2 Chronicles 7:19-21

Expanded Bible

¹⁹ “But ·you must follow me and obey the [if any of you turn away from me and abandon/forsake my…] laws and commands I have given you, and you must not serve or worship other gods. ²⁰ If you do, I will ·take the Israelites out of [^Luproot you from] my land, the land I have given ·you [^Lthem], and I will ·leave [reject; disown; abandon] this ·Temple [^Lhouse] that I have ·made holy [^Lconsecrated/purified/sanctified for my name]. All the nations will ·make fun of [mock] it and ·speak evil about [ridicule] it. ²¹ This ·Temple [^Lhouse] is ·honored [exalted] now, but then, everyone who passes by will be ·shocked [appalled]. They will ask, ‘Why did the Lord do this terrible thing to this land and this ·Temple [^Lhouse]?’