1 Kings 9:8
Contemporary English Version
8 (A) This temple will become a pile of rocks![a] Everyone who walks by will be shocked, and they will ask, “Why did the Lord do such a terrible thing to his people and to this temple?”
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- 9.8 a pile of rocks: Some ancient translations; Hebrew “high.”
1 Kings 9:8
King James Version
8 And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?
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1 Kings 9:8
English Standard Version
8 And this house will become a heap of ruins.[a] Everyone passing by it will be astonished and will hiss, and they will say, (A)‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’
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- 1 Kings 9:8 Syriac, Old Latin; Hebrew will become high
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