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2 Kings 21:12
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD, identified as the God of Israel, speaks immediately after detailing Manasseh’s idolatry and Judah’s resulting corruption. The announcement addresses the impending judgment on Jerusalem and Judah.
The words — The Hebrew הִנְ/נִי (hi./Ni) and מֵבִ֣יא (me.Vi') literally render “here I [am] about to bring,” framing the judgment as an immediate, active decree rather than a distant possibility.
The thread — The structure of announcing severe calamity appears in Jeremiah 19:3 and 2 Kings 22:16, while the specific detail of the news reaching all who hear it parallels the warning in 1 Samuel 3:11.
Why it lands — The text states the disaster will be so widespread its report will reach every listener, requiring a reader to recognize the certainty and public scope of divine judgment without minimizing its severity.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 19:3 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,
- 1 Samuel 3:11 Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle.
- 2 Kings 22:16 that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read,
- Daniel 9:12 You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.
- Amos 3:2 “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”
- Micah 3:12 Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.
- Isaiah 28:16 So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
- Matthew 24:21 For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
- Luke 23:28 But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.
- Revelation 6:15 Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains.