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They will be looted and plundered by all their enemies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then I will reject even the remnant of my own people who are left, and I will hand them over as plunder for their enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will forsake the remnant of my heritage and give them into the hand of their enemies, and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. And they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become victims of plunder to all their enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And I will abandon the remnant of My inheritance and hand them over to their enemies, and they will become as plunder and spoils to all their enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216I will abandon the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hand of their enemies, and they will become as plunder and spoil to all their enemies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And I will abandon the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hand of their enemies, and they shall become as plunder and spoil to all their enemies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I will abandon the remnant of My inheritance and give them into the hand of their enemies, and they will become as plunder and spoil to all their enemies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will abandon the remnant (remainder) of My inheritance and hand them over to their enemies; and they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will abandon the remnant of my inheritance and hand them over to their enemies. They will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will abandon the remnant of My inheritance and hand them over to their enemies. They will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will cast off the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will even get rid of my people who survive. They will be defeated and robbed by their enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I will cast off the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will abandon the rest of my people. I will put them under the control of their enemies, and they will become property that their enemies capture.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will abandon the people who survive, and will hand them over to their enemies, who will conquer them and plunder their land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will abandon the survivors of my heritage and hand them over to their enemies. They will become war booty and spoil to all of their enemies, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. And they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will abandon this last remaining tribe among my people and hand them over to their enemies; they will be plundered and robbed by all their enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will cast off the remnant of my inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies. They will become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will forsake the remnant of my inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will cast off the remnant of my inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. They will become a prey and a plunder to all their enemies, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have left the remnant of My inheritance, and given them into the hand of their enemies, and they have been for a prey and for a spoil to all their enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And I have left the remnant of Mine inheritance, and given them into the hand of their enemies, and they have been for a prey and for a spoil to all their enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I thrust out the remainder of my inheritance, and I gave them into the hand of their enemies; and they were for plunder and for a prey to all their enemies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will leave the remnants of my inheritance, and will deliver them into the hands of their enemies: and they shall become a prey, and a spoil to all their enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And truly, I will send away the remnants of my inheritance, and I will deliver them into the hands of their enemies. And they will be devastated and plundered by all their adversaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will cast off the survivors of my inheritance. I will deliver them into enemy hands, to become prey and booty for all their enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will cast off the remnant of my heritage, and give them into the hand of their enemies; they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will forsake the remnant of my inheritance and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and be trampled under the feet of all their enemies,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall forsake the rest of my inheritance and I shall deliver them into the hand of their enemies, and they shall be for prey and for being downtrodden by all of their enemies<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I will cast off the remnant of Mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will reject the remnant of my inheritance, and will deliver them into the hands of their enemies; and they shall be for a plunder and for a spoil to all their enemies:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/21-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=7462" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/21.htm">Manasseh's Idolatries Rebuked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5203.htm" title="5203: wə·nā·ṭaš·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to pound, i.e. Smite; by implication to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon.">So I will forsake</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7611.htm" title="7611: šə·’ê·rîṯ (N-fsc) -- Rest, residue, remnant, remainder. From sha'ar; a remainder or residual portion.">the remnant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">of My inheritance</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ū·nə·ṯat·tîm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and deliver them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">into the hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·yə·ḇê·hem (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3mp) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">of their enemies.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">And they will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/957.htm" title="957: lə·ḇaz (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Spoiling, robbery, spoil, booty. From bazaz; plunder.">plunder</a> <a href="/hebrew/4933.htm" title="4933: wə·lim·šis·sāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Booty, plunder. From shacac; plunder.">and spoil</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">to all</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·yə·ḇê·hem (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3mp) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">their enemies,</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>because they have done evil in My sight and have provoked Me to anger from the day their fathers came out of Egypt until this day.