2 Chronicles 7:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
2 Chronicles 7:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 7:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 7:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“This house, which is so high, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, ‘Why has Yahweh done this to this land and to this house?’”
2 Chronicles 7:21 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 7:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And this house, which is so high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall say, Why hath Jehovah done thus unto this land, and to this house? ”
2 Chronicles 7:21 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 7:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And this house that hath been high, to every one passing by it, is an astonishment, and he hath said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land, and to this house?”
2 Chronicles 7:21 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 7:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passes by it; so that he shall say, Why has Jehovah done thus to this land and to this house? ”
2 Chronicles 7:21 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 7:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And this house which is most hie, shall be an astonishment to euery one that passeth by it, so that he shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus to this lande, and to this house?”
2 Chronicles 7:21 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 7:21 in Context — 2 Chronicles 7
19 But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
20 Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
21 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?
22 And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.
What Does 2 Chronicles 7:21 Mean?
2 Chronicles 7:21 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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