2 Chronicles 7:13"If I shut up the sky so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
The setting
Jerusalem, ~960 BC. God speaking hypothetically about future judgment scenarios. The temple still gleaming new, but God already seeing centuries ahead. Modern Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: foreseeing future judgment with measured warning
The original word
agar (עָצַר) — to restrain, withhold what should flow naturally
Why it matters
Israel experienced all three of these judgments: the 3-year drought under Ahab, locust plagues in Joel's time, and pestilence in David's census punishment
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 7:13
This is an IF statement — God is not promising to send disasters, but explaining what to do IF they come
Common misconceptionPeople think God is threatening punishment here. He's actually giving Solomon the roadmap for recovery WHEN disasters strike — this is mercy, not threat.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 7:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 7:13 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the law genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, natural disasters, conditional warning. Notable phrases: shut up the sky; command the locust; send pestilence. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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