2 Chronicles 7:21This house, which is so high, everyone who passes by it shall be astonished, and shall say, 'Why has Yahweh done thus to this land, and to this house?'
The setting
960 BC, Jerusalem, Israel. God speaks to Solomon after dedicating the magnificent temple. The warning comes at the height of Israel's glory...
The emotion here: heartbroken but resolute in justice
The original word
shāmēm (שָׁמֵם) — desolated, stunned with horror at destruction
Why it matters
Solomon's temple stood 410 years before being destroyed exactly as God warned
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 7:21
This warning came immediately AFTER God's promise to hear prayers — blessing and curse in one breath
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about individual sin, but it's about national abandonment. God is warning that even His own house will become a ruin if the people collectively turn away.
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 7:21 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 7:21 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 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, public shame, temple destruction. Notable phrases: this house which is so high; everyone who passes by; shall be astonished. This verse contains prophecy.
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“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
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