11 (A)Therefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with [a]hooks, (B)bound him with [b]bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 33:11 Nose hooks, 2 Kin. 19:28
  2. 2 Chronicles 33:11 chains

11 So the Lord brought against them the army commanders of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh prisoner,(A) put a hook(B) in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles(C) and took him to Babylon.

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11 (A)Make[a] the arrows bright!
Gather the shields!
(B)The Lord has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes.
(C)For His plan is against Babylon to destroy it,
Because it is (D)the vengeance of the Lord,
The vengeance for His temple.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:11 Polish the arrows!

11 “Sharpen the arrows,(A)
    take up the shields!(B)
The Lord has stirred up the kings(C) of the Medes,(D)
    because his purpose(E) is to destroy Babylon.
The Lord will take vengeance,(F)
    vengeance for his temple.(G)

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