Reference

2 Kings 21:12

Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.
10

And the Lord spake by his servants the prophets, saying,

11

Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:

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Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.

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And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.

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And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;

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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse speaks of "evil" in concrete terms, the phrase "both his ears shall tingle" is an idiomatic expression for shock and horror, not a literal physical phenomenon, thus suggesting a metaphorical rather than strictly literal fulfillment.

Destruction at Coming

The verse describes a coming destruction upon Jerusalem and Judah in the present or near future of the narrative, not specifically at the return of Christ, which is a future event from a different theological framework.

Punishment Language

The verse describes a future negative event ("evil") but does not explicitly use any of the terms listed in the theme definition such as "punish," "vengeance," or "wrath."

Destruction / Perishing Language

While the verse speaks of "evil" coming upon Jerusalem and Judah, it does not explicitly use words like "destroy," "perish," or "consume," nor does it detail the specific nature of this evil as destruction.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse states "thus saith the Lord God of Israel," indicating a divine message, but it does not describe the specific method (e.g., dream, vision, audible voice) by which this message was communicated to a prophet.