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2 Chronicles 36:15

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Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Jehovah, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling-place:

KJV

And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:

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Commentary

2 notes on this verse

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

on 2 Chronicles 36:15-16

He gave them early timely notice both of their duty and danger. Let this quicken us to seek God early, that he rises betimes to send to us. The prophets that were sent rose betimes to speak to them, were diligent and faithful in their office, lost no time, slipped no opportunity of dealing with them; and therefore God is said to rise betimes.

This site's exposition

rising up betimes, and sending

The Lord of their fathers does not move to judgment first. He sends by his messengers, rising up betimes and sending, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place, patience stated here in words Kings never uses. Henry reads the rising up betimes as diligence, God losing no opportunity to call a people back before he lets them go.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

And the Lord..sent upon them All this is an acknowledgment of divine justice, so that you should not say that He did not forewarn them to repent of their evil ways, as it is written: “grasped forever His anger and kept His fury forever (Amos:12).
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on II Chronicles 36:15:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
Also, all etc. They should have instructed Israel, as it is written (Deut.:8): “in accordance with all that the priests, the Levites, instruct you.
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on II Chronicles 36:14:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

15 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.

  • וַיִּשְׁלַ֡חand he sent

    vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times

  • יְהוָה֩Yahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֱלֹהֵ֨י[the] God of

    ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times

  • אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֧םancestors their

    ʾavoteihemH1 →1212 times

  • עֲלֵיהֶ֛םto them

    ʾaleihemH5921 →5755 times

  • בְּיַ֥דby [the] hand of

    beyadH3027 →1618 times

  • מַלְאָכָ֖יוmessengers his

    malakhavH4397 →213 times

  • הַשְׁכֵּ֣םrising early

    hashkemH7925 →65 times

  • וְשָׁל֑וֹחַand sending

    veshaloachH7971 →845 times

  • כִּֽי־for

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • חָמַ֥לhe had compassion

    chamalH2550 →

  • עַל־on

    ʾal-H5921 →5755 times

  • עַמּ֖וֹpeople his

    amoH5971 →1873 times

  • וְעַל־and on

    veal-H5921 →5755 times

  • מְעוֹנֽוֹ׃dwelling place his

    meonoH4583 →

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.

John 4:38I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”6 worksJeremiah 35:15Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I have given to you and your fathers.’ But you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.5 worksJeremiah 7:13And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer,5 worksJeremiah 7:25From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again.5 worksJeremiah 25:3–4“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.4 works2 Corinthians 5:20Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.4 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Jeremiah 11:7For from the time I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt until today, I strongly warned them again and again, saying, ‘Obey My voice.’4 worksLuke 19:41–44As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it3 worksJeremiah 44:4–5Yet I sent you all My servants the prophets again and again, saying: ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate.’3 worksJudges 10:16So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.3 works2 Chronicles 24:18–21They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.3 worksJeremiah 26:5and if you do not listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have sent you again and again even though you did not listen,3 worksProverbs 31:15She rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.3 worksNehemiah 9:29You admonished them to turn back to Your law, but they were arrogant and disobeyed Your commandments. They sinned against Your ordinances, by which a man will live if he practices them. They stubbornly shrugged their shoulders; they stiffened their necks and would not obey.3 works2 Kings 13:23But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been unwilling to destroy them or cast them from His presence.2 works2 Chronicles 33:10And the LORD spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they did not listen.2 works2 Kings 17:13Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your fathers and delivered to you through My servants the prophets.”2 worksAmos 2:11I raised up prophets from your sons and Nazirites from your young men. Is this not true, O children of Israel?” declares the LORD.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 35:15

    Again and again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: ‘Turn now, each of you, from your wicked ways, and correct your actions. Do not go after other gods to serve…

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 18:11

      Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn…

    • Jeremiah 25:5–6

      The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and…

    • Ezekiel 18:30–32

      Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.

  • Through

    Jeremiah 7:13

    And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but…

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 65:12

      I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil…

    • Jeremiah 7:25

      From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again.

    • 2 Chronicles 36:15–16

      Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place.

    • Proverbs 1:24

      Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,

  • Through

    Jeremiah 7:25

    From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again.

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 25:4

      And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear.

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About 2 Chronicles

Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Solomon Receives the Queen of Sheba, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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