2 Chronicles 29:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.”

2 Chronicles 29:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Chronicles 29:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Chronicles 29:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore Yahweh’s wrath was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to be tossed back and forth, to be an astonishment and a hissing, as you see with your eyes.”

2 Chronicles 29:8 — World English Bible

2 Chronicles 29:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Wherefore the wrath of Jehovah was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to be tossed to and fro, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as ye see with your eyes. ”

2 Chronicles 29:8 — American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 29:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the wrath of Jehovah is on Judah and Jerusalem, and He giveth them for a trembling, for an astonishment, and for a hissing, as ye are seeing with your eyes.”

2 Chronicles 29:8 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 29:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Therefore the wrath of Jehovah has been upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to vexation, to desolation, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes. ”

2 Chronicles 29:8 — Darby Translation

2 Chronicles 29:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wherfore the wrath of the Lord hath bin on Iudah and Ierusalem: and he hath made them a scattering, a desolation, and an hissing, as ye see with your eyes.”

2 Chronicles 29:8 — Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 29:8 in Context — 2 Chronicles 29

6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and turned their backs.

7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.

8 Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

9 For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

10 Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.

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What Does 2 Chronicles 29:8 Mean?

2 Chronicles 29:8 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 29. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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