It says "va'Yhi Devar Hash-m El Yeshayahu Leimor; Haloch v'Amarta El Chizkiyah Ko Amar Hash-m Elokei David Avicha Shamati Es Tefilasecha Ra'isi Es Dim'asecha Hineni Yosif Al Yamecha Chamesh Esre Shanah";

Yeshayahu (to Hash-m): I said to him so (you will die). Will I say to him so (oppositely)? He will not believe me!

Hash-m: He is very humble. He will believe you. Further, your prophecy did not yet go through the city - "va'Yhi Yeshayahu Lo Yatza Chatzer ha'Tichonah" - it is written "ha'Ir" (but we read it Chatzer).

When Menasheh became king, he pursued after Yeshayahu to kill him. He fled from him. He fled to a cedar tree, and the cedar swallowed him, except for the Tzitzis of his cloak. [People saw this, and] they went and told [Menasheh]. He told them to go saw the tree. They sawed it, and saw blood come out.

"V'Lo Avah Hash-m Lislo'ach" teaches that he has no share in the world to come.

Question: It is written [that devastation is coming] "Biglal Chata'os Menasheh ben Yechizkiyahu Melech Yehudah"! (Yirmeyah 15:4. How can R. Yehudah say in our Mishnah that he has a share in the world to come?)

Answer: We can say that this was before he repented.

Question: It says "Al Kol ha'Ke'asim Asher Hich'iso Menasheh"!

Answer: We can say that this was before he repented.

Question: It says "[v'Lo Nichna mi'Lifnei Hash-m k'Hikana Menasheh Aviv] Ki Hu Amon Hirbah Ashmah"! (This implies that even after Menasheh repented, he sinned, just Amon sinned more!)

Answer: It is not that [Menasheh sinned even after he repented, and Amon] sinned more. Rather, [Amon] was Mechadesh [new Aveiros, e.g. he had Bi'ah with his mother].

Question: It says "v'Gam Dam Naki Shafach Menasheh Harbe Me'od Ad Asher Milei Es Yerushalayim Peh la'Peh";

Is it possible for a person to fill Yerushalayim with innocent blood from gate to gate (the entire city)?! Rather, he killed Yeshayahu, who was equal to Moshe, about whom it says "Peh El Peh Adaber Bo." (This is left difficult for R. Yehudah. Surely Teshuvah did not help for this!)

It says "va'Ydaber Hash-m El Menasheh v'El Amo v'Lo Hikshivu; Va'Yavei Hash-m Aleihem Es Sarei ha'Tzava Asher la'Melech va'Yilkedu Es Menasheh ba'Chochim." What is ba'Chochim? It is between nurturing cedar trees (Midah k'Neged Midah, like he killed Menasheh in a cedar tree).

(R. Levi): They made a [big] copper kettle with many holes, and put him in it, and they were lighting a fire under him. Once he saw that his predicament is serious, he did not abandon any idolatry in the world that he did not mention (ask it to save him);

Once he saw that they did not help him at all, he said, I remember that father taught me this verse in the Beis ha'Keneses - ba'Tzar Lecha u'Mtza'ucha Kol ha'Devarim ha'Eleh b'Acharis ha'Yamim v'Shavta Ad Hash-m Elokecha v'Shamata b'Kolo; Ki Kel Rachum Hash-m Elokecha Lo Yarpecha v'Lo Yashchisecha v'Lo Yishkach Es Bris Avosecha Asher Nishba Lahem";

I will call to [Hash-m, to save me]. If he answers me, this is fine. If not, all faces are the same (He is no greater than the idolatries).

Angels were sealing the windows so Menasheh's Tefilah would not ascend in front of Hash-m, and angels were saying in front of Hash-m "Master of the world! A man who served idolatry and set up an idol in the Heichal, will You accept him in Teshuvah?!

Hash-m: If I do not accept him in Teshuvah, I lock the door in front of all penitents!

What did Hash-m do? He dug a tunnel for him under His Kisei ha'Kavod (found a merit for him), and heard his prayer - 'va'Yispalel Elav v'Ye'aser Lo va'Yishma Techinaso va'Yshivehu."

(R. Lazar bei R. Shimon): In Arabia, they call a tunnel Atarta. ("V'Ye'aser" alludes to making a tunnel for him.)

"Va'Yshivehu Yerushalayim l'Malchuso" - how did He return him?

Answer (Shmuel bar Buna citing R. Acha) He returned him through a wind, like it says "Meshiv ha'Ru'ach."

"Va'Yeda Menasheh Ki Hash-m Hu ha'Elokim" - at that time Menasheh said "there is a Din, and there is a Judge."