2 Chronicles 6 · Verse 36

2 Chronicles 6:36

If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;
2 Chronicles 6:36, King James Version

2 Chronicles 6:36 in other translations

BSBWhen they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to a land far or near,
WEB“If they sin against you (for there is no man who doesn’t sin), and you are angry with them and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive to a land far off or near;
ASVIf they sin against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive unto a land far off or near;
YLT‘When they sin against Thee--for there is not a man who sinneth not--and Thou hast been angry with them, and hast given them before an enemy, and taken them captive have their captors, unto a land far off or near;
DARBYIf they have sinned against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry with them, and give them up to the enemy, and they have carried them away captives unto a land far off or near;
BBEIf they do wrong against you, (for no man is without sin,) and you are angry with them, and give them up into the power of those who are fighting against them, so that they take them away prisoners to a land far off or near;
WebsterIf they sin against thee, (for there is no man who sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives to a land far off or near;

What does 2 Chronicles 6:36 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 36 For there is no man which sinneth not - See this case largely considered in the note on 1Kgs 8:46 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 6:36 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֣יkiifH3588
יֶחֶטְאוּ\־ye.chet.'u-they will sinH2398
לָ֗ךְLakhto you
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
אֵ֤ין'einthere notH369
אָדָם֙'a.Dam[is] anyoneH120
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH834
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יֶחֱטָ֔אye.che.Ta'he sinsH2398
וְאָנַפְתָּ֣ve.'a.naf.Taand you will be angryH599
בָ֔םVamwith them
וּנְתַתָּ֖םu.ne.ta.Tamand will you deliver up themH5414
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
אוֹיֵ֑ב'o.Yevan enemyH341
וְשָׁב֧וּםve.sha.Vumand they will take captive themH7617
שׁוֹבֵיהֶ֛םshoei.Hemcaptors theirH7617
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retza landH776
רְחוֹקָ֖הre.cho.KahdistantH7350
א֥וֹ'oorH176
קְרוֹבָֽה\׃ke.ro.VahnearH7138

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 6:36

  • 1 John 1:8-10

    If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

  • James 3:2

    For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

  • Ecclesiastes 7:20

    For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

  • Job 15:14-16

    What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight. How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

  • Psalms 143:2

    And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

  • Psalms 130:3

    If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

  • Deuteronomy 28:64-68

    And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life: In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. …

  • 2 Kings 17:6

    In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

  • 2 Kings 15:21

    And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

  • Deuteronomy 28:36

    The Lord shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.

  • 1 Kings 8:46

    If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;

  • Luke 21:24

    And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they sin.
1Ki 8:46,50
for there is no man.
Job 15:14-16; Ps 130:3; 143:2; Pr 20:9; Ec 7:20; Jas 3:2
1Jo 1:8-10
thou be angry.
Le 26:34-44; De 4:26,27; 28:36,64-68; 29:24-28; 2Ki 17:6,18,23
2Ki 15:21; Da 9:7-14; Lu 21:24
they carry them away captives. Heb. they that take themcaptives carry them away.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 6:35

    Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.

  • 2 Chronicles 6:36

    If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;

  • 2 Chronicles 6:37

    Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;

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2 Chronicles 6:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Si pecaren contra ti, (pues no hay hombre que no peque,) y te airares contra ellos, y los entregares delante de sus enemigos, para que los que los tomaren los lleven cautivos á tierra de enemigos, lejos ó cerca,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
S’ils ont péché contre toi (car il n’y a point d’homme qui ne pèche), et que tu te sois irrité contre eux, et que tu les aies livrés à l’ennemi, et qu’ils les aient emmenés captifs en un pays éloigné ou rapproché,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wenn sie wider dich sündigen, -denn da ist kein Mensch, der nicht sündigte und du über sie erzürnst und sie vor dem Feinde dahingibst und ihre Besieger sie gefangen wegführen in ein fernes oder in ein nahes Land;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Si autem peccaverint tibi (neque enim est homo qui non peccet), et iratus fueris eis, et tradideris hostibus, et captivos duxerint eos in terram longinquam, vel certe quæ juxta est,