2 Chronicles 36:14Moreover 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.
The setting
Jerusalem, 587 BC. The Temple - God's holy dwelling place - is filled with foreign idols and pagan rituals. Priests who should guard holiness lead the corruption. Modern Israel, where the Dome of the Rock now stands.
The emotion here: heartbreak over the ultimate betrayal
The original word
ṭāmē' (טמא) — to make unclean, to defile what was set apart as pure
Why it matters
The priests installed Asherah poles and practiced child sacrifice inside Solomon's Temple
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 36:14
The priests led the corruption - those responsible for protecting holiness became its destroyers
Common misconceptionPeople focus on the people's sin, but the real tragedy is that the priests - God's appointed guardians - led the corruption. It wasn't moral failure; it was institutional betrayal.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 36:14
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 36:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 36:14 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include corruption, defilement, leadership failure. Notable phrases: chiefs of the priests; trespassed very greatly; abominations of the nations; polluted the house.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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