"I will makethem an objectof horroramong allthe kingdomsof the earthbecauseof Manasseh,the sonof Hezekiah,the kingof Judah,for whathe didin Jerusalem.
Manassehwas twelveyearsoldwhen he becameking,and he reignedfifty-fiveyearsin Jerusalem;and his mother'snamewas Hephzibah.
becausethey have doneevilin My sight,and have beenprovokingMe to angersincethe daytheir fatherscamefrom Egypt,even to thisday.'"
He didevilin the sightof the LORD,according to the abominationsof the nationswhomthe LORDdispossessedbeforethe sonsof Israel.
Manassehwas twelveyearsoldwhen he becameking,and he reignedfifty-fiveyearsin Jerusalem.
He didevilin the sightof the LORDaccording to the abominationsof the nationswhomthe LORDdispossessedbeforethe sonsof Israel.
I will makethem a terror[and an] evilfor allthe kingdomsof the earth,as a reproachand a proverb,a tauntand a cursein allplaceswhereI will scatterthem.
I will pursuethem with the sword,with famineand with pestilence;and I will makethem a terrorto allthe kingdomsof the earth,to be a curseand a horrorand a hissing,and a reproachamong allthe nationswhereI have driventhem,
"Thereforethussaysthe LORD,'You have not obeyedMe in proclaimingreleaseeachmanto his brotherand eachmanto his neighbor.Behold,I am proclaiminga releaseto you,' declaresthe LORD,to the sword,to the pestilenceand to the famine;and I will makeyou a terrorto allthe kingdomsof the earth.
"I will scatterthem among the nations,whomneitherthey northeir fathershave known;and I will sendthe swordafterthem untilI have annihilatedthem."
Jerusalemsinnedgreatly,Thereforeshe has becomean uncleanthing.Allwho honoredher despiseher Becausethey have seenher nakedness;Evenshe herselfgroansand turnsaway.
"Yet you say,Whyshould the sonnot bearthe punishmentfor the father'siniquity?'When the sonhas practicedjusticeand righteousnessand has observedallMy statutesand donethem, he shall surelylive.
"For thussaysthe LordGOD,'Bringup a companyagainstthem and givethem over to terrorand plunder.
You, however, I will scatteramong the nationsand will drawout a swordafteryou, as your landbecomesdesolateand your citiesbecomewaste.
"The LORDshall causeyou to be defeatedbeforeyour enemies;you will goout onewayagainstthem, but you will fleesevenwaysbeforethem, and you will be [an example of] terrorto allthe kingdomsof the earth.
"Moreover, the LORDwill scatteryou among allpeoples,from one endof the earthto the other endof the earth;and thereyou shall serveothergods,woodand stone,whichyou or your fathershave not known.
