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1 Kings 9:8

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And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And though this house is so high, yet shall every one that passeth by it be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath Jehovah done thus unto this land, and to this house?

KJV

And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?

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This verse in 1 Kings 9

Commentary

5 notes on this verse

A commentator

Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius

EPITOME OF THE DIVINE INSTITUTES 46 · Written before 325.

After a short time the emperor Vespasian subdued the Jews and laid waste their lands with the sword and fire, besieged and reduced them by famine, overthrew Jerusalem, led the captives in triumph and prohibited the others who were left from ever returning to their native land.

This site's exposition

will be appalled and will hiss

on 1 Kings 9:8-9

The temple becomes a sight: all who pass by “will be appalled and will hiss” and ask why the LORD has done this. The text gives in advance the answer that 2 Kings 17:7-23 gives: “they have forsaken the LORD their God” and “have embraced other gods”.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Their sin will be read in their punishment. They deserted the temple, and therefore God deserted it; they profaned it with their sins and laid it common, and therefore God profaned it with his judgments and laid it waste.
And at this house which is high,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

The Hebrew text runs - “And this house shall be high: every one,” etc. The meaning appears to be, “This house shall be high” (i. e., conspicuous) “in its ruin as in its glory.” And shall hiss - In contempt. This expression first appears in the time of Hezekiah 2Ch 29:8; Mic 6:16. It is especially familiar to Jeremiah (Jer 18:16; Jer 19:8, etc.).

The words behind it

19 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וְהַבַּ֤יִתand the house

    vehabayitH1004 →2046 times

  • הַזֶּה֙<the> this

    hazehH2088 →1180 times

  • יִהְיֶ֣הit will be

    yihyehH1961 →3559 times

  • עֶלְי֔וֹןmost high

    elyonH5945 →

  • כָּל־every

    kol-H3605 →5413 times

  • עֹבֵ֥ר[one who] passes by

    ʾoverH5674 →556 times

  • עָלָ֖יוat it

    ʾalavH5921 →5755 times

  • יִשֹּׁ֣םhe will be appalled

    yishomH8074 →

  • וְשָׁרָ֑קand he will hiss

    vesharakH8319 →

  • וְאָמְר֗וּand people will say

    veameruH559 →5305 times

  • עַל־concerning

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • מֶ֨הwhat?

    mehH4100 →752 times

  • עָשָׂ֤הdid he do

    ʾasahH6213 →2628 times

  • יְהוָה֙Yahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • כָּ֔כָהthus

    kakhahH3602 →37 times

  • לָאָ֥רֶץto the land

    laaretzH776 →2504 times

  • הַזֹּ֖את<the> this

    hazotH2063 →603 times

  • וְלַבַּ֥יִתand to the house

    velabayitH1004 →2046 times

  • הַזֶּֽה׃<the> this

    hazehH2088 →1180 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Deuteronomy 29:24–26So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’6 worksJeremiah 22:8–9And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’6 works2 Chronicles 7:21And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’4 worksJeremiah 18:16They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads.4 worksJeremiah 19:8I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.4 works2 Kings 25:9He burned down the house of the LORD, the royal palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem—every significant building.4 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Job 27:23It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.4 worksJeremiah 22:28Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?3 worksPsalms 69:25May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.3 worksLeviticus 26:32And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled.3 worksJeremiah 49:17“Edom will become an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.3 works2 Chronicles 29:8Therefore, the wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, horror, and mockery, as you can see with your own eyes.3 worksIsaiah 64:11Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.2 worksJeremiah 50:13Because of the wrath of the LORD, she will not be inhabited; she will become completely desolate. All who pass through Babylon will be horrified and will hiss at all her wounds.2 worksDaniel 9:12You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.2 worksPsalms 78:69He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth He has established forever.2 works2 Chronicles 2:9to prepare for me timber in abundance, because the temple I am building will be great and wonderful.2 works2 Chronicles 36:19Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Jeremiah 22:28

    Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot, a jar that no one wants? Why are he and his descendants hurled out and cast into a land they do not know?

    it leads to

    • Hosea 8:8

      Israel is swallowed up! Now they are among the nations like a worthless vessel.

    • Psalms 31:12

      I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.

    • Jeremiah 48:38

      On all the rooftops of Moab and in the public squares, everyone is mourning; for I have shattered Moab like an unwanted jar,” declares the LORD.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 19:8

    I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 18:16

      They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads.

    • Jeremiah 49:13

      For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”

    • Zephaniah 2:15

      This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by…

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 7:21

    And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 22:8–9

      And many nations will pass by this city and ask one another, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this great city?’

    • Jeremiah 19:8

      I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.

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About 1 Kings

The visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon, Sir Edward John Poynter, 1890. Public domain.
The visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon, Sir Edward John Poynter, 1890. Public domain.
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius, EPITOME OF THE DIVINE INSTITUTES 46 and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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