2 Chronicles 25:15
ContextNET © | The Lord was angry at Amaziah and sent a prophet to him, who said, “Why are you following 1 these gods 2 that could not deliver their own people from your power?” 3 |
NIV © | The anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, "Why do you consult this people’s gods, which could not save their own people from your hand?" |
NASB © | Then the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet who said to him, "Why have you sought the gods of the people who have not delivered their own people from your hand?" |
NLT © | This made the LORD very angry, and he sent a prophet to ask, "Why have you worshiped gods who could not even save their own people from you?" |
MSG © | That ignited GOD's anger; a fiery blast of GOD's wrath put into words by a God-sent prophet: "What is this? Why on earth would you pray to inferior gods who couldn't so much as help their own people from you--gods weaker than Amaziah?" |
BBE © | And so the wrath of the Lord was moved against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, Why have you gone after the gods of the people who have not given their people salvation from your hands? |
NRSV © | The LORD was angry with Amaziah and sent to him a prophet, who said to him, "Why have you resorted to a people’s gods who could not deliver their own people from your hand?" |
NKJV © | Therefore the anger of the LORD was aroused against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet who said to him, "Why have you sought the gods of the people, which could not rescue their own people from your hand?" |
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NET © | The Lord was angry at Amaziah and sent a prophet to him, who said, “Why are you following 1 these gods 2 that could not deliver their own people from your power?” 3 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “seeking,” perhaps in the sense of “consulting [an oracle from].” 2 tn Heb “the gods of the people.” 3 tn Heb “hand.” |