²⁷ So the Lord said, “I will remove^(A) Judah also from my presence^(B) as I removed Israel, and I will reject^(C) Jerusalem, the city I chose, and this temple, about which I said, ‘My Name shall be there.’^[a]”

³ Surely these things happened to Judah according to the Lord’s command,^(A) in order to remove them from his presence^(B) because of the sins of Manasseh^(C) and all he had done, ⁴ including the shedding of innocent blood.^(D) For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord was not willing to forgive.^(E)

¹⁰ They prophesy lies^(A) to you that will only serve to remove^(B) you far from your lands; I will banish you and you will perish.