1 Kings 8:46
in 1 Kings 8When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
If they sin against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive unto the land of the enemy, far off or near;
KJV
If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;
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This verse in 1 Kings 8
Commentary
3 notes on this verseIf they sin against thee - This Seventh case must refer to some general defection from truth, to some species of false worship, idolatry, or corruption of the truth and ordinances of the Most High; as for it they are here stated to be delivered into the hands of their enemies and carried away captive, which was the general punishment for idolatry, and what is called, 1Ki 8:47, acting perversely and committing wickedness. In 1Ki 8:46 we read, If they sin against thee, for there is no man that sinneth not.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
. ( c. ) He then supposes that they will bethink themselves, will consider their ways (for afflictions put men upon consideration), and, when once they are brought to consider, they will repent and pray, will confess their sins, and humble themselves, saying, We have sinned and have done perversely (
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The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י | ki | if | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יֶֽחֶטְאוּ־ | yechetu- | they will sin | H2398 → | 238 times |
| לָ֗ךְ | lakh | to you | ||
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֵ֤ין | ʾein | there not | H369 → | 789 times |
| אָדָם֙ | ʾadam | [is] anyone | H120 → | 551 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יֶחֱטָ֔א | yecheta' | he sins | H2398 → | 238 times |
| וְאָנַפְתָּ֣ | veanafta | and you will be angry | H599 → | |
| בָ֔ם | vam | with them | ||
| וּנְתַתָּ֖ם | unetatam | and will you deliver up them | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| אוֹיֵ֑ב | ʾoyev | an enemy | H341 → | 282 times |
| וְשָׁב֤וּם | veshavum | and they will take captive them | H7617 → | 47 times |
| שֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙ | shoeihem | captors their | H7617 → | 47 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֶ֣רֶץ | ʾeretz | [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| הָאוֹיֵ֔ב | haoyev | the enemy | H341 → | 282 times |
| רְחוֹקָ֖ה | rechokah | distant | H7350 → | |
| א֥וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| קְרוֹבָֽה׃ | kerovah | near | H7138 → | 77 times |
כִּ֣יif
kiH3588 →4482 times
יֶֽחֶטְאוּ־they will sin
yechetu-H2398 →238 times
לָ֗ךְto you
lakh
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֵ֤יןthere not
ʾeinH369 →789 times
אָדָם֙[is] anyone
ʾadamH120 →551 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יֶחֱטָ֔אhe sins
yecheta'H2398 →238 times
וְאָנַפְתָּ֣and you will be angry
veanaftaH599 →
בָ֔םwith them
vam
וּנְתַתָּ֖םand will you deliver up them
unetatamH5414 →2011 times
לִפְנֵ֣י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
אוֹיֵ֑בan enemy
ʾoyevH341 →282 times
וְשָׁב֤וּםand they will take captive them
veshavumH7617 →47 times
שֹֽׁבֵיהֶם֙captors their
shoeihemH7617 →47 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֶ֣רֶץ[the] land of
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
הָאוֹיֵ֔בthe enemy
haoyevH341 →282 times
רְחוֹקָ֖הdistant
rechokahH7350 →
א֥וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
קְרוֹבָֽה׃near
kerovahH7138 →77 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 53:6We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 2:25
For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
- 1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
- Psalms 119:176
I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
- 1 Peter 2:25
Through
Ecclesiastes 7:20Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
it leads to
- 1 John 1:8–10
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
- Isaiah 53:6
We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
- 1 John 1:8–10
Through
Isaiah 64:6Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.
it leads to
- Romans 7:18
I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
- Romans 7:24
What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?
- Romans 7:18
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.