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1 Kings 8:46 KJV (With Strong’s)

If they sin against thee, (fora there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them awayc captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;

Eccl. 7:20• ²⁰For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. (Eccl. 7:20)

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James 3:2• ²For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. (James 3:2)

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1 John 1:8,10• ⁸If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
¹⁰If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. (1 John 1:8,10)

Deut. 28:36,64• ³⁶The Lord shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
⁶⁴And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. (Deut. 28:36,64)

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If they sin.The second clause of this verse, as it is here translated, renders this supposition entirely nugatory; for if there be no man that sinneth not, it is useless to say, if they sin: but this objection is removed by rendering the original, "If they shall sin against thee, (for there is no man that, {lo yechetai,} may not sin;") i.e., there is no man impeccable or infallible; none that is not liable to transgress.there is no man.

2 Chron. 6:36• ³⁶If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near; (2 Chron. 6:36)

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Job 14:4• ⁴Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. (Job 14:4)

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Job 15:14‑16• ¹⁴What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
¹⁵Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight.
¹⁶How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water? (Job 15:14‑16)

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Psa. 19:12• ¹²Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. (Psa. 19:12)

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Psa. 130:3• ³If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? (Psa. 130:3)

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Psa. 143:2• ²And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. (Psa. 143:2)

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Prov. 20:9• ⁹Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? (Prov. 20:9)

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Eccl. 7:20• ²⁰For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. (Eccl. 7:20)

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Isa. 53:6• ⁶All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Isa. 53:6)

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Isa. 64:6• ⁶But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. (Isa. 64:6)

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Rom. 3:19• ¹⁹Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. (Rom. 3:19)

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Gal. 3:22• ²²But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. (Gal. 3:22)

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James 3:2• ²For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. (James 3:2)

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1 John 1:8‑10• ⁸If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
⁹If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
¹⁰If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. (1 John 1:8‑10)

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Lev. 26:34‑39• ³⁴Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.
³⁵As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.
³⁶And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.
³⁷And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.
³⁸And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.
³⁹And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. (Lev. 26:34‑39)

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Deut. 4:26‑27• ²⁶I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.
²⁷And the Lord shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the Lord shall lead you. (Deut. 4:26‑27)

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Deut. 28:36,64‑68• ³⁶The Lord shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
⁶⁴And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.
⁶⁵And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
⁶⁶And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:
⁶⁷In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
⁶⁸And the Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you. (Deut. 28:36,64‑68)

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Deut. 29:28• ²⁸And the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day. (Deut. 29:28)

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2 Kings 17:6,18,23• ⁶In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
¹⁸Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
²³Until the Lord removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day. (2 Kings 17:6,18,23)

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2 Kings 25:21• ²¹And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land. (2 Kings 25:21)

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Dan. 9:7‑14• ⁷O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.
⁸O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
⁹To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
¹⁰Neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.
¹¹Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him.
¹²And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.
¹³As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.
¹⁴Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. (Dan. 9:7‑14)

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Luke 21:24• ²⁴And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. (Luke 21:24)

• 1 Kings 8:46-53 mention the end of their history as a responsible people. They are led into captivity on account of their sin. Solomon is a prophet here. He anticipates what must necessarily come upon this people under the law, for there is no man who does not sin. Yet a resource still exists. The house is there, and God cannot deny His promises. Solomon does not refer to the law, but to grace. (“The Dedication of the Temple: 1 Kings 8” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

If they have sinned against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and give them up toc the enemy, and they have carried them away captivesd unto the enemy’s land, far or near;

JND Translation Notes

Lit. "before."

Lit. "and those that take them captive have carried them away."