15 Therefore the Lord God of their fathers sent to them [a]by his messengers, [b]rising early and sending: for he had compassion on his people, and on his habitation.

16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his Prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, and till there was no [c]remedy.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:15 Hebrew, by the hand of his.
  2. 2 Chronicles 36:15 By this phrase the Scripture meaneth, oftentimes, and diligently, as Jer. 11:7 and 25:3 and 26:5 and 32:33.
  3. 2 Chronicles 36:16 Till God could no longer suffer their sins, but must needs punish them.

The Fall of Jerusalem(A)(B)

15 The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers(C) again and again,(D) because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed(E) at his prophets until the wrath(F) of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.(G)

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