¹⁶ Moreover, Manasseh also shed so much innocent blood^(A) that he filled Jerusalem from end to end—besides the sin that he had caused Judah^(B) to commit, so that they did evil in the eyes of the Lord.

⁸ While they were killing and I was left alone, I fell facedown,^(A) crying out, “Alas, Sovereign Lord!^(B) Are you going to destroy the entire remnant of Israel in this outpouring of your wrath^(C) on Jerusalem?^(D)”

⁹ He answered me, “The sin of the people of Israel and Judah is exceedingly great; the land is full of bloodshed and the city is full of injustice.^(E) They say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land; the Lord does not see.’^{(F) 10} So I will not look on them with pity^(G) or spare them, but I will bring down on their own heads what they have done.^(H)”