2 CHRONICLES 7:21 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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?”
'And at this house, which was exalted, everyone passing by will be astonished and say, 'Why has the LORD done thus to this land and to this house?' — Outsiders will marvel at the temple's ruin ('at this house, which was exalted,' בַּבַּיִת הַגָּבוֹהַּ הַזֶּה): those passing by will be astounded (יִשָּׁמוּ וְיֹאמְרוּ). The rhetorical question ('Why has the LORD done thus?') expresses the incomprehension of seeing the once-glorious temple destroyed. The phenomenon serves as public witness: Israel's violated covenant becomes visible in the ruined sanctuary and devastated land.
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