2 Chronicles 30:9

Translations

Modern

For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”

Traditional

For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

Literal

For if you return to YHWH, your brothers and your children will receive mercy before the faces of their captors and will return to this land. For gracious and merciful is YHWH your God, and He will not turn aside the face from you if you return to Him.”

Latin

Si enim vos reversi fueritis ad Dominum, fratres vestri et filii habebunt misericordiam coram dominis suis, qui illos duxerunt captivos, et revertentur in terram hanc: pius enim et clemens est Dominus Deus vester, et non avertet faciem suam a vobis, si reversi fueritis ad eum.

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English

For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”

Notes

2 Chronicles 30:9–11

The Assyrians conquered the northern kingdom (2 Kings 17:5–28), and many people were exiled to Assyria. People from other conquered lands moved there. Most of these foreigners, along with the Israelites left by the Assyrians, saw Israel's defeat as proof that the Lord, the God of Israel, was powerless. They mocked the idea of traveling to Jerusalem to honor him.

2 Chronicles 30:1–27

This story of Hezekiah's Passover celebration shows the Chronicler's focus on Israel's unity, the people's spiritual readiness, and the success of following Solomon's restoration plan at the temple dedication (2 Chronicles 7:14).

Theme notes and profiles

Hezekiah Apostasy and Renewal God’s Plan to Restore The Cross and Passover The Spirit of the Law

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Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
Micah 7:18
Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?
Deuteronomy 30:2–4
…and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today,
Psalm 86:5
For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
Psalm 106:46
He made them objects of compassion to all who held them captive.
Exodus 34:6–7
Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
Nehemiah 9:17
They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.
1 Kings 8:50
May You forgive Your people who have sinned against You and all the transgressions they have committed against You, and may You grant them compassion in the eyes of their captors to show them mercy.
Leviticus 26:40–42
But if they will confess their iniquity and that of their fathers in the unfaithfulness that they practiced against Me, by which they have also walked in hostility toward Me—
Jeremiah 29:12–14
Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
Ezekiel 18:30–32
Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
Psalm 145:7–8
They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Hezekiah Kohath, Kohathites Offerings and Sacrifices Temple

Topics

Backsliders: Israel's Backsliding: Hezekiah's Reign Backsliders: Promises To Blessing: Contingent Upon Obedience Derision: The People of Israel Scoff at Hezekiah God: Mercy of God: Providence of Liberality: Hezekiah Month: Zif (May): An Celebrated In Proclamation: Imperial Repentance: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Scoffing: General Scriptures Concerning Scorning and Mocking: The Wicked Indulge In, Against: All Solemn Admonitions

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