therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, I am bringing such disaster upon Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of every one who hears of it will tingle — the prophetic oracle announces judgment: disaster will strike 'Jerusalem and Judah' so severe that 'the ears of every one who hears of it will tingle' (וַיִּנְעוּ שְׁנֵי־אָזְנַיִם, *way-yina'u shnei-aznayim*, literally 'both ears will tingle'), a biblical idiom for shocking news. The severity of announced judgment indicates the magnitude of Manasseh's transgression.

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