Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house?

This house

Bible References

This house

1 Kings 9:8
And this house will become a mass of broken walls, and everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder at it and make whistling sounds; and they will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land and to this house?

Astonishment

2 Chronicles 29:8
And so the wrath of the Lord has come on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has given them up to be a cause of fear and wonder and shame, as your eyes have seen.
Jeremiah 19:8
And I will make this town a thing of wonder and a cause of surprise; everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder and make sounds of surprise, because of all its troubles.
Jeremiah 49:17
And Edom will become a cause of wonder: everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder, and make sounds of fear at all her punishments.
Jeremiah 50:13
Because of the wrath of the Lord no one will be living in it, and it will be quite unpeopled: everyone who goes by Babylon will be overcome with wonder, and make sounds of fear at all her punishments.

Why

Deuteronomy 29:24
Truly all the nations will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land? what is the reason for this great and burning wrath?
1 Kings 9:8
And this house will become a mass of broken walls, and everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder at it and make whistling sounds; and they will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land and to this house?
Jeremiah 5:19
And it will come about, when you say, Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us? that you will say to them, As you gave me up, making yourselves servants to strange gods in your land, so will you be servants to strange men in a land which is not yours.
Jeremiah 13:22
And if you say in your heart, Why have these things come on me? because of the number of your sins, your skirts have been uncovered and violent punishment overtakes you.
Jeremiah 16:10
And it will be, that when you say all these words to the people, then they will say to you, Why has the Lord done all this evil against us? what is our wrongdoing and what is our sin which we have done against the Lord our God?
Jeremiah 22:8
And nations from all sides will go past this town, and every man will say to his neighbour, Why has the Lord done such things to this great town?

General references

Deuteronomy 29:24
Truly all the nations will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land? what is the reason for this great and burning wrath?
Jeremiah 19:8
And I will make this town a thing of wonder and a cause of surprise; everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder and make sounds of surprise, because of all its troubles.
Jeremiah 22:8
And nations from all sides will go past this town, and every man will say to his neighbour, Why has the Lord done such things to this great town?
Ezekiel 20:48
And all flesh will see that I the Lord have had it lighted: it will not be put out.
Matthew 23:38
See, your house is made waste

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain