2 Chronicles 30:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the Lord, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.”

2 Chronicles 30:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Chronicles 30:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Chronicles 30:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now don’t be stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to Yahweh, and enter into his sanctuary, which he has sanctified forever, and serve Yahweh your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.”

2 Chronicles 30:8 — World English Bible

2 Chronicles 30:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were; but yield yourselves unto Jehovah, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever, and serve Jehovah your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you. ”

2 Chronicles 30:8 — American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 30:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Now, harden not your neck like your fathers, give a hand to Jehovah, and come in to His sanctuary, that He hath sanctified to the age, and serve Jehovah your God, and the fierceness of His anger doth turn back from you;”

2 Chronicles 30:8 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 30:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Now, harden not your necks, as your fathers; yield yourselves to Jehovah, and come to his sanctuary, which he has sanctified for ever; and serve Jehovah yourGod, that the fierceness of his anger may turn away from you. ”

2 Chronicles 30:8 — Darby Translation

2 Chronicles 30:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Be not ye now stiffenecked like your fathers, but giue the hand to the Lord, and come into his sanctuarie, which he hath sanctified for euer, and serue the Lord your God, and the fiercenesse of his wrath shall turne away from you.”

2 Chronicles 30:8 — Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 30:8 in Context — 2 Chronicles 30

6 So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.

7 And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the Lord God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see.

8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the Lord, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.

9 For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

10 So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

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What Does 2 Chronicles 30:8 Mean?

2 Chronicles 30:8 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 30. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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