The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 20:16 Explained

2 Chronicles 20:16

KJV: To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

YLT: To-morrow, go ye down against them, lo, they are coming up by the ascent of Ziz, and ye have found them in the end of the valley, the front of the wilderness of Jeruel.

Darby: To-morrow go down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

ASV: To-morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the ascent of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

To morrow  go ye down  against them: behold, they come up  by the cliff  of Ziz;  and ye shall find  them at the end  of the brook,  before  the wilderness  of Jeruel. 

What does 2 Chronicles 20:16 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 20

1  Jehoshaphat, invaded by Moab, proclaims a fast
5  His prayer
14  The prophecy of Jahaziel
20  Jehoshaphat exhorts the people, and sets singers to praise the Lord
22  The great overthrow of his enemies
26  The people, having blessed God at Berachah, return in triumph
31  Jehoshaphat's reign
35  His convoy of ships, according to the prophecy of Eliezer, unhappily perishes

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 20:16 mean?

Tomorrow go down against them surely they will come up by Ascent of the Ziz and you will find them at the end of the brook before the Wilderness of Jeruel
מָחָר֙ רְד֣וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם הִנָּ֥ם עֹלִ֖ים בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה הַצִּ֑יץ וּמְצָאתֶ֤ם אֹתָם֙ בְּס֣וֹף הַנַּ֔חַל פְּנֵ֖י מִדְבַּ֥ר יְרוּאֵֽל

מָחָר֙  Tomorrow 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מָחָר  
Sense: tomorrow, in time to come, in the future.
רְד֣וּ  go  down 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם  against  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הִנָּ֥ם  surely 
Parse: Interjection, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵן  
Sense: behold, lo, though hypothetical part.
עֹלִ֖ים  they  will  come  up 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה  by  Ascent 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַעֲלֶה  
Sense: ascent, incline.
הַצִּ֑יץ  of  the  Ziz 
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: צִיץ  
Sense: a pass going from the shores of the Dead Sea to the wilderness of Judah near Tekoa.
וּמְצָאתֶ֤ם  and  you  will  find 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: מָצָא  
Sense: to find, attain to.
בְּס֣וֹף  at  the  end 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: סׄוף  
Sense: end, conclusion.
הַנַּ֔חַל  of  the  brook 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַחַל 
Sense: torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley.
פְּנֵ֖י  before 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
מִדְבַּ֥ר  the  Wilderness 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִדְבָּר 
Sense: wilderness.
יְרוּאֵֽל  of  Jeruel 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּאֵל  
Sense: a place in the wilderness of southern Judah.

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