II Chronicles 7:21
“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?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Chronicles 7:21 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und dieses Haus, das erhaben war jeder, der an demselben vorbeigeht, wird sich entsetzen und sagen: Warum hat Jehova diesem Lande und diesem Hause also getan?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y esta casa que habrá sido ilustre, será espanto á todo el que pasare, y dirá: ¿Por qué ha hecho así Jehová á esta tierra y á esta casa?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E esta casa que haverá sido ilustre, será espanto a todo o que passar, e dirá: Por que há feito assim o SENHOR a esta terra e a esta casa?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
E, mesmo que este templo seja tão exaltado agora, todos os que passarem por ele ficarão chocados, e perguntarão: 'Por que Yahweh fez isto com esta terra e com esta Casa?'.
📖 II Chronicles 7:21 in Context
19But 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;
20Then 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.
21And 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?
22And 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.
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