For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.
Parallel translations
- WEB For again the Edomites had come and struck Judah, and carried away captives.
- BSB The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives.
- NKJV For again the Edomites had come, attacked Judah, and carried away captives.
- NASB For the Edomites had come again and attacked Judah, and led away captives.
- NLT The armies of Edom had again invaded Judah and taken captives.
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The Edomites again attack Judah and carry away captives. Their assault is one of several pressing in on Ahaz's weakened kingdom.
Overview
Edom renews its hostility, striking Judah and taking prisoners, adding to the cascade of judgments on Ahaz's reign. The Chronicler portrays Judah beset on every side as the consequence of forsaking the LORD. The relentless pressure underscores that without God's protection a people are exposed, while in Christ believers find a refuge no enemy can overcome.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Obad 1:10For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
- Lev 26:18And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.
- Obad 1:13–14Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;
- 2 Chr 25:11–12And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.
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