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18</a></span><br />So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-27.htm">2 Kings 23:27</a></span><br />For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-15.htm">Jeremiah 7:15</a></span><br />And I will cast you out of My presence, just as I have cast out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-1.htm">Jeremiah 15:1-4</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go! / If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’ / I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16-17</a></span><br />But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. / So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Deuteronomy 28:63-64</a></span><br />Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess. / Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a></span><br />But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-40.htm">Psalm 106:40-42</a></span><br />So the anger of the LORD burned against His people, and He abhorred His own inheritance. / He delivered them into the hand of the nations, and those who hated them ruled over them. / Their enemies oppressed them and subdued them under their hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-17.htm">Hosea 9:17</a></span><br />My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a></span><br />They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-1.htm">Romans 11:1-2</a></span><br />I ask then, did God reject His people? Certainly not! I am an Israelite myself, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin. / God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-11.htm">Romans 11:11</a></span><br />I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46</a></span><br />Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly: “It was necessary to speak the word of God to you first. But since you reject it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, we now turn to the Gentiles.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will forsake the remnant of my inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;</p><p class="hdg">And I will.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/31-17.htm">Deuteronomy 31:17</a></b></br> Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God <i>is</i> not among us?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/15-2.htm">2 Chronicles 15:2</a></b></br> And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD <i>is</i> with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-28.htm">Psalm 37:28</a></b></br> For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.</p><p class="hdg">the remnant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/19-4.htm">2 Kings 19:4,30,31</a></b></br> It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up <i>thy</i> prayer for the remnant that are left… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a></b></br> And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16,17</a></b></br> But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till <i>there was</i> no remedy… </p><p class="hdg">deliver.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-17.htm">Leviticus 26:17,36-38</a></b></br> And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-26.htm">Deuteronomy 4:26,27</a></b></br> I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong <i>your</i> days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Deuteronomy 28:25,31-33,48</a></b></br> The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/6-13.htm">Abandon</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-39.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-7.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-16.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-49.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-4.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/genesis/34-27.htm">Looted</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-10.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-16.htm">Plundered</a> <a href="/judges/8-25.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-37.htm">Property</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-31.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-21.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-16.htm">Spoil</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/9-31.htm">Abandon</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-6.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-5.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-17.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-7.htm">Forsake</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-8.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-7.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-2.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-18.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-22.htm">Looted</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-27.htm">Plunder</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-14.htm">Plundered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-14.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-2.htm">Property</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/20-2.htm">Spoil</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/21-1.htm">Manasseh's reign.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">His great idolatry.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/21-10.htm">His wickedness causes prophecies against Judah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Amon succeeds him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/21-19.htm">Amon's wicked reign.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/21-23.htm">He being slain by his servants, and those murderers slain by the people, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/21-26.htm">Josiah is made king.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The term "remnant" often refers to a small, faithful group preserved by God, but here it highlights the few left after previous judgments. Historically, this reflects the period of the divided kingdom, where the Northern Kingdom (Israel) had already fallen to Assyria, and the Southern Kingdom (Judah) was under threat due to its idolatry and disobedience. Theologically, this forsaking is a consequence of persistent sin, echoing warnings given through prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah. The concept of God forsaking His people is a sobering reminder of the covenantal relationship, where blessings are contingent upon obedience.<p><b>and deliver them into the hands of their enemies.</b><br>This phrase signifies a transfer of power and protection from God to foreign nations. Historically, this was fulfilled when Judah was conquered by Babylon, leading to the exile. The "enemies" here are the surrounding nations that God used as instruments of judgment. This reflects the Deuteronomic cycle of sin, judgment, repentance, and deliverance. Theologically, it underscores the seriousness of breaking covenant with God, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where God warns of such consequences. This also prefigures the ultimate deliverance from sin through Christ, who was delivered into the hands of His enemies for the sake of humanity's redemption.<p><b>And they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies,</b><br>This phrase describes the fate of Judah as a result of divine judgment. "Plunder and spoil" indicate total defeat and humiliation, where the people and their possessions are taken by conquering nations. Historically, this was realized during the Babylonian conquest, where Jerusalem was sacked, the temple destroyed, and the people exiled. This outcome was a direct result of the nation's failure to heed prophetic warnings and repent. Culturally, being plundered was the ultimate disgrace for a nation, signifying complete loss of autonomy and identity. This serves as a stark warning of the consequences of turning away from God, yet it also sets the stage for future hope and restoration, as God promises to eventually bring His people back from exile, a theme echoed in the prophetic books and ultimately fulfilled in the New Covenant through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/manasseh.htm">Manasseh</a></b><br>The king of Judah during this time, known for his idolatry and evil practices, which provoked God's anger.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which is being addressed in this passage as the remnant of God's inheritance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_judah.htm">Enemies of Judah</a></b><br>The surrounding nations that God would use as instruments of judgment against Judah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_inheritance.htm">God's Inheritance</a></b><br>Refers to the people of Israel, whom God chose as His own possession.