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2 Chronicles 7:21
21This temple will become a heap of rubble. All who pass by will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
2 Chronicles 7:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and unto this house?
- English Standard Version (ESV)And at this house, which was exalted, everyone passing by will be astonished and say, 'Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?'
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And as for this house, which is exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, ‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and this house?’
- New Living Translation (NLT)And though this Temple is impressive now, all who pass by will be appalled. They will ask, ‘Why did the Lord do such terrible things to this land and to this Temple?’
Context of 2 Chronicles 7:21
19“But if you turn away and forsake the decrees and commands I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them, 20then I will uproot Israel from my land, which I have given them, and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples. This temple will become a heap of rubble. All who pass by will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ 22People will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—that is why he brought all this disaster on them.’ ”
Read all of 2 Chronicles 72 Chronicles 7:21 word by word
וְהַבַּ֤יִת הַזֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֣ה עֶלְי֔וֹן לְכָל־עֹבֵ֥ר עָלָ֖יו יִשֹּׁ֑ם וְאָמַ֗ר בַּמֶּ֨ה עָשָׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ כָּ֔כָה לָאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּ֖את וְלַבַּ֥יִת הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And this houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- which is highעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · highH5945
- shall be an astonishmentשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: appalledH8074
- to every one that passethעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- by it; so that he shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Why hath the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- thus unto this landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 7:21
- 1 Kings 9:8This temple will become a heap of rubble. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff and say, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
- 2 Chronicles 29:8Therefore, the anger of the Lord has fallen on Judah and Jerusalem; he has made them an object of dread and horror and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.
- Jeremiah 19:8I will devastate this city and make it an object of horror and scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds.
- Jeremiah 49:17“Edom will become an object of horror; all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds.
- Jeremiah 50:13Because of the Lord’s anger she will not be inhabited but will be completely desolate. All who pass Babylon will be appalled; they will scoff because of all her wounds.
- Deuteronomy 29:24All the nations will ask: “Why has the Lord done this to this land? Why this fierce, burning anger?”
- Jeremiah 5:19And when the people ask, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all this to us?’ you will tell them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners in a land not your own.’
- Jeremiah 13:22And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?”— it is because of your many sins that your skirts have been torn off and your body mistreated.
- Jeremiah 16:10“When you tell these people all this and they ask you, ‘Why has the Lord decreed such a great disaster against us? What wrong have we done? What sin have we committed against the Lord our God?’
- Jeremiah 22:8“People from many nations will pass by this city and will ask one another, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?’
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 7:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Shall be an astonishment - The manner in which these disobedient people have been destroyed is truly astonishing: no nation was ever so highly favored, and none ever so severely and signally punished.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-22Even though it was magnificent, people mocked the temple when the Israelites turned away from the Lord. The Babylonians destroyed the temple in 586 BC.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 7
- 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
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