2 Chronicles 7 · Verse 22

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.
2 Chronicles 7:22, King James Version

2 Chronicles 7:22 in other translations

BSBAnd 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.’”
WEBThey shall answer, ‘Because they abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and took other gods, worshiped them, and served them. Therefore he has brought all this evil on them.’”
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand they have said, Because that they have forsaken Jehovah, God of their fathers, who brought them out from the land of Egypt, and lay hold on other gods, and bow themselves to them, and serve them, therefore He hath brought upon them all this evil.'
DARBYAnd they shall say, Because they forsook Jehovah the God of their fathers, who brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and have attached themselves to othergods, and have worshipped them and served them; therefore he has brought upon them all this evil.
BBEAnd their answer will be, Because they were turned away from the Lord, the God of their fathers, who took them out of the land of Egypt, and took for themselves other gods and gave them worship and became their servants: that is why he has sent all this evil on them.
WebsterAnd it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshiped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.

What does 2 Chronicles 7:22 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 Because they forsook the Lord - While they cleaved to God, the most powerful enemy could make no impression on them; but when they forsook him, then the weakest and most inconsiderable of their foes harassed, oppressed, and reduced them to bondage and misery. It was by no personal prowess, genuine heroism, or supereminent military tactics, that the Jews were enabled to resist and overcome their enemies; it was by the Divine power alone; for, destitute of this, they were even worse than other men.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 7:22 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.

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

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 7:22

  • Daniel 9:12

    And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.

  • Lamentations 4:13-15

    For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her, They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments. They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.

  • Ezekiel 14:23

    And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord God.

  • Lamentations 2:16-17

    All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it. The Lord hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.

  • Judges 2:12-13

    And they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger. And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

  • Jeremiah 1:16

    And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.

  • Ezekiel 36:17-20

    Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman. Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it: And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them. And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the Lord, and are gone forth out of his land.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:17

    Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Because they forsook.
Jud 2:12,13; Jer 1:16; La 2:16,17; 4:13-15; Eze 14:23; 36:17-20
therefore.
36:17; Da 9:12

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Context

  • 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 7:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y se responderá: Por cuanto dejaron á Jehová Dios de sus padres, el cual los sacó de la tierra de Egipto, y han abrazado dioses ajenos, y los adoraron y sirvieron: por eso él ha traído todo este mal sobre ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et on dira: Parce qu’ils ont abandonné l’ Éternel, le Dieu de leurs pères, qui les fit sortir du pays d’Égypte, et qu’ils se sont attachés à d’autres dieux, et se sont prosternés devant eux et les ont servis: c’est pourquoi il a fait venir sur eux tout ce mal.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und man wird sagen: Darum, daß sie Jehova, den Gott ihrer Väter, der sie aus dem Lande Ägypten herausgeführt hat, verlassen und andere Götter angenommen und sich vor ihnen niedergebeugt und ihnen gedient haben; darum hat er all dieses Unglück über sie gebracht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Respondebuntque: Quia dereliquerunt Dominum Deum patrum suorum, qui eduxit eos de terra Ægypti, et apprehenderunt deos alienos, et adoraverunt eos, et coluerunt: idcirco venerunt super eos universa hæc mala.