I will [a]scatter them also in all kingdoms of the earth, [b]because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah King of Judah for that which he did in Jerusalem.

Who shall then have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall be sorry for thee? or who shall go to pray for thy peace?

Thou hast forsaken me, saith the Lord, and gone backward: therefore will I stretch out mine hand against thee, and destroy thee: for I [c]am weary with repenting.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 15:4 The word signifieth to run to and fro for fear, and unquietness of conscience, as did Cain.
  2. Jeremiah 15:4 Not that the people was punished for the king’s sin only, but for their own sins also, because they consented to his wickedness, 2 Kings 21:9.
  3. Jeremiah 15:6 That is, I will not call back my plagues or spare thee any more.

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