12 Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I will bring an evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that who so heareth of it, both his (A)ears shall [a]tingle.

13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line [b]of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem, as a man wipeth a dish, which he wipeth, and turneth it upside down.

14 And I will forsake the [c]remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies, and they shall be robbed and spoiled of all their adversaries,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 21:12 Meaning, that whosoever shall hear of this great plague, shall be astonished.
  2. 2 Kings 21:13 As I have destroyed Samaria and the house of Ahab, so will I destroy Judah.
  3. 2 Kings 21:14 Meaning, Judah and Benjamin, which were only left of the rest of the tribes.

12 Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster(A) on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle.(B) 13 I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line(C) used against the house of Ahab. I will wipe(D) out Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. 14 I will forsake(E) the remnant(F) of my inheritance and give them into the hands of enemies. They will be looted and plundered by all their enemies;

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