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2 Chronicles 34:26

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“And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of the Lord, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard;”

Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:

Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.

And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of the Lord, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard;

Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the Lord.

Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

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Literal Fulfillment

The verse itself does not describe a prophetic event, but rather the instruction to deliver a message to the king, which could be interpreted as a directive for a future action rather than a prediction of a concrete event.

Agency Representation

The verse itself does not explicitly state that the messenger speaks with "full authority" or that they are "not identical to the sender." While the concept of agency is certainly present in the ancient Near East and is a plausible interpretation, the verse on its own only indicates that the messenger is to relay a message from the Lord to the king. The "full authority" and "not identical" aspects are inferences drawn from broader cultural understanding rather than explicit statements within thi

Prophetic Methods of Communication

This verse describes a message being delivered to a king, not the method by which the prophet received the message from God. It focuses on the recipient and content of the prophecy, rather than the prophetic communication method itself.

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Related Verses

2 Kings 22:18

“But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the Lord, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard;”

2 Chronicles 34:23

“And she answered them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell ye the man that sent you to me,”

2 Kings 22:15

“And she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,”

2 Chronicles 34:28

“Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.”

2 Kings 20:16

“And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord.”

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