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2 Chronicles 24:20

Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.’”

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ASV

And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of Jehovah, so that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken Jehovah, he hath also forsaken you.

KJV

And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achand [the] spirit ofH7307 →
אֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
לָֽבְשָׁה֙la.ve.Shahit clothedH3847 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
זְכַרְיָה֙ze.khar.YahZechariahH2148 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
יְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'JehoiadaH3077 →
הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.Modand he stoodH5975 →
מֵעַ֣לme.'Al<from> aboveH5921 →
לָעָ֑םla.'Am<to> the peopleH5971 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
לָהֶ֜םla.Hemto them
כֹּ֣ה׀kohthusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
לָמָה֩la.Mah<to> why?H4100 →
אַתֶּ֨ם'a.Tem[are] youH859 →
עֹבְרִ֜ים'oe.RimtransgressingH5674 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מִצְוֹ֤תmitz.Vot[the] commandments ofH4687 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
תַצְלִ֔יחוּtatz.Li.chuyou will prosperH6743 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
עֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם'a.zav.Temyou have forsakenH5800 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיַּֽעֲזֹ֥בvai.ya.'a.Zoand he has forsakenH5800 →
אֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.Khem<obj.> youH853 →

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2 Chronicles 15:2So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.1 John 3:4Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness.Numbers 14:41But Moses said, “Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD? This will not succeed!Jeremiah 5:25Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty.2 Chronicles 15:1Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.2 Chronicles 20:14Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly.2 Chronicles 15:1–2Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.Matthew 23:35And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.1 Chronicles 12:18Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.Isaiah 2:6For You have abandoned Your people, the house of Jacob, because they are filled with influences from the east; they are soothsayers like the Philistines; they strike hands with the children of foreigners.Jeremiah 2:19Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.Judges 6:34So the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, who blew the ram’s horn and rallied the Abiezrites behind him.Jeremiah 5:19And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”Jeremiah 4:18“Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”2 Samuel 12:9–10Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own, for you have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.Deuteronomy 29:25–26And the people will answer, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.2 Chronicles 23:11Then Jehoiada and his sons brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, presented him with the Testimony, and proclaimed him king. They anointed him and shouted, “Long live the king!”1 Samuel 13:13–14“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.

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