^3 (A)Surely at the ^[a]command of the Lord it came upon Judah, to remove them from His sight ^(B)because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he had done, ⁴ and ^(C)also for the innocent blood which he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and the Lord would not forgive.

² “And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then cause her to know all her abominations. ³ You shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord ^[a]God, “A city ^(A)shedding blood in her midst, so that her time will come, and that makes idols, contrary to her interest, for defilement!

²⁷ Her princes within her are like wolves tearing the prey, by shedding blood and ^(A)destroying lives in order to get ^(B)dishonest gain.

Nineveh’s Complete Ruin