Reference

2 Kings 17:20

And the Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.
18

Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

19

Also Judah kept not the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.

20

And the Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.

21

For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the Lord, and made them sin a great sin.

22

For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Annihilation / Destruction
Semantic Discovery
70% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Destruction / Perishing Language
Semantic Discovery
80% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Literal Fulfillment
Semantic Discovery
80% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Annihilation / Destruction

The verse describes rejection, affliction, and being delivered into the hands of spoilers, and being cast out, but it does not explicitly state that the "seed of Israel" were destroyed, consumed, or ceased to exist.

Destruction / Perishing Language

While the verse describes negative consequences for Israel, it uses terms like "rejected," "afflicted," and "delivered them into the hand of spoilers," which do not directly equate to "destruction" or "perishing" in the same way as the words listed in the theme definition. The phrase "cast them out of his sight" implies removal or banishment rather than annihilation.

Literal Fulfillment

The verse describes past actions of God ("rejected," "afflicted," "delivered," "cast them out") rather than predicting future events, thus it is a historical account of fulfillment rather than a prophecy awaiting literal fulfillment.