⁹ But they did not listen, and Manasseh ^(A)led them astray in order to do more evil than the nations whom Yahweh destroyed before the sons of Israel.

Yahweh Brings Calamity on Israel

¹⁰ Then Yahweh spoke by the hand of His slaves the prophets, saying, ¹¹ “^(B)Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations—^(C)he has done evil more than all the Amorites did who were before him—and ^(D)has also made Judah sin ^(E)with his idols,

⁹ Thus Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray in order to do more evil than the nations whom Yahweh destroyed before the sons of Israel.