2 Chronicles 7:20

then I will pull you up from the land I gave you. I will banish from my presence this Temple I have dedicated to my honor, and I will make it an object lesson of ridicule among the nations.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

19But if you turn away and ignore the laws and the commandments I have given you, and if you go and serve and worship other gods,

21This Temple that now is so respected will become so spoiled that passers-by will say, ‘Why has the Lord acted in such a way to this land and this Temple?’

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:37You will be something that horrifies all the nations where you've been exiled by the Lord. They will laugh at you and ridicule you.

1 Kings 9:7then I will cut Israel off from the land I have given them. I will banish from my presence this Temple I have dedicated to my honor, and I will make it an object lesson of ridicule among the nations.

2 Kings 17:20The Lord gave up on all the descendants of Israel. He punished them and handed them over to their enemies, until he had banished them from his presence.

Nehemiah 4:1When Sanballat found out that we were rebuilding the wall, he was furious—really mad! He made fun of the Jews

Psalms 52:5But God will strike you down so hard you'll never get up. He will grab hold of you and drag you from your tent. He will tear you out of the land of the living. Selah.

Jeremiah 18:7At one time it could happen that I announce that a nation or a kingdom is going to be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 7:13-22

God's Promises to Solomon. ( b. c. 1004.) 12 And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for a house of sacrifice. 13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; 14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin,… Read the whole commentary →

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