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

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James 3:2• ²For we all often offend. If any one offend not in word, *he* is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body too. (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• ³⁶Jehovah will bring thee, and thy king whom thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation that neither thou nor thy fathers have known, and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
⁶⁴And Jehovah will scatter thee among all peoples, from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and thou shalt there serve other gods, whom thou hast not known, neither thou nor thy fathers, 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 have sinned against thee (for there is no man that sinneth not), and thou be angry with them, and give them up to the enemy, and they have carried 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 man out of the unclean? Not one! (Job 14:4)

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Job 15:14‑16• ¹⁴What is man, that he should be pure? and he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
¹⁵Behold, he putteth no trust in his holy ones, and the heavens are not pure in his sight:
¹⁶How much less the abominable and corrupt,--man, that drinketh unrighteousness like water! (Job 15:14‑16)

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Psa. 19:12• ¹²Who understandeth his errors? Purify me from secret faults. (Psa. 19:12)

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Psa. 130:3• ³If thou, Jah, shouldest mark iniquities, 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 no man living shall 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• ²⁰Surely there is not a righteous 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 Jehovah hath laid upon him the iniquity of us all. (Isa. 53:6)

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

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Rom. 3:19• ¹⁹Now we know that whatever the things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God. (Rom. 3:19)

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Gal. 3:22• ²²but the scripture has shut up all things under sin, that the promise, on the principle of faith of Jesus Christ, should be given to those that believe. (Gal. 3:22)

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James 3:2• ²For we all often offend. If any one offend not in word, *he* is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body too. (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 righteous to forgive us our sins, and 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 its sabbaths all the days of the desolation, when ye are in your enemies' land; then shall the land rest, and enjoy its sabbaths.
³⁵All the days of the desolation it shall rest, the days in which it did not rest on your sabbaths, when ye dwelt therein.
³⁶And as to those that remain of you--I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, that the sound of a driven leaf shall chase them, and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth;
³⁷and they shall stumble one over 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 nations, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.
³⁹And they that remain of you shall waste away through their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also through the iniquities of their fathers shall they waste 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 pass over the Jordan to possess it: ye shall not prolong your days on it, but shall be utterly destroyed.
²⁷And Jehovah will scatter you among the peoples, and ye shall be left a small company among the nations to which Jehovah will lead you. (Deut. 4:26‑27)

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Deut. 28:36,64‑68• ³⁶Jehovah will bring thee, and thy king whom thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation that neither thou nor thy fathers have known, and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
⁶⁴And Jehovah will scatter thee among all peoples, from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and thou shalt there serve other gods, whom thou hast not known, neither thou nor thy fathers, wood and stone.
⁶⁵And among these nations shalt thou have no rest, neither shall the sole of thy foot have a resting-place, and Jehovah shall give thee there a trembling heart, languishing of the eyes, and pining of the soul.
⁶⁶And thy life shall hang in suspense before thee; and thou shalt be in terror day and night and shalt be afraid of thy life.
⁶⁷In the morning thou shalt say, Would that it were even! and in the evening thou shalt say, Would that it were morning! through the fright of thy heart wherewith thou shalt be in terror, and through the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
⁶⁸And Jehovah will bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I said unto thee, Thou shalt see it again no more; and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and there shall be no man to buy you. (Deut. 28:36,64‑68)

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Deut. 29:28• ²⁸and Jehovah rooted them out of their land in anger, and in fury, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it appears 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 by the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
¹⁸Therefore Jehovah was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there remained but the tribe of Judah only.
²³until Jehovah had removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said through all his servants the prophets; and Israel was 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 put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his land. (2 Kings 25:21)

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Dan. 9:7‑14• ⁷Thine, O Lord, is the righteousness, but unto us confusion of face, 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, in all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their unfaithfulness in which they have been unfaithful against thee.
⁸O Lord, unto us is confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
⁹With the Lord our God are mercies and pardons, for we have rebelled against him;
¹⁰and we have not hearkened unto the voice of Jehovah our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us through his servants the prophets.
¹¹And all Israel have transgressed thy law, even turning aside so as not to listen unto thy voice. And the curse hath been poured out upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God: for we have sinned against him.
¹²And he hath performed his words, which he spoke against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil; so that there hath not been done under the whole heaven as hath been done upon Jerusalem.
¹³As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us; yet we besought not Jehovah our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.
¹⁴And Jehovah hath watched over the evil, and brought it upon us; for Jehovah our God is righteous in all his works which he hath done; and we have not hearkened unto his voice. (Dan. 9:7‑14)

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