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therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Behold, I bring such evil on Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both his ears shall tingle.

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The Shock of Judgment

Commentators explain that the phrase "both his ears shall tingle" is a powerful metaphor for news so shocking and dreadful it feels like a piercing sound. The horror of the coming judgment would be physically jarring even to those who only heard about it. As one scholar notes, if the mere report is this terrifying, imagine what it would be like to endure it.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 2 Kings 21:12

19th Century

Bishop

Whoever hears of it. —Literally, his hearers. Many manuscripts. And the Hebrew margin read her (i.e., its) h…

John Gill

John Gill

On 2 Kings 21:12

17th Century

Pastor

Therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel
Who, though kind and gracious to Israel as their covenant God, is yet jus…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 2 Kings 21:10–18

17th Century

Minister

Here is the doom of Judah and Jerusalem. The words used represent the city emptied and utterly desolate. Yet it was not destroyed by this; instead,…