2 Chronicles 30:8

Now don’t be stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to Yahweh, and enter into his sanctuary, which he has sanctified forever, and serve Yahweh your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.

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WEBBE

Now don’t be stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he has sanctified forever, and serve the LORD your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.

BSB

Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.

KJV

Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.

ASV

Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were; but yield yourselves unto Jehovah, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever, and serve Jehovah your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.

BBE

Now do not be hard-hearted, as your fathers were; but give yourselves to the Lord, and come into his holy place, which he has made his for ever, and be the servants of the Lord your God, so that the heat of his wrath may be turned away from you.

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עַתָּה 'a·tah now H6258 אַל־ 'al- may not H408 תַּקְשׁוּ tak·shu you harden H7185 עָרְפְּכֶם 'a·re·pe·khem neck your H6203 כַּאֲבוֹתֵיכֶם ka·'a·vo·tei·khem like fathers your H1 תְּנוּ־ te·nu- give H5414 יָד yad a hand H3027 לַיהוָה la·yah·weh to Yahweh H3068 וּבֹאוּ u·vo·'u and come H935 לְמִקְדָּשׁוֹ le·mik·da·sho to sanctuary his H4720 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 הִקְדִּישׁ hik·dish he has consecrated H6942 לְעוֹלָם le·'o·lam for ever H5769 וְעִבְדוּ ve·'iv·du and serve H5647 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֵיכֶם 'e·lo·hei·khem God your H430 וְיָשֹׁב ve·ya·sho so may it turn back H7725 מִכֶּם mi·kem from you H9036 חֲרוֹן cha·ron [the] burning of H2740 אַפּוֹ 'a·po anger his H639

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–12

Hezekiah made Israel as welcome to the passover, as any of his own subjects. Let us yield ourselves unto the Lord. Say not, you will do what you please, but resolve to do what he pleases. We perceive in the carnal mind a stiffness, an obstinacy, an unaptness to compel with God; we have it from our fathers: this must be overcome. Those who, through grace, have turned to God themselves, should do all they can to bring others to him. Numbers will be scorners, but some will be humbled and benefited; perhaps where least expected. The rich mercy of God is the great argument by which to enforce repentance; the vilest who submit and yield themselves to the Lord, seek his grace, and give themselves to his service, shall certainly be saved. Oh that messengers were sent forth to carry these glad tidings to every city and every village, through every land!

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.