<p class="bodytext">Yet the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s great anger against Judah did not subside; he was still infuriated by all the things Manasseh had done.<n id="1" />

The <sc>Lordsc> was furious with<n id="1" /> Israel and handed them over to<n id="2" /> King Hazael of Syria and to Hazael&#8217;s son Ben Hadad for many years.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Because you rage against me,p> <p class="poetry">and the uproar you create has reached my ears;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will put my hook in your nose,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and my bridle between your lips,p> <p class="poetry">and I will lead you back the wayp> <p class="poetry">you came.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">What follows is a record of what happened to Jerusalem and Judah because of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s anger; he finally threw them out of his presence.<n id="1" /> Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.