2 Chronicles 29:7Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.
The setting
Jerusalem, 715 BC. Young King Hezekiah surveys the Temple his father Ahaz had abandoned and defiled, now in modern-day Jerusalem, Israel...
The emotion here: heartbroken surveying generations of spiritual decay
The original word
sāgar (סָגַר) — to shut up, imprison, literally 'barred shut' the holy doors
Why it matters
Ahaz had actually nailed the Temple doors shut and built pagan altars in the courtyard
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 29:7
The lamps weren't just out — they had been deliberately extinguished for years
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about physical maintenance, but shutting the Temple doors meant cutting off Israel's only way to approach God under the Old Covenant.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 29:7
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 29:7 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 29:7 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Hezekiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include neglect, temple defilement. Notable phrases: shut up the doors; put out the lamps; not burned incense.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
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