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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />they have done evil in my eyes and have aroused my anger from the day their ancestors came out of Egypt until this day.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For they have done great evil in my sight and have angered me ever since their ancestors came out of Egypt.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />because they have done what is evil in my sight and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Because they have done <i>that which was</i> evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />because they have done evil in My sight, and have provoked Me to anger since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />because they have done evil in My sight, and have been provoking Me to anger since the day their fathers came from Egypt, even to this day.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />because they have done evil in My sight, and have been provoking Me to anger since the day their fathers came from Egypt, even to this day.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />because they have done evil in My sight, and have been provoking Me to anger, since the day their fathers came from Egypt, even to this day.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />because they have done what is evil in My sight, and have been provoking Me to anger since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />because they have done evil in My sight, and have been provoking Me to anger, since the day their fathers came from Egypt to this day.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because they have done what is evil in my sight and have angered me from the day their ancestors came out of Egypt until today.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />because they have done what is evil in My sight and have provoked Me from the day their ancestors came out of Egypt until today.&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />because they have done that which is evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My people have done what I hate and have not stopped making me angry since their ancestors left Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />because they have done that which is evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.<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 do this because they have done what I consider evil and have been making me furious from the time their ancestors left Egypt until this day."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will do this to my people because they have sinned against me and have stirred up my anger from the time their ancestors came out of Egypt to this day." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because they have done what I consider to be evil and they have provoked me from the day their ancestors left Egypt right up to this day!'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />because they have done evil in my sight and have angered me from the time their ancestors left Egypt right up to this very day!'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />because they have done that which is evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even to this day.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />because they have done that which is evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />because that they have done evil in My eyes, and are provoking Me to anger from the day that their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> because that they have done the evil thing in Mine eyes, and are provoking Me to anger from the day that their fathers came out of Egypt, even unto this day.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Because they did evil in mine eyes, and they will be irritating me from the day which their fathers came forth out of Egypt, and even to this day.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Because they have done evil before me, and have continued to provoke me, from the day that their fathers came out of Egypt, even unto this day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For they have done evil before me, and they have persevered in provoking me, from the day when their fathers departed from Egypt, even to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />because they have done what is evil in my sight and provoked me from the day their ancestors came forth from Egypt until this very day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />because they have done what is evil in my sight and have provoked me to anger, since the day their ancestors came out of Egypt, even to this day.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because they have done that which was evil in my sight and have provoked me to anger since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because they have done evil before me, and they were angering me from the day that their fathers had gone out from Egypt and until today.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />because they have done that which is evil in My sight, and have provoked Me, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />forasmuch as they have done wickedly in my sight, and have provoked me from the day that I brought out their fathers out of Egypt, even until this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/21-15.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=7473" 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">14</span>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="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3282.htm" title="3282: ya·‘an (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose; used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">they have done</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: hā·ra‘ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">evil</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nay (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in My sight</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·yih·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3707.htm" title="3707: maḵ·‘i·sîm (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be vexed or angry. A primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant.">and have provoked Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯî (DirObjM:: 1cs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">to anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">their fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yā·ṣə·’ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">came</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: mim·miṣ·ra·yim (Prep-m:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">out of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day.’”</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD.