2 Chronicles 7:20
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Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.then 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.
In other translations
Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.then 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.
Hebrew words
וּנְתַשְׁתִּיםunetashtimand I will pluck up themH5428מֵעַלme'alfrom onH5921אַדְמָתִי'admatiland myH127אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834נָתַתִּיnatatiI have givenH5414לָהֶםlahemto themוְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַבַּיִתhabayitthe houseH1004הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834הִקְדַּשְׁתִּיhikdashtiI have consecratedH6942לִשְׁמִיlishmifor name myH8034אַשְׁלִיךְ'ashlikhI will throw awayH7993מֵעַלme'alfrom onH5921פָּנָיpanaiface myH6440וְאֶתְּנֶנּוּve'ettenenuand I will make itH5414לְמָשָׁלlemashalinto a bywordH4912וְלִשְׁנִינָהvelishninahand into a tauntH8148בְּכָל־bekholamong allH3605הָעַמִּים׃ha'amimthe peoplesH5971
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Kings 17:20And the Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.
- Deuteronomy 28:37And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.
- 1 Kings 14:15For the Lord shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the Lord to anger.For the LORD will strike Israel as a reed is shaken in the water. He will uproot Israel from this good land that He gave their fathers, and He will scatter them beyond the Euphrates, because they have made their Asherah poles, provoking the LORD to anger.
- Jeremiah 24:9And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them.
- 1 Kings 9:7Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.
- Jeremiah 45:4Thus shalt thou say unto him, The Lord saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.Thus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch: “This is what the LORD says: Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted.
- Deuteronomy 29:28And the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.The LORD uprooted them from their land in His anger, rage, and great wrath, and He cast them into another land, where they are today.’
- Jeremiah 31:28And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord.Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.
- Psalm 44:14Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.
- Lamentations 2:15-1615 All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? 16 All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.15 All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?” 16 All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”
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