| Verse | Translation | Text |
| 2Ch 36:16 | Strong Concordance | But they mocked [03931] the messengers [04397] of God [0430], and despised [0959] his words [01697], and misused [08591] his prophets [05030], until the wrath [02534] of the LORD [03068] arose [05927] against his people [05971], till there was no remedy [04832]. |
| King James | But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Misused his prophets - Rather, "scoffed at his prophets." The allusion is to verbal mockery, not to persecution. |