2 Chronicles 12:7

12:7 When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, he gave this message to Shemaiah: ¹  “They have humbled themselves, so I will not destroy them. I will deliver them soon. ²  My anger will not be unleashed against ³  Jerusalem through ⁴  Shishak.

2 Chronicles 30:8

30:8 Now, don’t be stubborn ⁵  like your fathers! Submit ⁶  to the Lord and come to his sanctuary which he has permanently consecrated. Serve the Lord your God so that he might relent from his raging anger. ⁷ 

2 Chronicles 34:25

34:25 This will happen because they have abandoned me and offered sacrifices ⁸  to other gods, angering me with all the idols they have made. ⁹  My anger will ignite against this place and will not be extinguished!’”

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¹ tn Heb “the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying.”

² tn Heb “and I will give to them soon deliverance.”

³ tn Or “gush forth upon.”

⁴ tn Heb “by the hand of.”

⁵ tn Heb “don’t stiffen your neck” (a Hebrew idiom for being stubborn).

⁶ tn Heb “give a hand.” On the meaning of the idiom here, see HALOT 387 s.v. I יָד 2.

⁷ tn Heb “so that the rage of his anger might turn from you.” The jussive with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding imperative.

⁸ tn Or “burned incense.”

⁹ tn Heb “angering me with all the work of their hands.” The present translation assumes this refers to idols they have manufactured (note the preceding reference to “other gods”). However, it is possible that this is a general reference to their sinful practices, in which case one might translate, “angering me by all the things they do.”