2 Chronicles 36:16

2 Chronicles 36:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But they kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words and scoffing at his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord rose against his people, until there was no remedy.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, till there was no remedy.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But the people mocked these messengers of God and despised their words. They scoffed at the prophets until the Lord’s anger could no longer be restrained and nothing could be done.

Context of 2 Chronicles 36:16

14Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful, following all the detestable practices of the nations and defiling the temple of the Lord, which he had consecrated in Jerusalem. 15The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place. But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy. 17He brought up against them the king of the Babylonians, who killed their young men with the sword in the sanctuary, and did not spare young men or young women, the elderly or the infirm. God gave them all into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar. 18He carried to Babylon all the articles from the temple of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the Lord’s temple and the treasures of the king and his officials.

2 Chronicles 36:16 word by word

וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ מַלְעִבִים֙ בְּמַלְאֲכֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּבוֹזִ֣ים דְּבָרָ֔יו וּמִֽתַּעְתְּעִ֖ים בִּנְבִאָ֑יו עַ֠ד עֲל֧וֹת חֲמַת־יְהוָ֛ה בְּעַמּ֖וֹ עַד־לְאֵ֥ין מַרְפֵּֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But they mockedלָעַבlâ‛ab · to jestH3931
• the messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and despisedבָּזָהbâzâh · to despiseH959
• his wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• and misusedתָּעַעtâ‛a‛ · to mockH8591
• his prophetsנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• until the wrathחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• aroseעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• against his peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• no remedyמַרְפֵּאmarpê' · healingH4832

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 36:16

• 2 Chronicles 30:10The couriers went from town to town in Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Zebulun, but people scorned and ridiculed them.
• Psalms 35:16Like the ungodly they maliciously mocked; they gnashed their teeth at me.
• Isaiah 28:22Now stop your mocking, or your chains will become heavier; the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me of the destruction decreed against the whole land.
• Jeremiah 5:12They have lied about the Lord; they said, “He will do nothing! No harm will come to us; we will never see sword or famine.
• Jeremiah 20:7You deceived me, Lord, and I was deceived; you overpowered me and prevailed. I am ridiculed all day long; everyone mocks me.
• Luke 18:32He will be delivered over to the Gentiles. They will mock him, insult him and spit on him;
• Luke 22:63The men who were guarding Jesus began mocking and beating him.
• Luke 23:11Then Herod and his soldiers ridiculed and mocked him. Dressing him in an elegant robe, they sent him back to Pilate.
• Acts 2:13Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”
• Acts 17:32When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this subject.”
• Hebrews 11:36Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
• Proverbs 1:24But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,
• Luke 16:14The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.
• Acts 13:41“ ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish, for I am going to do something in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:8Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.
• Jeremiah 32:3Now Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him there, saying, “Why do you prophesy as you do? You say, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am about to give this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 36:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Misused his prophets - Rather, “scoffed at his prophets.” The allusion is to verbal mockery, not to persecution.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 36:16

• Assyria
• Impenitence
• Infidelity
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Judgments
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Obduracy (Hardness)
• Prophets
• Scoffing

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Condemn
• Jerusalem
• Put
• Chronicles, Books of
• Esdras, the First Book of
• Zedekiah (2)

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings