2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 7:20–21

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.

²¹And when this temple has become a heap of rubble,^b 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?’

Footnotes

b 7:21 Some LXX manuscripts, Syriac, and Arabic; Hebrew And though this temple is now exalted; see also 1 Kings 9:8|1KI 9:8.

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2 Chronicles 7:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then I will uproot Israel	וּנְתַשְׁתִּ֗ים	ū·nə·ṯaš·tîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H5428 pull or pluck up, root out
from	מֵעַ֤ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the soil	אַדְמָתִי֙	’aḏ·mā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H127 ground, land
I have given	נָתַ֣תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
them	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and I will banish	אַשְׁלִ֖יךְ	’aš·lîḵ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
from	מֵעַ֣ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
My presence	פָּנָ֑י	pā·nāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
this	הַזֶּה֙	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
temple	הַבַּ֤יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
I have sanctified	הִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּי	hiq·daš·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
for My Name	לִשְׁמִ֔י	liš·mî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H8034 name
I will make it	וְאֶתְּנֶ֛נּוּ	wə·’et·tə·nen·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
an object of scorn	לְמָשָׁ֥ל	lə·mā·šāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4912 proverb, parable
and ridicule	וְלִשְׁנִינָ֖ה	wə·liš·nî·nāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8148 sharp (cutting) word, taunt
among all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the peoples	הָעַמִּֽים׃	hā·‘am·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people

2 Chronicles 7:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	הַזֶּה֙	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
temple	וְהַבַּ֤יִת	wə·hab·ba·yiṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
has become	הָיָ֣ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a heap of rubble	עֶלְי֔וֹן	‘el·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high
all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who pass	עֹבֵ֥ר	‘ō·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
by it	עָלָ֖יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
will be appalled	יִשֹּׁ֑ם	yiš·šōm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
and say	וְאָמַ֗ר	wə·’ā·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Why	בַּמֶּ֨ה	bam·meh	Preposition-b; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
has the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
done	עָשָׂ֤ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
such a thing	כָּ֔כָה	kā·ḵāh	Adverb	H3602 thus
to this	הַזֹּ֖את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
land	לָאָ֥רֶץ	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and to this	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
temple	וְלַבַּ֥יִת	wə·lab·ba·yiṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house

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2 Chronicles 7:20 2 Kings 17:20 · Deuteronomy 28:37 · 1 Kings 9:7 · Jeremiah 24:9 · Deuteronomy 29:28 · 1 Kings 14:15 · Jeremiah 45:4 · Lamentations 2:15–16 · Psalm 44:14 · Jeremiah 31:28

2 Chronicles 7:21 Jeremiah 22:8–9 · Jeremiah 19:8 · Jeremiah 16:10–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.