2 Kings 17:7

It was so because the children of Israel had sinned against Yahweh their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

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WEBBE

It was so because the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

BSB

All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods

KJV

For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

ASV

And it was so, because the children of Israel had sinned against Jehovah their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

BBE

And the wrath of the Lord came on Israel because they had done evil against the Lord their God, who took them out of the land of Egypt from under the yoke of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and had become worshippers of other gods,

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וַיְהִי vay·hi and it was H1961 כִּי־ ki- that H3588 חָטְאוּ cha·te·'u they had sinned H2398 בְנֵי־ ve·nei- [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 לַיהוָה la·yah·weh to Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֵיהֶם 'e·lo·hei·hem God their H430 הַמַּעֲלֶה ha·ma·'a·leh who had brought up H5927 אֹתָם 'o·tam (marks the object) them H853 מֵאֶרֶץ me·'e·retz from [the] land of H776 מִצְרַיִם mitz·ra·yim Egypt H4714 מִתַּחַת mi·ta·chat from under H8478 יַד yad [the] hand of H3027 פַּרְעֹה par·'oh Pharaoh H6547 מֶלֶךְ־ me·lekh- [the] king of H4428 מִצְרָיִם mitz·ra·yim Egypt H4714 וַיִּירְאוּ vai·yi·re·'u and they had feared H3372 אֱלֹהִים 'e·lo·him gods H430 אֲחֵרִים 'a·che·rim other H312

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 7–23

Though the destruction of the kingdom of the ten tribes was but briefly related, it is in these verses largely commented upon, and the reasons of it given. It was destruction from the Almighty: the Assyrian was but the rod of his anger, Is 10:5. Those that bring sin into a country or family, bring a plague into it, and will have to answer for all the mischief that follows. And vast as the outward wickedness of the world is, the secret sins, evil thoughts, desires, and purposes of mankind are much greater. There are outward sins which are marked by infamy; but ingratitude, neglect, and enmity to God, and the idolatry and impiety which proceed therefrom, are far more malignant. Without turning from every evil way, and keeping God's statutes, there can be no true godliness; but this must spring from belief of his testimony, as to wrath against all ungodliness and unrighteousness, and his mercy in Christ Jesus.

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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.