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href="/bsb/2_kings/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/21.htm">King James Bible</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/21.htm">New King James Version</a> therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel says: ‘Behold, I am bringing such a disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that whoever hears about it, both of his ears will ring. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, &#8216Behold, I am bringing such calamity on Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity on Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears shall tingle. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity on Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle. <a href="/amp/2_kings/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: ‘Behold, I am bringing such catastrophe on Jerusalem and Judah, that everyone who hears of it, both of his ears will ring [from the shock]. <a href="/csb/2_kings/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> this is what the LORD God of Israel says: ‘I am about to bring such a disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that everyone who hears about it will shudder. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> this is what the LORD God of Israel says: &#8216I am about to bring such disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that everyone who hears about it will shudder. <a href="/asv/2_kings/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> therefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Behold, I bring such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. <a href="/cev/2_kings/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Now I, the LORD God of Israel, will destroy both Jerusalem and Judah! People will hear about it but won't believe it. <a href="/erv/2_kings/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I bring such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> So this is what I, the LORD God of Israel, said: I'm going to bring such a disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of everyone who hears about it will ring. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> So I, the LORD God of Israel, will bring such a disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that everyone who hears about it will be stunned. <a href="/isv/2_kings/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> therefore this is what the LORD God of Israel says: 'Look! I'm going to bring such a disaster to Jerusalem and Judah that both ears of those who hear about it will ring. <a href="/msb/2_kings/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ?Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it. <a href="/net/2_kings/21.htm">NET Bible</a> So this is what the LORD God of Israel says, 'I am about to bring disaster on Jerusalem and Judah. The news will reverberate in the ears of those who hear about it. <a href="/nheb/2_kings/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Look, I bring such disaster on Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears shall tingle. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. <a href="/web/2_kings/21.htm">World English Bible</a> therefore Yahweh the God of Israel says, ‘Behold, I will bring such evil on Jerusalem and Judah that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> therefore, thus said YHWH, God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing in calamity on Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, his two ears tingle. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> therefore thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Lo, I am bringing in evil on Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever heareth of it, tingle do his two ears. <a href="/slt/2_kings/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For this, thus said Jehovah the God of Israel, Behold me bringing evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, which all hearing it, his two ears shall tingle.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: Behold I will bring on evils upon Jerusalem and Juda: that whosoever shall hear of them, both his ears shall tingle. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> because of this, thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Behold, I will lead evils over Jerusalem and over Judah, such that, whoever will hear of these things, both his ears will ring. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/21.htm">New American Bible</a> therefore, thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: I am about to bring such evil on Jerusalem and Judah that, when any hear of it, their ears shall ring: <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, I am bringing upon Jerusalem and Judah such evil that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Therefore thus says the LORD God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Judah and upon Jerusalem that whoever hears of it, both his ears shall tingle. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Because of this, thus says LORD JEHOVAH, God of Israel: ‘Behold, I bring evil on Yehuda and upon Jerusalem, so that everyone who will hear it, his two ears will tingle.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: Behold, I bring such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. <a href="/sep/2_kings/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> it shall not be so. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I bring calamities upon Jerusalem and Juda, so that both the ears of every one that hears shall tingle. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/21-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=7431" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/21.htm">Manasseh's Idolatries Rebuked</a> …11“Since Manasseh king of Judah has committed all these abominations, acting more wickedly than the Amorites who preceded him, and with his idols has caused Judah to sin, 12<a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">‘Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: mê·ḇî (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">I am bringing</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘āh (Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">such calamity</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: wî·hū·ḏāh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">and Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that the news</a> <a href="/hebrew/6750.htm" title="6750: tiṣ·ṣal·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To tingle, quiver. A primitive root; to tinkle, i.e. Rattle together.">will reverberate</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·tê (Number-fdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold."></a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: ’ā·zə·nāw (N-fdc:: 3ms) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">in the ears</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šō·mə·ʿå̄w (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 3fs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">who hear it.