Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation People will answer, 'It is because they abandoned the LORD their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt. They gave their allegiance to other gods and worshiped them. That is why the LORD has brought this disaster on them.'" New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And they shall answer: Because they forsook the Lord the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on strange gods, and adored them, and worshipped them: therefore all these evils are come upon them. Because they forsook Judges 2:12,13 And they left the Lord, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt: and they followed strange gods, and the gods of the people that dwelt round about them, and they adored them: and they provoked the Lord to anger, . . . Jeremiah 1:16 And I will pronounce my judgments against them, touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have sacrificed to strange gods, and have adored the work of their own hands. Lamentations 2:16,17 Phe. All thy enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they have hissed, and gnashed with the teeth, and have said: We will swallow her up: lo, this is the day which we looked for: we have found it, we have seen it. . . . Lamentations 4:13-15 Mem. 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. . . . Ezekiel 14:23 And they shall comfort you, when you shall see their ways, and their doings: and you shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord God. Ezekiel 36:17-20 Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it with their ways, and with their doings: their way was before me like the uncleanness of a menstruous woman. . . . therefore 2 Chronicles 36:17 For he brought upon them the king of the Chaldeans, and he slew their young men with the sword in the house of his sanctuary, he had no compassion on young man, or maiden, old man or even him that stooped for age, but he delivered them all into his hands. Daniel 9:12 And he hath confirmed his words which he spoke against us, and against our princes that judged us, that he would bring in upon us a great evil, such as never was under all the heaven, according to that which hath been done in Jerusalem. Context The LORD's Response to Solomon…21And this house shall be for a proverb to all that pass by, and they shall be astonished and say: Why hath the Lord done thus to this land, and to this house? 22And they shall answer: Because they forsook the Lord the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on strange gods, and adored them, and worshipped them: therefore all these evils are come upon them. Cross References Judges 2:13 Forsaking him, and serving Baal and Astaroth Jeremiah 16:11 Thou shalt say to them: Because your fathers forsook me, saith the Lord: and went after strange gods, and served them, and adored them: and they forsook me, and kept not my law. Jump to Previous Abandoned Egypt Evil Fathers Forsook Forth Gods Hold Laid Served Worshiped WorshippedJump to Next Abandoned Egypt Evil Fathers Forsook Forth Gods Hold Laid Served Worshiped WorshippedLinks 2 Chronicles 7:22 NIV2 Chronicles 7:22 NLT 2 Chronicles 7:22 ESV 2 Chronicles 7:22 NASB 2 Chronicles 7:22 Bible Apps 2 Chronicles 7:22 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 7:22 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 7:22 French Bible 2 Chronicles 7:22 German Bible Alphabetical: adopted adversity all and answer Because brought disaster Egypt embraced fathers forsaken forsook from God gods has have he is land LORD of on other out People say served serving that the their them them' therefore they this who why will worshiped worshiping OT History: 2 Chronicles 7:22 They shall answer Because they abandoned Yahweh (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |