2 Chronicles 36:12

36:12 He did evil in the sight of ¹  the Lord his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, the Lord’s spokesman.

2 Chronicles 36:16

36:16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his warnings, ²  and ridiculed his prophets. ³  Finally the Lord got very angry at his people and there was no one who could prevent his judgment. ⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

² tn Heb “his words.”

³ tn All three verbal forms (“mocked,” “despised,” and “ridiculed”) are active participles in the Hebrew text, indicating continual or repeated action. They made a habit of rejecting God’s prophetic messengers.

⁴ tn Heb “until the anger of the Lord went up against his people until there was no healer.”