2 Chronicles 29:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Therefore, the wrath of the LORD fell upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He made them an object of horror, devastation, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִי֙ קֶ֣צֶף יְהוָ֔ה עַל־יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וַיִּתְּנֵ֤ם *לזועה **לְזַֽעֲוָה֙ לְשַׁמָּ֣ה וְלִשְׁרֵקָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר אַתֶּ֥ם רֹאִ֖ים בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם

Transliteration

wa-yəhî qeṣep YHWH upon-Yəhûdāh and-Yərūšālāim wa-yittənēm to-zəʿăwāh to-šammāh and-to-šərēqāh as-that you rōʾîm with-ʿênêkem

Grammar Details

• *wa*: conjunction with consecutive imperfect - and then
• *yəhî*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and there was
• *qeṣep*: noun, masculine singular construct - wrath of
• *YHWH*: proper name - Yahweh/the LORD
• *ʿal*: preposition - upon/against
• *Yəhûdāh*: proper name - Judah
• *wî*: conjunction - and
• *Yərūšālāim*: proper name - Jerusalem
• *yittənēm*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix with waw consecutive - and he gave them
• *lə*: preposition - to/for
• *zəʿăwāh*: noun, feminine singular - horror/terror
• *šammāh*: noun, feminine singular - devastation/astonishment
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *li*: preposition - to/for
• *šərēqāh*: noun, feminine singular - hissing/derision
• *ka*: preposition - as/like
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - that/which
• *ʾattem*: pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - you
• *rōʾîm*: verb, qal participle, masculine plural - seeing
• *bə*: preposition - with/in
• *ʿênêkem*: noun, feminine dual with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your eyes

Word Meanings

• *qeṣep*: wrath/anger/indignation
• *yittənēm*: gave them/made them/placed them
• *zəʿăwāh*: horror/terror/object of trembling
• *šammāh*: devastation/astonishment/desolation
• *šərēqāh*: hissing/derision/object of scorn

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Therefore, the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as you see with your eyes.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Wherefore the wrath{H7110} of Jehovah{H3068} was upon Judah{H3063} and Jerusalem,{H3389} and he hath delivered{H5414} them to be tossed{H2189} to and fro, to be an astonishment,{H8047} and a hissing,{H8322} as ye see{H7200} with your eyes.{H5869}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Wherefore the wrath{H7110} of the LORD{H3068} was upon Judah{H3063} and Jerusalem{H3389}, and he hath delivered{H5414}{(H8799)} them to trouble{H2189}{(H8675)}{H2113}, to astonishment{H8047}, and to hissing{H8322}, as ye see{H7200}{(H8802)} with your eyes{H5869}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore is the wrath of the LORDE come ouer Iuda and Ierusalem, and he hath geuen them ouer to be scatred abrode, desolate and to be hyssed at, as ye se with yor eies.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wherfore the wrath of the Lord hath bin on Iudah and Ierusalem: and he hath made them a scattering, a desolation, and an hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherefore the wrath of the Lorde fell on Iuda & Hierusalem, and he hath brought them to trouble to be wondred on, & to be hissed at, euen as ye see with your eyes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore the wrath of Yahweh was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to be tossed back and forth, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as you see with your eyes.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and the wrath of Jehovah is on Judah and Jerusalem, and He giveth them for a trembling, for an astonishment, and for a hissing, as ye are seeing with your eyes.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wherefore the wrath of Jehovah was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to be tossed to and fro, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wherefore the wrath of Jehovah was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to be tossed to and fro, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And so the wrath of the Lord has come on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has given them up to be a cause of fear and wonder and shame, as your eyes have seen.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore the wrath of Yahweh was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to be tossed back and forth, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as you see with your eyes.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD was angry at Judah and Jerusalem and made them an appalling object of horror at which people hiss out their scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 25:9 : 9 I am about to send for all the clans of the north,' declares the LORD, 'and for my servant Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land, its inhabitants, and all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them, making them an object of horror, scorn, and perpetual ruins.
• Jer 25:18 : 18 Jerusalem, the towns of Judah, its kings, and officials, to make them a ruin, a desolation, an object of hissing and cursing, as they are today.
• Jer 29:18 : 18 I will pursue them with sword, famine, and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse and an object of astonishment, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations where I have banished them.
• Jer 19:8 : 8 I will make this city desolate and an object of scorn. Everyone who passes by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds.
• Deut 28:25 : 25 The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven directions. You will become a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
• 2 Chr 24:18 : 18 They abandoned the house of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and started worshiping the Asherah poles and idols. As a result, God's wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem because of their guilt.
• 2 Chr 34:24-25 : 24 'This is what the LORD says: I am about to bring disaster on this place and its inhabitants, all the curses written in the book that was read in the presence of the king of Judah. 25 Because they have abandoned Me and burned incense to other gods, provoking Me to anger with all the works of their hands, My wrath will be poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.'
• 2 Chr 36:14-16 : 14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations. They defiled the house of the LORD, which He had sanctified in Jerusalem. 15 The LORD, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them repeatedly through His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and His dwelling place. 16 But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD rose against His people beyond remedy.
• Jer 18:15-16 : 15 Yet My people have forgotten Me; they burn incense to worthless idols. They have stumbled in their ways, on ancient paths, and have strayed onto byways, roads not built up. 16 They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn. All who pass by it are appalled and shake their heads.
• Deut 28:59 : 59 then the LORD will bring extraordinary plagues upon you and your descendants, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and enduring diseases.
• 1 Kgs 9:8 : 8 And this temple, now exalted, will become a heap of ruins. Everyone who passes by it will be appalled and will hiss, saying, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land and this temple?'
• Lev 26:32 : 32 I will bring the land to desolation so that even your enemies who live there will be appalled by it.
• Deut 28:15-20 : 15 But if you will not listen to the voice of the LORD your God and carefully follow all His commandments and statutes I am commanding you today, then all these curses will come upon you and overtake you. 16 Cursed will you be in the city, and cursed will you be in the field. 17 Cursed will be your basket and your kneading bowl. 18 Cursed will be the fruit of your womb, the produce of your land, the offspring of your cattle, and the increase of your flocks. 19 Cursed will you be when you come in, and cursed will you be when you go out. 20 The LORD will send curses, confusion, and rebuke in everything you undertake until you are destroyed and come to sudden ruin because of the evil of your deeds, by which you have forsaken Me.