2 Kings 22:16

Contemporary English Version

"Josiah, I am the Lord ! And I will see to it that this country and everyone living in it will be destroyed. It will happen just as this book says.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
‘This is what the Lord says: I am about to bring disaster on this place and on its inhabitants, fulfilling all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read,

Hebrew Names Version
Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil on this place, and on the inhabitants of it, even all the words of the book which the king of Yehudah has read.

King James Version
Thus saith the Lord , Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:

English Standard Version
Thus says the Lord , Behold, I will bring disaster upon this place and upon its inhabitants, all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read.

New Century Version
‘This is what the Lord says: I will bring trouble to this place and to the people living here, as it is written in the book which the king of Judah has read.

New English Translation
"This is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to bring disaster on this place and its residents, the details of which are recorded in the scroll which the king of Judah has read.

Amplified Bible
thus says the LORD: "Behold, I am bringing a catastrophe on this place (Judah) and on its inhabitants, [according to] all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.

New American Standard Bible
"This is what the LORD says: 'Behold, I am going to bring disaster on this place and on its inhabitants, all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.

World English Bible
Thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will bring evil on this place, and on the inhabitants of it, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Thus sayth the Lorde, Behold, I wil bring euill vpon this place, & on the inhabitants thereof, euen al the words of the booke which ye King of Iudah hath read,

Legacy Standard Bible
thus says Yahweh, "Behold, I am bringing evil on this place and on its inhabitants, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.

Berean Standard Bible
that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read,

Complete Jewish Bible
that Adonai says this: ‘I am going to bring calamity on this place and on its inhabitants, every word in the scroll the king of Y'hudah has read;

Darby Translation
Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place and upon the inhabitants thereof, all the words of the book that the king of Judah hath read.

Easy-to-Read Version
‘The Lord says this: I am bringing trouble on this place and on the people who live here. These are the troubles that are mentioned in the book that the king of Judah read.

George Lamsa Translation
Thus says the LORD: Behold, I will bring evil upon this country and upon its inhabitants, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read,

Good News Translation
the following message from the Lord : "I am going to punish Jerusalem and all its people, as written in the book that the king has read.

Lexham English Bible
"Thus says Yahweh, ‘Look I am bringing evil to this place and upon its inhabitants, according to all of the words of that scroll that the king of Judah has read

Literal Translation
So says Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil on this place, and on its inhabitants, even all the Words of the Book which the king of Judah has read;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus sayeth the LORDE: Beholde, I wil brynge euell vpon this place, and the inhabiters therof, euen all the wordes of ye lawe which the kynge hath caused to be red,

American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read.

Bible in Basic English
These are the words of the Lord: See, I will send evil on this place and on its people, even everything which the king of Judah has been reading in the book;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thus sayth the Lorde: Behold, I wil bring euyll vpon this place, and on the inhabiters therof, euen all the wordes of the booke whiche the king of Iuda hath read:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read;

King James Version (1611)
Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring euill vpon this place, and vpon the inhabitants thereof, euen all the words of the booke which the king of Iudah hath read.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I bring evil upon this place, and upon them that dwell in it, even all the words of the book which the king of Juda has read:

English Revised Version
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that sente you to me, The Lord God of Israel seith these thingis, Lo! Y schal brynge yuelis on this place, and on the dwelleris therof, alle the wordis `of the lawe, whiche the kyng of Juda redde;

Update Bible Version
Thus says Yahweh, Look, I will bring evil on this place, and on the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon its inhabitants, [even] all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:

New King James Version
"Thus says the LORD: "Behold, I will bring calamity on this place and on its inhabitants--all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read--

New Living Translation
‘This is what the Lord says: I am going to bring disaster on this city and its people. All the words written in the scroll that the king of Judah has read will come true.

New Life Bible
that the Lord says, ‘See, I will bring trouble upon this place and upon its people. All the words of the book which the king of Judah has read will come true

New Revised Standard
Thus says the Lord , I will indeed bring disaster on this place and on its inhabitants—all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus, saith Yahweh, Behold me! about to bring calamity upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, - all the words of the book, which, the king of Judah, hath read:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will bring evils upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, all the words of the law which the king of Juda hath read:

Revised Standard Version
Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place and upon its inhabitants, all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.

