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?
KJV
Et domus ista erit in proverbium universis transeuntibus, et dicent stupentes : Quare fecit Dominus sic terræ huic, et domui huic ?
Vulgate
καὶ ὁ οἶκος οὗτος ὁ ὑψηλός, πᾶς ὁ διαπορευόμενος αὐτὸν ἐκστήσεται καὶ ἐρεῖ Χάριν τίνος ἐποίησεν Κύριος τῇ γῇ ταύτῃ καὶ τῷ οἴκῳ τούτῳ;
LXX
And 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?
ASV
וְ/הַ/בַּ֤יִת הַ/זֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֣ה עֶלְי֔וֹן לְ/כָל עֹבֵ֥ר עָלָ֖י/ו יִשֹּׁ֑ם וְ/אָמַ֗ר בַּ/מֶּ֨ה עָשָׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ כָּ֔כָה לָ/אָ֥רֶץ הַ/זֹּ֖את וְ/לַ/בַּ֥יִת הַ/זֶּֽה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 9:8 — 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?
- Jer 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,
- Jer 16:10 — 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? o
- Jer 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.
- Jer 22:8 — 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?