2 Chronicles 7:21 “And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it w…”

2 Chronicles 7:21

And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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?

World English Bible

This house, which is so high, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, ‘Why has the LORD done this to this land and to this house?’

American Standard Version

And this house, which is so high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall say, Why hath Jehovah done thus unto this land, and to this house?

Geneva Bible 1599

And this house which is most hie, shall be an astonishment to euery one that passeth by it, so that he shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus to this lande, and to this house?

Darby Translation

And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passes by it; so that he shall say, Why has Jehovah done thus to this land and to this house?

Young's Literal Translation

'And this house that hath been high, to every one passing by it, is an astonishment, and he hath said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land, and to this house?

Bible in Basic English

And this house will become a mass of broken walls, and everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder, and will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land and to this house?

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Cross references

“this house”

1 Kings 9:8

1 Kings 9:8 · BSB

And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’

“astonishment”

Jeremiah 19:8 2 Chronicles 29:8 Jeremiah 49:17 Jeremiah 50:13

Jeremiah 19:8 · BSB

I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.

2 Chronicles 29:8 · BSB

Therefore, the wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, horror, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.

Jeremiah 49:17 · BSB

“Edom will become an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.

Jeremiah 50:13 · BSB

Because of the wrath of the LORD, she will not be inhabited; she will become completely desolate. All who pass through Babylon will be horrified and will hiss at all her wounds.

“Why”

Jeremiah 16:10–12 Deuteronomy 29:24–28 Jeremiah 5:19 Jeremiah 13:22 Jeremiah 22:28 1 Kings 9:9

Jeremiah 16:10–12 · BSB

When you tell these people all these things, they will ask you, ‘Why has the LORD pronounced all this great disaster against us? What is our iniquity? What is the sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?’

Deuteronomy 29:24–28 · BSB

So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’

Jeremiah 5:19 · BSB

And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a la…

Jeremiah 13:22 · BSB

And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed.

Jeremiah 22:28 · BSB

Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?

1 Kings 9:9 · BSB

And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, the LORD has brought a…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.

22And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’”

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