2 Chronicles 7:20
2 Chronicles · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“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 7:20
What Does 2 Chronicles 7:20 Mean?
2 Chronicles 7:20 is found in the book of 2 Chronicles, chapter 7, verse 20 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Exile & Belonging, and Restoration.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Chronicles 7:20 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 29:28“And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.”Micah 2:10“Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.”Deuteronomy 28:37“And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.”2 Kings 17:20“And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.”Jeremiah 16:13“Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.”Jeremiah 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?”Zechariah 8:13“And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.”1 Kings 9:7“Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:”1 Kings 14:15“For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.”Jeremiah 24:9“And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.”Jeremiah 44:8“In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth?”Jeremiah 45:4“Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.”Leviticus 25:23“The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.”2 Kings 21:7“And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:”Psalms 44:14“Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.”Jeremiah 18:16“To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.”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.”Jeremiah 31:28“And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 40:2“And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.”Lamentations 2:15“All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?”
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