unfoldingWord_en_tn/2ch/07/21.md

# will be shocked

"will be amazed"

# will hiss

This is how they would show that they are shocked by what happened to the temple (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])

# they forsook Yahweh

"they were unfaithful to Yahweh" or "they did not obey Yahweh"

# who had brought their ancestors out of the land of Egypt

This phrase tells why they should have worshiped God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-distinguish]])

# they laid hold of other gods

Here "laid hold of" represents choosing to be loyal to them. AT: "they chose to be loyal to other gods" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# bowed down to them and worshiped them

These two phrases mean the same thing. The phrase "bowed down to them" describes the posture that people used in worship. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/temple]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/forsaken]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/egypt]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bow]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/worship]]