2 Chronicles 29:8Therefore the wrath of Yahweh was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to be tossed back and forth, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as you see with your eyes.
The setting
Jerusalem, 715 BC. Hezekiah explains to the Levites why Judah has become a laughingstock among surrounding nations, now modern-day Israel and Palestine...
The emotion here: devastated by the weight of inherited consequences
The original word
za'avah (זַעֲוָה) — trembling, an object that makes others shudder with horror
Why it matters
Judah had become so weak that Assyrian records mock them as 'like a bird in a cage'
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 29:8
'Tossed back and forth' refers to being traded as tribute between foreign powers
Common misconceptionThis isn't about individual sin but corporate unfaithfulness — entire communities can drift from God with devastating results for the innocent.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 29:8
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 29:8 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 29:8 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 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, consequences. Notable phrases: wrath of Yahweh; tossed back and forth; astonishment; hissing.
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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