1 Kings 9:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

This temple will become a pile of rocks! Everyone who walks by will be shocked, and they will ask, “Why did the LORD do such a terrible thing to his people and to this temple?”

Cross References

2 Kings 22:17

The people of Judah have rejected me. They have offered sacrifices to foreign gods and have worshipped their own idols. I cannot stand it any longer. I am furious.

2 Kings 25:9

Nebuzaradan burnt down the LORD's temple, the king's palace, and every important building in the city, as well as all the houses.

2 Chronicles 29:8

The LORD became terribly angry with the people of Judah and Jerusalem, and everyone was shocked and horrified at what he did to punish them. Not only were

2 Chronicles 36:19

Nebuchadnezzar's troops burnt down the temple and destroyed every important building in the city. Then they broke down the city wall.

2 Chronicles 7:21

This temple is now magnificent. But when these things happen, everyone who walks by it will be shocked and will ask, “Why did the LORD do such a terrible thing to his people and to this temple?”

Isaiah 64:11

Zion's glorious and holy temple where our ancestors praised you has been destroyed by fire. Our beautiful buildings are now a pile of ruins.

Jeremiah 16:10

They will ask, “Why has the LORD our God threatened us with so many disasters? Have we done something wrong or sinned against him?”

Jeremiah 18:16

Your land will be ruined, and every passer-by will look at it with horror and make insulting remarks.

Jeremiah 19:8

I will turn Jerusalem into a pile of rubble, and every passer-by will be shocked and horrified and will make insulting remarks.

Jeremiah 22:28

Jehoiachin, you are unwanted like a broken clay pot. So you and your children will be thrown into a country you know nothing about.

Jeremiah 25:9

and now I will let you be attacked by nations from the north, and especially by my servant, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia. You and other nearby nations will be destroyed and left in ruins for ever. Everyone who sees what has happened will be shocked, but they will still make fun of you.

Jeremiah 44:8

You have made me angry by worshipping idols and burning incense to other gods after you came here to Egypt. You will die such a disgusting death, that other nations will use the name of Judah as a curse word.

Jeremiah 49:17

People passing by your country will be shocked and horrified to see a disaster

Jeremiah 5:19

And the people who survive will ask, “Why did the LORD our God do such terrible things to us?” Then tell them: I am the LORD, but you abandoned me and worshipped other gods in your own land. Now you will be slaves in a foreign country.

Jeremiah 50:13

My anger will destroy Babylon, and no one will live there. Everyone who passes by will be shocked to see what has happened.

Jeremiah 52:13

and he burnt down the LORD's temple, the king's palace, and every important building in the city, as well as all the houses.

Lamentations 2:15

Those who pass by shake their heads and sneer as they make fun and shout, “What a lovely city you were, the happiest on earth, but look at you now!”

Daniel 9:12

You warned us and our leaders that Jerusalem would suffer the worst disaster in human history, and you did exactly as you had threatened.

Deuteronomy 28:37

People of nearby countries will shudder when they see your terrible troubles, but they will still make fun of you.

Deuteronomy 29:23

has become a scorching desert of salt and sulphur, where nothing is planted, nothing sprouts, and nothing grows. It will be as lifeless as the land around the cities of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, after the LORD became angry and destroyed them.