</a> 13I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/19-3.htm">Jeremiah 19:3-4</a> saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of it will ring, / because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. <a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">2 Chronicles 33:11-13</a> So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon. / And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers. / And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition. So He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God. <a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Isaiah 39:6-7</a> The time will surely come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the LORD. / And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” <a href="/jeremiah/15-4.htm">Jeremiah 15:4</a> I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Deuteronomy 28:49-52</a> The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand, / a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young. / They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have caused you to perish. ... <a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-17</a> If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments, / and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant, / then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. ... <a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18-20</a> So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, / and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. / So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence. <a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">2 Kings 23:26-27</a> Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger. / For the LORD had said, “I will remove Judah from My sight, just as I removed Israel. I will reject this city Jerusalem, which I chose, and the temple of which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’” <a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2-4</a> And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets. / Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done, / and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive. <a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Isaiah 5:25</a> Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. <a href="/lamentations/2-17.htm">Lamentations 2:17</a> The LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes. <a href="/ezekiel/5-8.htm">Ezekiel 5:8-9</a> Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself am against you, Jerusalem, and I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations. / Because of all your abominations, I will do to you what I have never done before and will never do again. <a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a> “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” <a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-24</a> But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ... <a href="/romans/11-22.htm">Romans 11:22</a> Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Therefore thus said the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil on Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears shall tingle.I am bringing.<a href="/2_kings/22-16.htm">2 Kings 22:16</a> Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:<a href="/daniel/9-12.htm">Daniel 9:12</a> And 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.<a href="/micah/3-12.htm">Micah 3:12</a> Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.whosoever.<a href="/1_samuel/3-11.htm">1 Samuel 3:11</a> And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.<a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Isaiah 28:16</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.<a href="/jeremiah/19-3.htm">Jeremiah 19:3</a> And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/17-31.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-20.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-8.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-23.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-11.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-9.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-7.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-7.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-11.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-12.htm">News</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-11.htm">Tingle</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/22-17.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-23.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-24.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-16.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-18.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-15.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-8.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/job/34-34.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-15.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-20.htm">News</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-3.htm">Tingle</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 21</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/21-1.htm">Manasseh's reign.</a> 3. <a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">His great idolatry.</a> 10. <a href="/2_kings/21-10.htm">His wickedness causes prophecies against Judah.</a> 17. <a href="/2_kings/21-17.htm">Amon succeeds him.</a> 19. <a href="/2_kings/21-19.htm">Amon's wicked reign.</a> 23. <a href="/2_kings/21-23.htm">He being slain by his servants, and those murderers slain by the people, </a> 26. <a href="/2_kings/21-26.htm">Josiah is made king.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: This phrase emphasizes the authority and divine origin of the message. The LORD, Yahweh, is the covenant God of Israel, highlighting His relationship with His chosen people. This introduction is common in prophetic literature, underscoring that the message is not from the prophet's own mind but from God Himself. It reflects the prophetic tradition seen throughout the Old Testament, where prophets serve as God's mouthpieces (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm">Isaiah 1:10</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/2-4.htm">Jeremiah 2:4</a>).Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah The term "Behold" is a call to attention, indicating the seriousness of the forthcoming message. The calamity refers to the impending judgment due to the sins of Manasseh, king of Judah, whose reign was marked by idolatry and abominations (<a href="/2_kings/21-11.htm">2 Kings 21:11</a>). Jerusalem, the capital city, and Judah, the southern kingdom, are the focus of this judgment. