Translations
Modern
Therefore, the wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, horror, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.
Traditional
Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.
Literal
And the wrath of YHWH is upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has given them up for a trembling, to be a horror, and to be a hissing, as you all are seeing with your eyes.
Latin
Concitatus est itaque furor Domini super Judam et Jerusalem, tradiditque eos in commotionem, et in interitum, et in sibilum, sicut ipsi cernitis oculis vestris.
Original
Hebrew
English
Therefore, the wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, horror, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.
Notes
Hezekiah's speech used words common during exile to describe the nation's failure. Like during Rehoboam's separation (2 Chronicles 12:1; see 13:10), the people were unfaithful when they abandoned the Lord.
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
People
Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province
Places
Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions
Glossary
Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Gershon, Gershonites Hezekiah Kohath, Kohathites Merari, Merarite Temple
Topics
Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel Priest: Miscellaneous Facts Concerning: Zeal of, in Purging the Temple the First Temple: Purified and Divine Worship Restored Under Hezekiah