2 Chronicles 7 · Verse 21

2 Chronicles 7:21

And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and unto this house?
2 Chronicles 7:21, King James Version

2 Chronicles 7:21 in other translations

BSBAnd when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
WEBThis house, which is so high, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, ‘Why has the LORD done this to this land and to this house?’
ASVAnd this house, which is so high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall say, Why hath Jehovah done thus unto this land, and to this house?
YLT‘And this house that hath been high, to every one passing by it, is an astonishment, and he hath said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land, and to this house?
DARBYAnd this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passes by it; so that he shall say, Why has Jehovah done thus to this land and to this house?
BBEAnd this house will become a mass of broken walls, and everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder, and will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land and to this house?
WebsterAnd this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus to this land, and to this house?

What does 2 Chronicles 7:21 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 Shall be an astonishment - The manner in which these disobedient people have been destroyed is truly astonishing: no nation was ever so highly favored, and none ever so severely and signally punished.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 7:21 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.

וְהַבַּ֤יִתve.ha.Ba.yitand the houseH1004
הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
הָיָ֣הha.Yahit wasH1961
עֶלְי֔וֹןel.Yonmost highH5945
לְכָל\־le.kholto everyH3605
עֹבֵ֥ר'o.Ver[one who] passes byH5674
עָלָ֖יו'a.Lavat itH5921
יִשֹּׁ֑םyi.Shomhe will be appalledH8074
וְאָמַ֗רve.'a.Marand he will sayH559
בַּמֶּ֨הba.Meh<in> how?H4100
עָשָׂ֤ה'a.Sahdid he doH6213
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
כָּ֔כָהKa.khahthusH3602
לָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzto the landH776
הַזֹּ֖אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
וְלַבַּ֥יִתve.la.Ba.yitand to the houseH1004
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 7:21

  • Jeremiah 22:8-9

    And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this great city? Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

  • Jeremiah 16:10-12

    And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the Lord pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God? Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the Lord, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law; And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me:

  • Jeremiah 19:8

    And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.

  • Deuteronomy 29:24-28

    Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger? Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt: For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them: And the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book: …

  • Jeremiah 5:19

    And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the Lord our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.

  • Jeremiah 13:22

    And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:8

    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.

  • Jeremiah 50:13

    Because of the wrath of the Lord it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.

  • Jeremiah 22:28

    Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?

  • 1 Kings 9:8-9

    And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house? And they shall answer, Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the Lord brought upon them all this evil.

  • Jeremiah 49:17

    Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
this house.
1Ki 9:8
astonishment.
29:8; Jer 19:8; 49:17; 50:13
Why.
De 29:24-28; 1Ki 9:8,9; Jer 5:19; 13:22; 16:10-12; 22:8,9,28

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

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 7:20

    Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:21

    And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and unto this house?

  • 2 Chronicles 7:22

    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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2 Chronicles 7:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y esta casa que habrá sido ilustre, será espanto á todo el que pasare, y dirá: ¿Por qué ha hecho así Jehová á esta tierra y á esta casa?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et cette maison, si haut élevée qu’elle soit, quiconque passera près d’elle sera étonné et dira: Pourquoi l’ Éternel a-t-il fait ainsi à ce pays et à cette maison?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und dieses Haus, das erhaben war jeder, der an demselben vorbeigeht, wird sich entsetzen und sagen: Warum hat Jehova diesem Lande und diesem Hause also getan?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et domus ista erit in proverbium universis transeuntibus, et dicent stupentes: Quare fecit Dominus sic terræ huic, et domui huic?