They abandoned the house of YHWH, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and the idols, so wrath came on Judah and Jerusalem for this their guiltiness.
Didn’t Achan the son of Zerah act unfaithfully in the devoted thing, causing wrath to fall on all the congregation of Israel? That man didn’t perish alone in his iniquity.’”
Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked, and love those who hate YHWH? Because of this, wrath is on you from before YHWH.
Bu because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not return gratefulness for the benefit done for him. Therefore there was wrath on him, Judah, and Jerusalem.
and said to them, “Y’all must not bring the captives here, or we will be guilty before YHWH. Do y’all intend to add to our sins and guilt. For our guilt is so great that there is burning anger is on Israel.”
For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.
Therefore the wrath of YHWH was on Judah and Jerusalem, and ʜᴇ has delivered them an object of terror, horror, and hissing scorn, as y’all can see with you* eyes.
but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute like Ahab’s house did, and also have slain your brothers of your father’s house, who were better than yourself,
but have done evil above all who were before you, and have gone and made for yourself other gods, molten images, to provoke me to anger, and have cast me behind your back,
Therefore YHWH’s anger burned against Amaziah, and he sent to him a prophet who said to him, “Why have you sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own people out of your hand?”
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, so as to provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands, therefore my wrath will be poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.’”’