2 Chronicles 7:22
And men shall say, Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they attached themselves to other gods, and worshiped them, and served them: and therefore he has brought upon them all this evil.
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Judges 2:12And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and walked after other gods, of the gods of the nations round about them; and they worshiped them.
Jeremiah 1:16And I will speak to them in judgment, concerning all their iniquity, forasmuch as they have forsaken me, and sacrificed to strange gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands.
Lamentations 2:16All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: 1 They have hissed and gnashed their teeth, 1 And said, We have swallowed her up: 1 Moreover this is the day which we looked for; 1 We have found it, we have seen it. 1
Ezekiel 14:23And they shall comfort you, because ye shall see their ways and their thoughts: and ye shall know that I have not done in vain all that I have done in it, saith the Lord.
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 →