Young's Literal Translation
Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am bringing in evil unto this place and on its inhabitants, all the words of the book that the king of Judah hath read,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
thus says the LORD, "Behold, I bring evil on this place and on its inhabitants, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah has read.

Contextual Overview

¹¹ When Josiah heard what was in The Book of God's Law, he tore his clothes in sorrow. ¹² At once he called together Hilkiah, Shaphan, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, and his own servant Asaiah. He said, ¹³ "The Lord must be furious with me and everyone else in Judah, because our ancestors did not obey the laws written in this book. Go find out what the Lord wants us to do." ¹⁴ The five men left right away and went to talk with Huldah the prophet. Her husband was Shallum, who was in charge of the king's clothes. Huldah lived in the northern part of Jerusalem, and when they met in her home, ¹⁵ she said: You were sent here by King Josiah, and this is what the Lord God of Israel says to him: ¹⁶ "Josiah, I am the Lord ! And I will see to it that this country and everyone living in it will be destroyed. It will happen just as this book says. ¹⁷ The people of Judah have rejected me. They have offered sacrifices to foreign gods and have worshiped their own idols. I cannot stand it any longer. I am furious. ¹⁸ "Josiah, listen to what I am going to do. ¹⁹ I noticed how sad you were when you read that this country and its people would be completely wiped out. You even tore your clothes in sorrow, and I heard you cry. ²⁰ So I will let you die in peace, before I destroy this place." The men left and took Huldah's answer back to Josiah.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Behold: 2 Kings 20:17, 2 Kings 21:12, 2 Kings 21:13, 2 Chronicles 34:24, 2 Chronicles 34:25

all the words: 2 Kings 25:1-4, Leviticus 26:15-46, Deuteronomy 28:15-68, Deuteronomy 29:18-23, Deuteronomy 30:17, Deuteronomy 30:18, Deuteronomy 31:16-18, Deuteronomy 32:15-26, Joshua 23:13, Joshua 23:15, Daniel 9:11-14

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 23:26 - Notwithstanding Jeremiah 11:11 - I will bring Jeremiah 19:4 - they have Jeremiah 32:31 - this city Zephaniah 1:2 - I will Zephaniah 2:2 - the decree Zechariah 1:2 - Lord

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
I will bless you and make your descendants into a great nation. You will become famous and be a blessing to others.

Genesis 22:13
Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in the bushes. So he took the ram and sacrificed it in place of his son.

Genesis 22:14
Abraham named that place "The Lord Will Provide." And even now people say, "On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided."

Psalms 105:9
God made an eternal promise

Isaiah 45:23
I have made a solemn promise, one that won't be broken: Everyone will bow down and worship me.

Jeremiah 49:13
I, the Lord , swear in my own name that your city of Bozrah and all your towns will suffer a horrible fate. They will lie in ruins forever, and people will use the name "Bozrah" as a curse word.

Jeremiah 51:14
I, the Lord All-Powerful, swear by my own life that enemy soldiers will fill your streets like a swarm of locusts. They will shout and celebrate their victory.

Amos 6:8
The Lord God All-Powerful has sworn by his own name: "You descendants of Jacob make me angry by your pride, and I hate your fortresses. And so I will surrender your city and possessions to your enemies."

Luke 1:73
He told our ancestor Abraham

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thus saith the Lord, behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of it,.... Destruction to the place, and captivity to the inhabitants of it:

even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read; particularly what is contained in Leviticus 26:14, even all the curses in it, as in 2 Chronicles 34:24.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All the words of the book - The “words” here intended are no doubt the threatenings of the Law, particularly those of Leviticus 26:16-39 and Deuteronomy 28:15-68. Josiah had probably only heard a portion of the Book of the Law; but that portion had contained those awful denunciations of coming woe. Hence, Josiah’s rending of his clothes 2 Kings 22:11, and his hurried message to Huldah.