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled through the Babylonian conquest and exile (2 Kings 24-25). Theologically, it serves as a warning of the consequences of turning away from God.that the news will reverberate in the ears of all who hear it. This phrase suggests the magnitude and impact of the coming disaster. The calamity would be so severe that it would become known far and wide, causing shock and awe. This echoes the idea of God's judgments being a testimony to His holiness and justice, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/19-3.htm">Jeremiah 19:3</a>. The reverberation of this news serves as a warning to other nations and future generations about the seriousness of sin and the certainty of divine retribution.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is speaking through His prophets to deliver a message of impending judgment. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, central to Jewish worship and the location of the Temple, which is under threat due to the nation's disobedience. 3. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, which is being warned of impending disaster due to its idolatry and departure from God's commandments. 4. <a href="/topical/m/manasseh.htm">Manasseh</a> The king of Judah at the time, whose reign is marked by significant idolatry and evil practices, provoking God's anger. 5. <a href="/topical/p/prophets.htm">Prophets</a> Though not named in this verse, prophets like Isaiah and others were active during this period, delivering God's messages to the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> Sin has real consequences, both individually and corporately. Manasseh's actions led to national calamity, reminding us that our choices affect more than just ourselves. <a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_justice.htm">God's Patience and Justice</a> While God is patient, His justice will ultimately prevail. The warnings given to Judah show God's desire for repentance but also His commitment to righteousness. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Prophets serve as God's mouthpiece, calling people back to Him. We should heed the warnings and teachings of Scripture as God's prophetic word to us today. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_leadership.htm">The Importance of Leadership</a> Leaders have a profound impact on the spiritual direction of a nation or community. Manasseh's failure highlights the need for godly leadership. <a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_redemption.htm">The Hope of Redemption</a> Despite the dire warnings, God's ultimate plan includes redemption and restoration for those who turn back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 21</a> <a href="/q/why_do_records_blame_babylon,_not_judgment.htm">If divine judgment was the reason for Judah’s downfall (2 Kings 21:12–15), why do secular records primarily attribute it to Babylonian expansion? </a> <a href="/q/who_was_king_manasseh_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Manasseh in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/archaeological_proof_for_2_kings_21_3-9.htm">Is there any archaeological proof supporting the extensive idolatrous practices detailed in 2 Kings 21:3-9?</a> <a href="/q/why_punish_all_for_rehoboam's_sin.htm">2 Chronicles 12:2 - Why would God punish an entire nation for Rehoboam's personal disobedience?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) Whosoever heareth of it.--Literally, his hearers. Many MSS. And the Heb. margin read her (i.e., its) hearer.Both his ears shall tingle.--The dreadful news shall affect him like a sharp piercing sound. (See the same metaphor in <a href="/1_samuel/3-11.htm" title="And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that hears it shall tingle.">1Samuel 3:11</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/19-3.htm" title="And say, Hear you the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil on this place, the which whoever hears, his ears shall tingle.">Jeremiah 19:3</a>.)<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. "As a sharp discordant note," says Bahr, "pains one's ears, so the news of this harsh punishment shall give pain to all who hear of it." The phrase is one never uttered by any other lips than those of Jehovah (<a href="/1_samuel/3-11.htm">1 Samuel 3:11</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/19-3.htm">Jeremiah 19:3</a>). "It denotes" (Keil) "such a judgment as has never been heard of before, and excites alarm and horror." Not the Jews only, but the other neighboring nations, when they heard of the sufferings endured in the siege (<a href="/2_kings/25-8.htm">2 Kings 25:8</a>), and the severities exercised upon the king (ver. 7.) and the city (vers. 9, 10) and. the inhabitants (ver. 11), would have a thrill of pain go through them at the hearing, partly unselfish, partly perhaps selfish, since the treatment that was dealt out to others might also be reserved for them. <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/21-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>this is what כֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc says: אָמַ֤ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘Behold, הִנְנִי֙ (hin·nî) Interjection | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> Lo! behold! I am bringing מֵבִ֣יא (mê·ḇî) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go [such] calamity רָעָ֔ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil upon עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel and Judah וִֽיהוּדָ֑ה (wî·hū·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites that [the news] אֲשֶׁר֙ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that will reverberate תִּצַּ֖לְנָה (tiṣ·ṣal·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6750.htm">Strong's 6750: </a> To tinkle, rattle together in the ears אָזְנָֽיו׃ (’ā·zə·nāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> Broadness, the ear of all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every who hear it. שֹׁ֣מְעָ֔הּ (šō·mə·‘āh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/21-12.htm">2 Kings 21:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/21-12.htm">2 Kings 21:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/21-12.htm">2 Kings 21:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/21-12.htm">2 Kings 21:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/21-12.htm">2 Kings 21:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/21-12.htm">2 Kings 21:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/21-12.htm">2 Kings 21:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/21-12.htm">2 Kings 21:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/21-12.htm">2 Kings 21:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/21-12.htm">2 Kings 21:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-12.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 21:12 Therefore thus says Yahweh the God (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/21-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 21:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 21:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 21:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 21:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>