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2 Chronicles 7:22

And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’”

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ASV

And they shall answer, Because they forsook Jehovah, the God of their fathers, who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.

KJV

And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.Ruand people will sayH559 →
עַל֩'alonH5921 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH834 →
עָֽזְב֜וּ'a.ze.Vuthey forsookH5800 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei.Hemancestors theirH1 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
הוֹצִיאָם֮ho.tzi.'Amhe brought out themH3318 →
מֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH776 →
מִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimEgyptH4714 →
וַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙vai.ya.cha.Zi.kuand they took holdH2388 →
בֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe.lo.Himon godsH430 →
אֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimotherH312 →
וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּvai.yish.ta.cha.Vuand they bowed downH7812 →
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemto them
וַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםvai.ya.'av.Dumand they served themH5647 →
עַל־'al-there-H5921 →
כֵּן֙ken-foreH3651 →
הֵבִ֣יאhe.Vi'he has broughtH935 →
עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.Hemon themH5921 →
אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'Ahthe calamityH7451 →
הַזֹּֽאת׃ פha.Zot<the> thisH2063 →

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Lamentations 4:13–15But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.Daniel 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.1 Kings 9:9And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them.’”Ezekiel 14:23They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done all these things within it,’ declares the Lord GOD.”Judges 2:12–13Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger,Ezekiel 36:17–20“Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their behavior before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman’s impurity.Lamentations 2:16–17All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”Jeremiah 1:16I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.2 Chronicles 36:17So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,Jeremiah 22:5But if you do not obey these words, then I swear by Myself, declares the LORD, that this house will become a pile of rubble.’”

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