2 Chronicles 34:24

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Thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will bring evil on this place, and on the inhabitants of it, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.
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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    Thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will bring evil on this place, and on the inhabitants of it, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    ‘Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I am bringing disaster upon this place and upon its inhabitants all the curses written on the scroll that they read before the king of Judah,

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    Thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will bring evil on this place, and on the inhabitants of it, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.
  • Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
    that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the curses written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah,
  • Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
    that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the curses written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah,
  • King James Version Public Domain
    Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:
  • American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
    Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.
  • Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
    Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:
  • Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
    Thus saith the Lord, Beholde, I will bring euill vpon this place, and vpon the inhabitantes thereof, euen all the curses, that are written in the booke which they haue read before the King of Iudah:
  • Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
    Thus saith the Lord: Behold I will bring evils upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, and all the curses that are written in this book which they read before the king of Juda.
  • Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
    Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am bringing in evil on this place, and on its inhabitants, all the execrations that are written on the book that they read before the king of Judah;
  • Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
    Thus said YHWH: Behold, I am bringing in calamity on this place and on its inhabitants, all the execrations that are written on the scroll that they read before the king of Judah,
  • Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
    'This is what Yahweh says: See, I am about to bring disaster on this place and on its inhabitants, all the curses that have been written in the book that they have read before the king of Judah.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    ‘Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I am bringing disaster upon this place and upon its inhabitants all the curses written on the scroll that they read before the king of Judah,
  • Darby Bible Public Domain
    Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.
  • World Messianic Bible Public Domain
    “The LORD says, ‘Behold, I will bring evil on this place and on its inhabitants, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.
  • Webster's Bible Public Domain
    Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon its inhabitants, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:
  • Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
    this is what the Lord says: I am about to bring disaster down on this place and on its people, in accordance with all the curses written in the book that has been read to the king of Judah.
  • Bible in Basic English Public Domain
    These are the words of the Lord: See, I will send evil on this place and on its people, even all the curses in the book which they have been reading before the king of Judah;
  • JPS Tanakh (1917) Public Domain
    Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah;

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הָאָלוֹת֙
ʼâlâh
H423
“the · oaths”
Particle, Definite Article + Noun, Common, Feminine, Plural, Absolute
Part of Speech
Particle + Noun
Type
Common
Gender
Feminine
Number
Plural
State
Absolute
Full BDB Definition

Origin: from H422

TWOT: 91a

oath - oath of covenant - curse - from God - from men - execration
  1. כֹּ֚ה kôh H3541 “thus” Adverb
  2. אָמַ֣ר ʼâmar H559 “to say” Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular
  3. יְהוָ֔ה Yᵉhôvâh H3068 “LORD” Noun, Proper
  4. הִנְנִ֨י hên H2005 “behold · me” Particle, Demonstrative + Suffix, Personal, 1st Person, Common, Singular
  5. מֵבִ֥יא bôwʼ H935 “entering” Verb, Hiphil, Participle Active, Masculine, Singular, Absolute
  6. רָעָ֛ה raʻ H7451 “evil” Noun, Common, Feminine, Singular, Absolute
  7. עַל ʻal H5921 “upon” Preposition
  8. הַמָּק֥וֹם mâqôwm H4725 “the · place” Particle, Definite Article + Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Absolute
  9. הַזֶּ֖ה zeh H2088 “the · this” Particle, Definite Article + Pronoun, Demonstrative, Masculine, Singular
  10. וְעַל ʻal H5921 “and · upon” Conjunction + Preposition
  11. יוֹשְׁבָ֑יו yâshab H3427 “dwelling · him” Verb, Qal, Participle Active, Masculine, Plural, Construct + Suffix, Personal, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular
  12. אֵ֤ת ʼêth H853 “-” Particle, Direct Object
  13. כָּל kôl H3605 “all of” Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct
  14. הַכְּתוּב֣וֹת kâthab H3789 “the · written” Particle, Definite Article + Verb, Qal, Participle Passive, Feminine, Plural, Absolute
  15. עַל ʻal H5921 “upon” Preposition
  16. הַסֵּ֔פֶר çêpher H5612 “the · book” Particle, Definite Article + Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Absolute
  17. אֲשֶׁ֣ר ʼăsher H834 “which” Particle, Relative
  18. קָֽרְא֔וּ qârâʼ H7121 “to call” Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3rd Person, Common, Plural
  19. לִפְנֵ֖י pânîym H6440 “to/for · face(s) of” Preposition + Noun, Common, Both, Plural, Construct
  20. מֶ֥לֶךְ melek H4428 “king of” Noun, Common, Masculine, Singular, Construct
  21. יְהוּדָֽה Yᵉhûwdâh H3063 “Judah” Noun, Proper

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22
words
20
distinct lemmas
Historical
section

Shared distinctive vocabulary

הָאָלוֹת֙ oath H423 occurs in 32 verses of the Hebrew Bible. Also found in:

Grammatical profile

  • 5 verbs
  • 9 nouns
  • 1 pronoun
  • 3 prepositions
  • 1 adverb
  • 3 particles

Verb forms

  • אָמַ֣ר Qal · Perfect
  • מֵבִ֥יא Hiphil · Participle Active
  • יוֹשְׁבָ֑יו Qal · Participle Active
  • הַכְּתוּב֣וֹת Qal · Participle Passive
  • קָֽרְא֔וּ Qal · Perfect

Repetition

A word recurs within this verse — often emphatic in Hebrew:

Hebrew & Septuagint length

In English translation the verse runs 36 words from the Hebrew and 29 from the Septuagint (LXX English) — closely comparable.

