2 Kings 21:9
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But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel.But the people did not listen and Manasseh led them astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
In other translations
But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the children of Israel.But the people did not listen and Manasseh led them astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
Hebrew words
וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808שָׁמֵעוּshame'uthey listenedH8085וַיַּתְעֵםvaiyat'emand he misled themH8582מְנַשֶּׁהmenashehManassehH4519לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto doH6213אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָרָעhara'<the> evilH7451מִן־min-more thanH4480הַגּוֹיִםhagoyimthe nationsH1471אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834הִשְׁמִידhishmidhe had destroyedH8045יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068מִפְּנֵיmipeneifrom beforeH6440בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵל׃yisra'elIsraelH3478
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Proverbs 29:12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
- John 15:22If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
- Revelation 2:20Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
- James 4:17Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.
- 1 Kings 14:16And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.So He will give Israel over on account of the sins Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”
- Daniel 9:6Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, and fathers, and to all the people of the land.
- Hosea 5:11Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.
- 2 Chronicles 36:16But 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.But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
- Nehemiah 9:29-3029 And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. 30 Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.29 You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey. 30 You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.
- 2 Chronicles 33:9So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel.So Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
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People and places
People: Jacob, Manasseh (son of Hezekiah)