2 Chronicles 29:8

“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.”

2 Chronicles 29:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Chronicles 29:8, word by word

So the wrathקֶצֶףketsef

wrath

A violent anger poured out on someone, above all YHWH's.

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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.

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wasיְהִיyehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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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.

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and Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִָםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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and he gave them overיִּתְּנֵyitne

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

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to terrorזַעֲוָהzaava

horror, object of terror

Something that makes those who see it tremble; also maltreatment.

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to horrorשַׁמָּהshama

horror

Something that horrifies everyone.

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and to hissingשְׁרֵקָהshereka

hissing

Hissing: the whistle of scorn or astonishment of one who passes by a ruin; hence, "an object of scorn."

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seeרֹאִיםroim

see

To see with one's eyes.

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with your eyesעֵינֵיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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Translation note

“Hissing”: a gesture of mockery and of astonishment at a ruin (1 Kings 9:8).

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 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).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 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.

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