2 KINGS 17:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
The LORD rejected all the offspring of Israel and afflicted them, and gave them into the hand of plunderers, until he had cast them out of his sight — the phrase "rejected all the offspring of Israel" (וַיִּמְאַס יְהוָה בְכָל־זֶרַע יִשְׂרָאֵל, *way-yim'as YHWH be-khol-zera Yisrael*) invokes the language of ultimate rejection: Israel is no longer recognized as the LORD's chosen people. The "plunderers" (וְיִתְּנוּם בְיַד־שׁוֹסְלִים, *ve-yitnuм be-yad-shoslim*) reference Assyrian forces. The final phrase "cast them out of his sight" repeats verse 18's language, emphasizing the totality of Israel's rejection.
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