…<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="/deuteronomy/31-16.htm">Deuteronomy 31:16-18</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them. / On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’ / And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-15</a></span><br />And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. / Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-23</a></span><br />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 / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-15</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? / Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-4.htm">Jeremiah 25:4-7</a></span><br />And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear. / The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever. / Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4-5</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. / Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-2.htm">Isaiah 65:2-3</a></span><br />All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations, / to a people who continually provoke Me to My face, sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on altars of brick,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-8.htm">Ezekiel 20:8</a></span><br />But they rebelled against Me and refused to listen. None of them cast away the abominations before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-9.htm">Hosea 9:9</a></span><br />They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Amos 2:4-5</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked. / So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”<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/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34-35</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. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-7.htm">Romans 11:7-10</a></span><br />What then? What Israel was seeking, it failed to obtain, but the elect did. The others were hardened, / as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” / And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even to this day.</p><p class="hdg">since the day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Deuteronomy 9:21</a></b></br> And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, <i>and</i> ground <i>it</i> very small, <i>even</i> until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/31-27.htm">Deuteronomy 31:27,29</a></b></br> For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-13</a></b></br> And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-24.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-2.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-8.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-8.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-11.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-53.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">Provoking</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/22-17.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-20.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-18.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-15.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-17.htm">Moving</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-17.htm">Provoked</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">Provoking</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-13.htm">Wrath</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>because they have done evil in My sight</b><br>This phrase highlights the consistent disobedience of the Israelites to God's commandments. The "evil" refers to idolatry and the abandonment of the covenant established with God. This is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament, where the Israelites often turned to worship other gods, such as Baal and Asherah, which was considered evil in the sight of the Lord. The phrase underscores God's omniscience, as He sees all actions and intentions of His people.<p><b>and have provoked Me to anger</b><br>The provocation of God's anger is a significant theme in the Old Testament, where God's righteous indignation is aroused by the people's persistent sinfulness. This anger is not capricious but is a response to the violation of the covenant relationship. The anger of God is often depicted as leading to judgment and punishment, such as the Babylonian exile. This reflects the holiness of God and His intolerance of sin.<p><b>from the day their fathers came out of Egypt</b><br>This phrase refers to the Exodus, a foundational event in Israel's history when God delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Despite witnessing God's miraculous works, the Israelites frequently rebelled against Him, as seen in the wilderness wanderings. This historical context emphasizes the long-standing nature of Israel's disobedience and the patience of God over generations.<p><b>until this day.’”</b><br>The phrase "until this day" indicates the ongoing nature of Israel's rebellion up to the time of King Manasseh, under whose reign this verse is set. Manasseh's reign is noted for its extreme idolatry and evil practices, which were seen as a culmination of the nation's persistent sin. This continuity of disobedience serves as a backdrop for the eventual judgment that would come upon Judah, leading to the Babylonian exile. The phrase also serves as a reminder of the need for repentance and the hope of restoration, themes that are echoed in the prophetic books.<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 leading the nation into sin.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which Manasseh ruled, and which was led astray by his actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The place from which the Israelites were delivered, symbolizing their covenant relationship with God and their history of deliverance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who is expressing His anger due to the persistent disobedience of His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exodus.htm">The Exodus</a></b><br>The event of Israel's deliverance from Egypt, marking the beginning of their covenant relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Manasseh's reign illustrates the severe consequences of turning away from God and embracing idolatry. Believers today must guard against modern forms of idolatry, such as materialism or self-worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The repeated disobedience of Israel highlights the importance of obedience to God's commands. Christians are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_justice.htm">God's Patience and Justice</a></b><br>While God is patient, His justice demands accountability for sin. This serves as a reminder of the need for repentance and the seriousness of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_lessons_for_modern_believers.htm">Historical Lessons for Modern Believers</a></b><br>The history of Israel serves as a warning and a lesson for contemporary Christians to remain faithful and not repeat the mistakes of the past.<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/why_omit_manasseh's_repentance_in_2_kings.htm">Why does 2 Kings 21 omit any mention of Manasseh’s repentance, which appears in 2 Chronicles 33? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/archaeological_proof_for_2_kings_21_3-9.htm">Is there any archaeological proof supporting the extensive idolatrous practices detailed in 2 Kings 21:3-9?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_lam_3_31-33_with_ot_judgments.htm">How do we reconcile Lamentations 3:31-33, where God claims not to afflict willingly, with the harsh judgments described throughout the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_saul's_hostility_persist_later.htm">If Saul recognized David's righteousness (1 Samuel 24:16-21), why did hostilities continue in later chapters, suggesting inconsistency?