2 Chronicles 7:21 (GNV)

Passage

And this house which is most hie, shall be an astonishment to euery one that passeth by it, so that he shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus to this lande, and to this house?

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 7:19 But if ye turne away, and forsake my statutes and my commandements which I haue set before you, and shall goe and serue other gods, and worshippe them,

2 Chronicles 7:20 Then will I plucke them vp out of my lande, which I haue giuen them, and this house which I haue sanctified for my Name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a prouerbe and a common talke among all people.

2 Chronicles 7:21 And this house which is most hie, shall be an astonishment to euery one that passeth by it, so that he shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus to this lande, and to this house?

2 Chronicles 7:22 And they shall answere, Because they forsooke the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the lande of Egypt, and haue taken holde on other gods, and haue worshipped them, and serued them, therefore hath he brought all this euill vpon them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "house", "most", "shall", "astonishment", "euery", "passeth", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "house" and "most", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "Then will I plucke them vp out..." into verse 22's "And they shall answere Because they forsooke...", so "house" and "most" belong inside that flow. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "house" and "most" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.