2 Chronicles 20:37
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.

Young's Literal Translation
and prophesy doth Eliezer son of Dodavah, of Mareshah, against Jehoshaphat, saying, ‘For thy joining thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah hath broken up thy works;’ and the ships are broken, and have not retained [power] to go unto Tarshish.

King James Bible
Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

Hebrew
Then Eliezer
אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר (’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 461: Eliezer -- 'God is help', the name of several Israelites, also of a Damascene

son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Dodavahu
דֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙ (dō·ḏā·wā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1735: Dodavahu -- 'beloved of Yah', an Israelite name

of Mareshah
מִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔ה (mim·mā·rê·šāh)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4762: Mareshah -- a place in Judah, also two Israelites

prophesied
וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞א (way·yiṯ·nab·bê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5012: To prophesy, speak, by inspiration

against
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Jehoshaphat,
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט (yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3092: Jehoshaphat -- 'the LORD has judged', the name of a number of Israelites

saying,
לֵאמֹ֑ר (lê·mōr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Because you have allied yourself
כְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣ (kə·hiṯ·ḥab·ber·ḵā)
Preposition-k | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2266: To unite, be joined, to tie a magic knot or spell, to charm

with
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

Ahaziah,
אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ (’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 274: Ahaziah -- 'Yah has grasped', the name of several Israelites

the LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

has destroyed
פָּרַ֤ץ (pā·raṣ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6555: To break through

your works.”
מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָ (ma·‘ă·śe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property

So the ships
אֳנִיּ֔וֹת (’o·nî·yō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 591: A ship

were wrecked
וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּ (way·yiš·šā·ḇə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces

and were unable
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to sail
לָלֶ֥כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Tarshish.
תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃ (tar·šîš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8659: Tarshish -- a son of Javan, also a port on the Mediterranean, also a Benjamite

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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