KJV King James Version
For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.
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2 Chronicles 28:19
For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For the LORD humbled Judah because Ahaz king of Israel had thrown off restraint in Judah and had been most unfaithful to the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
For Yahweh brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he had dealt wantonly in Judah, and trespassed severely against Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
For Jehovah brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he had dealt wantonly in Judah, and trespassed sore against Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for Jehovah hath humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel, for he made free with Judah, even to commit a trespass against Jehovah.
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 28
16 At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.
17 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.
18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
19 For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.
20 And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
21 For Ahaz took away a portion [out] of the house of the LORD, and [out] of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave [it] unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.
22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this [is that] king Ahaz.
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כִּֽי־H3588 · kiforהִכְנִ֤יעַH3665 · ka.nabe humbleיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יְהוּדָ֔הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahבַּעֲב֖וּרH5668 · a.vurfor the sake ofאָחָ֣זH271 · a.chazAhazמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelכִּ֤יH3588 · kiforהִפְרִ֙יעַ֙H6544 · pa.rato leadבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahוּמָע֥וֹלH4603 · ma.albe unfaithfulמַ֖עַלH4603 · ma.albe unfaithfulבַּיהוָֽה׃H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 21:2And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these [were] the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.Job 40:12Look on every one [that is] proud, [and] bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.Hosea 5:11Ephraim [is] oppressed [and] broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.Revelation 16:15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.Psalm 106:41-43And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them.Revelation 3:17-18Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:Genesis 3:11And he said, Who told thee that thou [wast] naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?Deuteronomy 28:43The stranger that [is] within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.Proverbs 29:23A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.Micah 6:16For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.Exodus 32:25And when Moses saw that the people [were] naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto [their] shame among their enemies:)Genesis 3:7And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they [were] naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.1 Samuel 2:7The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
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