2 Chronicles 7:20
Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
Context
This verse from 2 Chronicles Chapter 7 connects to 10 cross-references. When Solomon finishes praying, fire comes down and consumes the burnt offering, and the glory of the Lord fills the temple; the priests cannot enter. The people worship and sacrifice massively during a fourteen-day festival. God appears to Solomon at …
Other Translations
then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples.
and this house that I have sanctified for My name, I cast from before My face, and make it for a proverb, and for a byword, among all the peoples.
Then I will have this people uprooted out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, I will put away from before my eyes, and make it an example and a word of shame among all peoples.
Cross References
Thus shalt thou say unto him, The Lord saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, …
And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break …
And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be …
At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, …
But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the Lord.
All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed …
All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, …
These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are …
God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, …
Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.