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophetic_judgment.htm">Prophetic Judgment</a></b><br>The declaration of God's intention to forsake Judah due to their persistent disobedience and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry leads to spiritual and physical ruin. Manasseh's reign exemplifies how turning away from God results in severe consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>God's decision to forsake Judah underscores His holiness and justice. He cannot tolerate sin indefinitely.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>While judgment is pronounced, the broader biblical account shows that repentance can lead to restoration, as seen in Manasseh's later life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders have a profound impact on the spiritual direction of a nation. Manasseh's actions led Judah into sin, highlighting the responsibility of godly leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God's ultimate plan is redemptive. The exile was a means to purify and eventually restore His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_hamath's_border_in_israel_historical.htm">Are there historical records outside the Bible confirming the entrance to Hamath (v. 8) as part of Israel's border, or is it solely a biblical claim?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_6_8-9_with_2_kings_21_14.htm">How do we reconcile Ezekiel 6:8–9, which speaks of a repentant remnant, with other passages (e.g., 2 Kings 21:14) suggesting total destruction or exile? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_10_20-23_fit_with_israel's_doom.htm">Isaiah 10:20–23: How do we reconcile this promise of a remnant’s survival with other Old Testament passages predicting total destruction of Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_70,000_die_for_david's_census.htm">How is it fair for 70,000 people to die (1 Chronicles 21:14) because of David's census?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">Forsake.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">cast off;</span> LXX., <span class= "greekheb">????????</span>. <a href="/judges/6-13.htm" title="And Gideon said to him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD has forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.">Judges 6:13</a>.<p><span class= "bld">The remnant of mine inheritance.</span>--The Northern Kingdom had already been depopulated.<p><span class= "bld">A prey and a spoil.</span>--<a href="/isaiah/42-22.htm" title="But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivers; for a spoil, and none said, Restore.">Isaiah 42:22</a>.; <a href="/jeremiah/30-16.htm" title="Therefore all they that devour you shall be devoured; and all your adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil you shall be a spoil, and all that prey on you will I give for a prey.">Jeremiah 30:16</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance.</span> "The remnant" here is not the remnant left of Judah after the deportation of two hundred thousand souls by Sennacherib (as in <a href="/2_kings/19-4.htm">2 Kings 19:4</a>), but the remnant that is left of the whole people of Israel - the two tribes as distinct from the ten. The ten tribes were forsaken when the Assyrians took and destroyed Samaria (<a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18, 23</a>); the two remained. Now the two also would be forsaken, and the last remnant of God's inheritance cast out. <span class="cmt_word">And deliver them into the hand of their enemies.</span> Not the Chaldeans only, who were not yet "their enemies," but their persistent and inveterate enemies, the Syrians, Moabites, Ammonites (see <a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2</a>), and Edomites (<a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12</a>; <a href="/joel/3-19.htm">Joel 3:19</a>), who all joined with Nebuchadnezzar at the last, and (as Ewald says, 'History of Israel,' vol. 4. p, 270) "indulged their ancient hatred by taking a very active part in the final war." <span class="cmt_word">And they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies</span> (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/41-2.htm">Jeremiah 41:2-10</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/48-27.htm">Jeremiah 48:27</a>; <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Obadiah 1:10-14</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Zephaniah 2:8</a>, etc.). The years which immediately followed the Captivity were years of terrible suffering to the remnant whom Nebuchadnezzar left in the land (<a href="/2_kings/25-12.htm">2 Kings 25:12</a>). Every petty power in the neighborhood felt itself at liberty to make incursions with Judaea at its pleasure, to plunder and ravage, and drive off cap-tires, or massacre them in cold blood, or commit, any other atrocity. Some critics regard the description of Isaiah in 2 Kings 42:22-24 as prophetic of these sufferings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/21-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So I will forsake</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָטַשְׁתִּ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṭaš·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5203.htm">Strong's 5203: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pound, smite, to disperse, to thrust off, down, out, upon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the remnant</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁאֵרִ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ê·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7611.htm">Strong's 7611: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rest, residue, remnant, remainder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of My inheritance</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלָתִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and deliver them</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְתַתִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·ṯat·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the hand</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיַ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their enemies.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·yə·ḇê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And they will become</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָי֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plunder</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבַ֛ז</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇaz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_957.htm">Strong's 957: </a> </span><span class="str2">Spoiling, robbery, spoil, booty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and spoil</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִמְשִׁסָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lim·šis·sāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4933.htm">Strong's 4933: </a> </span><span class="str2">Booty, plunder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to all</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their enemies,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·yə·ḇê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/21-14.htm">2 Kings 21:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/21-14.htm">2 Kings 21:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/21-14.htm">2 Kings 21:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/21-14.htm">2 Kings 21:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/21-14.htm">2 Kings 21:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/21-14.htm">2 Kings 21:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/21-14.htm">2 Kings 21:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/21-14.htm">2 Kings 21:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/21-14.htm">2 Kings 21:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/21-14.htm">2 Kings 21:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/21-14.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 21:14 I will cast off the remnant (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 21:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 21:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/21-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 21:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 21:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>