And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done.
Parallel translations
- WEB Judah did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done.
- KJV And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.
- NKJV Now Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked Him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, more than all that their fathers had done.
- NASB And the people of Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked Him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, more than all that their fathers had done.
- NLT During Rehoboam’s reign, the people of Judah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, provoking his anger with their sin, for it was even worse than that of their ancestors.
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Quick answer
Judah, too, does evil and provokes God to jealousy with sins surpassing their ancestors. The south is not spared the charge of unfaithfulness.
Overview
Though Judah retained the temple and Davidic kings, it fell into serious sin during Rehoboam's reign. 'Provoking to jealousy' recalls covenant language about idolatry as spiritual adultery. The verse shows that proximity to true worship does not guarantee faithfulness, underscoring the universal need for a faithful heart.
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- 2 Chr 12:1After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.
- 1 Cor 10:22Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
- Ps 78:58They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols.
- Deut 29:28The LORD uprooted them from their land in His anger, rage, and great wrath, and He cast them into another land, where they are today.’
- Isa 65:3–4to a people who continually provoke Me to My face, sacrificing in the gardens and burning incense on altars of brick,
- Deut 4:24For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
- Judg 4:1After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD.
- Judg 3:7So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
- 1 Kgs 14:9You have done more evil than all who came before you. You have proceeded to make for yourself other gods and molten images to provoke Me, and you have flung Me behind your back.
- Deut 32:16–21They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they enraged Him with abominations.
- 2 Chr 12:14And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.
- 2 Kgs 17:19and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.
- 1 Kgs 16:30However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him.
- Judg 3:12Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
- Jer 3:7–11I thought that after she had done all these things, she would return to Me. But she did not return, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it.
- Ezek 16:47–48And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were.
- 2 Kgs 21:11“Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin,
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