2 Chronicles 29:8

Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 24:18 says wrath came on Judah because they abandoned the temple—the same cause and effect as this verse.

2 Chronicles 28:6–8 Historical context

2 Chronicles 28:6-8 records a specific instance of this 'trouble' — Israel's defeat of Judah and taking captives, showing the wrath in action.

2 Chronicles 34:24 prophesies disaster on Jerusalem for forsaking God—parallel to the wrath described here for Judah's neglect.

2 Chronicles 34:25 continues that wrath will be poured out because they forsook God—identical reasoning as in this verse.

2 Chronicles 36:14–16 Historical context

2 Chronicles 36:14-16 recounts the persistent rebellion that led to the same wrath described here — a historical fulfillment of the warning.

2 Chronicles 7:21 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Chronicles 7:21 earlier used 'horror and hissing' for the temple's destruction, a prophetic threat now realized.

2 Chronicles 30:7 Historical context

2 Chronicles 30:7 recalls the same judgment as 'desolation', linking Hezekiah's warning to the Passover call.

Deuteronomy 28:15-20 details the covenant curses of trouble and rebuke that are being realized here — the fathers' disobedience brought these exact consequences.

Deuteronomy 28:25 Prophetic fulfillment

Deuteronomy 28:25 specifically warns of being smitten before enemies and scattered — the very judgment that came upon Judah as described here.

1 Kings 9:8 Allusion

1 Kings 9:8 uses the same phrase 'astonished and hiss' as a warning for the temple's destruction — the very fate that befell Judah here.

Jeremiah 18:16 directly echoes this same language of 'hissing' and 'astonishment' as the outcome of idolatry — a parallel prophecy of Judah's desolation.

Jeremiah 19:8 uses the same phrase 'hissing and astonishment' for Jerusalem's desolation — a direct parallel to the judgment already seen in Hezekiah's time.

Jeremiah 25:18 applies the identical 'horror, hissing, curse' formula to Jerusalem, matching the description of Judah's fate.

Jeremiah 29:18 repeats the 'horror and hissing' motif for the exiles, reinforcing the same judgment language.

Jeremiah 51:37 turns the 'horror and hissing' curse on Babylon, showing the same divine justice formula.

Leviticus 26:32 warns of the land's desolation causing astonishment to enemies — the same outcome seen here as Judah becomes a hissing.