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2 Chronicles 7:21
and, this house which hath been renowned, all that pass by near it, shall be astonished,—and say, Wherefore hath Yahweh done, thus and thus, to this land, and to this house?
2 Chronicles 7:21 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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2 Chronicles 7:21 in other translations
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?
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?’
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?’
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In context
18 then will I establish the throne of thy kingdom,—according as I covenanted to David thy father, saying—There shall not fail thee a man, to rule over Israel.
19 But, if, ye yourselves, shall turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you,—and shall go and serve other gods, and bow down to them,
20 then will I root you out from off the soil, which I have given to you, and, this house, which I have hallowed for my Name, will I cast off from before my face,—and will appoint it for a by-word and a mockery, among all the peoples;
21 and, this house which hath been renowned, all that pass by near it, shall be astonished,—and say, Wherefore hath Yahweh done, thus and thus, to this land, and to this house?
22 And men shall say, Because they forsook Yahweh the God of their fathers, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold of other gods, and bowed down to them, and served them, for this cause, hath he brought upon them, all this calamity.
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