2 Chronicles 7:22

And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Future observers will answer the question of those wondering why the temple and land were ruined.

The words — The verse hinges on עָֽזְב֜וּ ('a.ze.Vu), meaning "they forsook," and אֱלֹהֵ֣י ('e.lo.Hei), meaning "God of."

The thread — The motif of abandoning the God who delivered Israel from Egypt surfaces in Judges 2:12, while the disaster motif aligns with Daniel 9:12, which attributes judgment to God executing spoken words against the people.

Why it lands — The text demands readers recognize that covenant failure, not arbitrary punishment, explains national ruin.

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The Hebrew words

וְאָמְר֗וּve./'a.me.Ruand/ people will say עַל֩'alon אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherthat עָֽזְב֜וּ'a.ze.Vuthey forsook אֶת־'et-<obj.>יְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֗ם'a.vo.tei./Hemancestors/ their אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwho הוֹצִיאָם֮ho.tzi.'A/mhe brought out/ them מֵאֶ֣רֶץme./'E.retzfrom/ [the] land of מִצְרַיִם֒mitz.ra.YimEgypt וַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙va/i.ya.cha.Zi.kuand/ they took hold בֵּאלֹהִ֣יםbe./lo.Himon/ gods אֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.Rimother וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּva/i.yish.ta.cha.Vuand/ they bowed downלָהֶ֖םla./Hemto/ themוַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםva/i.ya.'av.Du/mand/ they served/ them עַל־'al-there-כֵּן֙ken-fore הֵבִ֣יאhe.Vi'he has brought עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei./Hemon/ them אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>כָּל־kol-all הָרָעָ֖הha./ra.'Ahthe/ calamity הַזֹּֽאת׃ פha./Zot<the>/ this

King James Version

And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them.

Cross-references

Lamentations 4:13 But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.
Daniel 9:12 You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.
Judges 2:12 Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger,
2 Chronicles 36:17 So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,
Jeremiah 1:16 I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me, and they have burned incense to other gods and worshiped the works of their own hands.
Lamentations 2:16 All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”
Ezekiel 14:23 They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done all these things within it,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
Ezekiel 36:17 “Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their behavior before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman’s impurity.