When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:
Parallel translations
- WEB When God heard this, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel;
- BSB On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely.
- NKJV When God heard this, He was furious, And greatly abhorred Israel,
- NASB When God heard them, He was filled with wrath And He utterly rejected Israel;
- NLT When God heard them, he was very angry, and he completely rejected Israel.
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Quick answer
When God heard their idolatry He was angry and rejected Israel. Persistent sin brought His severe displeasure.
Overview
God 'heard' their rebellion and 'greatly abhorred Israel,' a strong expression of holy displeasure. His response sets up the historical judgment that follows. This shows the gravity of covenant unfaithfulness, even as later verses reveal God's ultimate purpose of mercy through chosen David and Zion.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ps 106:40Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.
- Lam 2:7The LORD hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast.
- Deut 32:19And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.
- Lev 20:23And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.
- Ps 11:4The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
- Ps 14:2–5The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
- Zech 11:8Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me.
- Gen 18:20–21And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
- Lev 26:44And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God.
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