A rough comparison of the two English renderings, which tokenize alike — not a word-level alignment.

Word counts can differ between the Hebrew and the Greek without any difference in meaning — e.g. the Hebrew direct-object marker אֵת has no separate Greek word, and Greek often adds the article ὁ.

In the original languages it is 22 Hebrew tokens and 25 Greek tokens — but the two are counted differently (Hebrew bundles its prefixes and suffixes into one token; the Greek is in lemma form), so that isn’t a like-for-like length.

Cross-references

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Topical passages linked to 2 Chronicles 34:24 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:14–20 Moreover all the chiefs of the priests, and the people, trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted the house of Yahweh which he had made holy in Jerusalem.
  • Deuteronomy 28:15–68 But it shall come to pass, if you will not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command you this day, that all these curses shall come on you, and overtake you.
  • Joshua 23:16 When you disobey the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods, and bow down yourselves to them; then will the anger of Yahweh be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land which he has given to you.
  • 2 Kings 21:12 therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Behold, I bring such evil on Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears shall tingle.
  • 2 Kings 23:26–27 Notwithstanding, Yahweh didn't turn from the fierceness of his great wrath, with which his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocation with which Manasseh had provoked him.
  • Isaiah 5:4–6 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? Why, when I looked for it to yield grapes, did it yield wild grapes?
  • Jeremiah 6:19 Hear, earth: behold, I will bring evil on this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not listened to my words; and as for my law, they have rejected it.
  • Jeremiah 19:3 and say, Hear you the word of Yahweh, kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem: thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring evil on this place, which whoever hears, his ears shall tingle.
  • Jeremiah 19:15 Thus says Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring on this city and on all its towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it; because they have made their neck stiff, that they may not hear my words.
  • Jeremiah 35:17 therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken to them, but they have not heard; and I have called to them, but they have not answered.
  • Jeremiah 36:31 I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring on them, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them, but they didn't listen.

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Hebrew and Greek witnesses Masoretic Hebrew ↔ Greek Septuagint

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Hebrew 2 Chronicles 34:24 Masoretic · Westminster Leningrad Codex

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֨י מֵבִ֥יא רָעָ֛ה עַל הַמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה וְעַל יוֹשְׁבָ֑יו אֵ֤ת כָּל הָאָלוֹת֙ הַכְּתוּב֣וֹת עַל הַסֵּ֔פֶר אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָֽרְא֔וּ לִפְנֵ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה

Thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will bring evil on this place, and on the inhabitants of it, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.

World English Bible · Public Domain

Greek LXX 2 Chronicles 34:24 Septuagint · lemma form

οὕτως λέγω κύριος ἰδού ἐγώ ἐπιἄγω κακός ἐπί ὁ τόπος οὗτος ὁ πᾶς λόγος ὁ γράφω ἐν ὁ βιβλίον ὁ ἀναγιγνώσκω ἐναντίον ὁ βασιλεύς ἰουδά

Thus says the Lord, Behold, I bring evil upon this place, even all the words that are written in the book that was read before the king of Juda:

LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) · Public Domain

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (CC BY 4.0). Greek: Septuagint (public domain); English from LXX2012 (modern English Septuagint) (Public Domain). How the Septuagint differs from the Hebrew →

Commentary

Notes on 2 Chronicles 34:24 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

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Tyndale Open Study Notes

Tyndale Open Resources

34:24 the curses written in the scroll: See Deut 27:14-26; 28:15-68. Curses in a covenant stipulate what will happen to those who are unfaithful to the covenant, as Israel and Judah were in their covenant with the Lord. These curses included exile.

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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(24) I will bring.—I am about to bring (participle).

All the curses . . . the book.—An explanatory paraphrase of “all the words of the book” (Kings). (See Deu_27:15 seq., 28:16 seq., 29:20, 21, 27, 30:19; and comp. Jos_8:34.)

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne

24. all the curses] Deu_27:15-26; Deu_28:15-68.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

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2 Chronicles, in the Historical, opens this verse with 22 words (20 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is ʼâlâh (“oath”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

  1. What does “oath” (ʼâlâh) contribute to the verse as a whole?
  2. How does Genesis 24:41, which shares the word «oath», read alongside this verse?
  3. What does the repetition of “upon” (3× in this one verse) do in this verse?
  4. These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
  5. «אָמַ֣ר» is a Qal Perfect verb. How does that grammatical form shape the action described?
  6. Compare how Tyndale Open Study Notes and Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?

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