20 (A)then I will pluck you[a] up from my land that I have given you, and this house that I have consecrated for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and I will make it (B)a proverb and a byword among all peoples. 21 And at this house, which was exalted, everyone passing by will be astonished and say, (C)‘Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?’ 22 Then they will say, ‘Because they abandoned the Lord, the God of their fathers who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods and worshiped them and served them. Therefore he has brought all this disaster on them.’”

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  1. 2 Chronicles 7:20 Hebrew them; twice in this verse

20 then I will uproot(A) Israel from my land,(B) which I have given them, and will reject this temple I have consecrated for my Name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule(C) among all peoples. 21 This temple will become a heap of rubble. All[a] who pass by will be appalled(D) and say,(E) ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ 22 People will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who brought them out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them(F)—that is why he brought all this disaster on them.’”

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  1. 2 Chronicles 7:21 See some Septuagint manuscripts, Old Latin, Syriac, Arabic and Targum; Hebrew And though this temple is now so imposing, all