And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
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Gill's Exposition
And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth,.... Not only into Babylon, but into other countries; which has had its full accomplishment in this their last captivity by the…
Barnes' Notes
To be removed - Rather, “to be a terror.” Because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah - The name of the pious father intensifies the horror at the wickedness of the son.
We scarcely find any where more pathetic expressions of divine wrath against a provoking people than we have here in these verses. The prophet had prayed earnestly for them, and found some among them…
Cambridge Bible
The latter part ("because of … in Jerusalem") may be a gloss, founded on such passages as 2Ki 21:11 ff. Jeremiah does not elsewhere nameManasseh in connexion with the evil deeds of that reign.
cause…
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