</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>(15) <span class= "bld">Have provoked me.</span>--<span class= "ital">Have been provoking; i.e.,</span> continually.<p><span class= "bld">Their fathers came forth.</span>--The LXX. has probably preserved the original reading: <span class= "ital">I</span> <span class= "ital">brought forth their fathers.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Because they have done that which was evil in my sight.</span> The chief sins of the people were the following: Altars for the worship of the host of heaven were erected upon almost every roof (<a href="/jeremiah/19-13.htm">Jeremiah 19:13</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/1-5.htm">Zephaniah 1:5</a>); offerings of cakes were made in the very streets to Astarte (<a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm">Jeremiah 7:18</a>); the fire of Tophet - a huge furnace in the valley of Hinnom - was kept constantly burning, and the sacrifice of innocent children to the bloody sun-god, Moloch, was perpetual (<a href="/jeremiah/7-31.htm">Jeremiah 7:31</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Ezekiel 23:37</a>); it was as common to swear by the name of Moloch as by that of Jehovah (<a href="/zephaniah/1-5.htm">Zephaniah 1:5</a>). Lascivious rites were practiced. Close by the temple the unchaste <span class="accented">priestesses</span> of Venus had their habitations, and their wretched male attendants, the Galli of the classical writers, plied their trade (<a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">2 Kings 23:7</a>). Cruelty and oppression increased among the upper classes (<a href="/zephaniah/3-1.htm">Zephaniah 3:1-3</a>); the prophets were "light and treacherous persons;" the priests "polluted the sanctuary, and did violence to the Law" (<a href="/zephaniah/2-1.htm">Zephaniah 2:1-3</a>). "Spoiling and violence," "strife and contention;" were rife throughout the city (<a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm">Habakkuk 1:3</a>). Ewald sums up the state of things as follows: "The atmosphere of the age was poisoned from above; and the leaders of the people of every class, whose moral decline had already become a subject of lament in the preceding century, sank into an almost incredible degeneracy. The prophets, who ought to have been ever the most loyal guardians of the truth, were for the most part like dumb and greedy dogs; many of the priests allowed themselves to be seduced into offering heathen sacrifices; the judges and nobles paid little heed to the eternal right. Equivocation and hypocrisy spread among those who ought to have ministered most austerely to public truthfulness of life; while those who were engaged in commerce and trade sank into the harshest indifference to every higher aim, and thought only of the acquisition and enjoyment of wealth. So terrible was the demoralization which set in under Manasseh, that those who remained faithful to the ancient religion were either scoffed at as fools, or allowed to perish in cold contempt without any effort being made to save them, and were even derided after their death." <span class="cmt_word">And have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.</span> The moral and spiritual depravity of Judah, though it only came to a head in the time of Manasseh, had its roots in a long-distant past. As St. Stephen pointed out to the Sanhedrin (<a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Acts 7:39-43</a>), it began in the wilderness with the worship of the golden calf, and went on to the worship of the host of heaven, of Moloch, and of Remphan; it was shown markedly in the terrible sin of Peer (<a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Numbers 25:1-3</a>); it stinted God's hand when the nations had to be driven out from Canaan (<a href="/judges/2-1.htm">Judges 2:1-5</a>); it provoked God's anger greatly during the whole period of the Judges (<a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-19</a>); checked under David and Solomon, it broke out afresh on the accession of Rehoboam (<a href="/1_kings/14-22.htm">1 Kings 14:22-24</a>), and showed itself, more or less, under every subsequent king, culminating at last in that fearful condition of things which has been described above (see the comment on the first clause of this verse). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/21-15.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">because</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֗עַן</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3282.htm">Strong's 3282: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they have done</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשׂ֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evil</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרַע֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in My sight</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֵינַ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ê·nay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and have provoked</span><br /><span class="heb">מַכְעִסִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(maḵ·‘i·sîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3707.htm">Strong's 3707: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Me {to anger}</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the day</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֗וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their fathers</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבוֹתָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came</span><br /><span class="heb">יָצְא֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ṣə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of Egypt</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(mim·miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day.’”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/21-15.htm">2 Kings 21:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/21-15.htm">2 Kings 21:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/21-15.htm">2 Kings 21:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/21-15.htm">2 Kings 21:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/21-15.htm">2 Kings 21:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/21-15.htm">2 Kings 21:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/21-15.htm">2 Kings 21:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/21-15.htm">2 Kings 21:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/21-15.htm">2 Kings 21:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/21-15.htm">2 Kings 21:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/21-15.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 21:15 Because they have done that which (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/21-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 21:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 21:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 21:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 21:16" /></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>