So the wrathוַ קֶצֶףof YHWHיְהוָהwasיְהִיupon Judahעַל יְהוּדָהand Jerusalem,וִירוּשָׁלִָםand he gave them overוַיִּתְּנֵםto terror,לְזַעֲוָהto horror,לְשַׁמָּהand to hissing,וְלִשְׁרֵקָהasכַּאֲשֶׁרyouאַתֶּםseeרֹאִיםwith your eyes.בְּעֵינֵיכֶם
2 Chronicles 29:8
Study it in the app“So the wrath of YHWH was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he gave them over to terror, to horror, and to hissing, as you see with your eyes.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 29:8, word by word
- So the wrathקֶצֶףketsef
wrath
A violent anger poured out on someone, above all YHWH's.
Where else “ketsef” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- upon Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears- and Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appears- and he gave them overיִּתְּנֵyitne
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “yitne” appears- to terrorזַעֲוָהzaava
horror, object of terror
Something that makes those who see it tremble; also maltreatment.
Where else “zaava” appears- to horrorשַׁמָּהshama
horror
Something that horrifies everyone.
Where else “shama” appears- and to hissingשְׁרֵקָהshereka
hissing
Hissing: the whistle of scorn or astonishment of one who passes by a ruin; hence, "an object of scorn."
Where else “shereka” appears- seeרֹאִיםroim
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “roim” appears- with your eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears
Translation note
“Hissing”: a gesture of mockery and of astonishment at a ruin (1 Kings 9:8).
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
7They also shut the doors of the portico and put out the lamps, and incense they did not burn, and burnt offering they did not offer in the Holy Place to the Elohim of Israel.
8 · This verse (above)
9And look, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.