismayed: tomorrow go out against them: for Yahweh is with you.

בָּזֹ֑את (זֹ֑את) Zot “this [battle]”

After all this Yahweh struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

זֹ֑את Zot “this”

They forsook the house of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherim and the idols: and wrath came on Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.

זֹֽאת׃ Zot “this”

It happened, as he talked with him, that [ergänzt: the king] said to him, Have we made you of the king's counsel? Stop! Why should you be struck down? Then the prophet stopped, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.

זֹּ֔את Zot “this”

He fought also with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. The children of Ammon gave him the same year one hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon render to him, in the second year also, and in the third.

זֹ֗את Zot “this”

For, behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

זֹֽאת׃ Zot “this”

For if you turn again to Yahweh, your brothers and your children shall find compassion before those who led them captive, and shall come again into this land: for Yahweh your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.

הַזֹּ֑את (זֹּ֑את) Zot “this”

So there was great joy in Jerusalem; for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.

כָזֹ֖את (זֹ֖את) Zot “this”

Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke in pieces the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, and broke down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

זֹ֗את Zot “this”

Thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah; and he worked that which was good and right and faithful before Yahweh his God.

כָּזֹ֛את (זֹ֛את) Zot “this”

Now therefore don't let Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you after this manner, neither believe you him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of my hand?

כָּזֹאת֮ (זֹאת֮) zoT “this”

Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz, prayed because of this, and cried to heaven.

זֹ֑את Zot “this”

So Hilkiah, and they whom the king [ergänzt: had commanded], went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter;) and they spoke to her to that effect.

כָּזֹֽאת׃ (זֹֽאת) Zot “this”

After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.

זֹ֗את Zot “this”

Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem;

כָּזֹאת֙ (זֹאת֙) zoT “this”

So we fasted and begged our God for this: and he was entreated of us.

זֹ֑את Zot “this”

Now, our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken your commandments,

זֹ֑את Zot “this”