The Lord sent Chaldean, Aramean,(A) Moabite,(B) and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim. He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the Lord he had spoken through his servants the prophets.(C) Indeed, this happened to Judah at the Lord’s command to remove them from his presence.(D) It was because of the sins of Manasseh, according to all he had done,(E) and also because of all the innocent blood he had shed. He had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood,(F) and the Lord was not willing to forgive.

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