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Isaiah 36

1Nowitcametopassinthefourteenthyearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,thatSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֤יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804cameupagainstallthefortifiedH1219citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,andtookthem.

2Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֣וּר׀'a.ShurH804sentH7971RabshakehfromLachishמִלָּכִ֧ישׁmi.la.KhishH3923toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֛מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389untokingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396withagreatarmy.AndhestoodH5975bytheconduitoftheupperהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295inthehighwayבִּמְסִלַּ֖תbim.si.LatH4546ofthefuller’sfieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704.

3ThencameH3318forthH3318untohimEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518,whowasoverthehouseholdH1004,andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָא֙ve.shev.Na'H7644thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,andJoahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623,therecorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142.

4AndRabshakehsaidH559untothem,SayH559yenowtoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,Whatconfidenceisthiswhereinthou trustest?

5Isayאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, thycounselH6098andstrengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369forthewarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421arebutvainwordsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697:nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258onwhomdost thoutrustH982,thatthou hastrebelledH4775againstme?

6Behold, thou trustestuponthestaffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'e.NetH4938ofthisbruisedreedהַקָּנֶ֨הha.ka.NehH7070,evenuponEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, whereonifamanH376leanH5564,itwillgoוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935intohishandH3709,andpierceit:soH3651isPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714toallthattrustH982onhim.

7ButifthousayH559untome,Wetrustבָּטָ֑חְנוּba.Ta.che.nuH982inJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:isnotthathe,whosehighבָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.TavH1116placesH1116andwhosealtarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hathtakenawayH5493,andhathsaidH559toJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063andtoJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, Yeshallworshipbeforethisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196?

8Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258,Ipraythee,giveH5414pledgestomymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,andIwillgiveH5414thee twothousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505horsesH5483,ifthoubeableתּוּכַ֕לtu.KhalH3201onthyparttosetH5414ridersרֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimH7392uponthem.

9Howוְאֵ֣יךְve.'EikhH349thencanst thouturnתָּשִׁ֗יבta.ShivH7725awayH7725thefaceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440ofoneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259captainoftheleastofmymaster’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650,andputthytrustH982onEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714forchariotsH7393andforhorsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?

10AndamInowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258comeעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927upwithoutJehovahagainstthislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776todestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּle.hash.chi.TahH7843it?JehovahsaidH559untome,Goעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927upagainstthislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776,anddestroyוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843it.

11ThensaidH559Eliakimאֶלְיָקִים֩'el.ya.KimH471andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644andJoahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098untoRabshakeh,Speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696,Ipraythee, unto thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650intheSyrianlanguage;forweunderstandit:andspeakתְּדַבֵּ֤רte.da.BerH1696nottousintheJews’language,intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatareonthewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

12ButRabshakehsaidH559, Hathmymasterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sentH7971metothymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,andtothee,tospeakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697? hathhenotsentH7971metothemenH376thatsitהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427uponthewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,toeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398theirowndung,andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354theirownwaterwithyou?

13ThenRabshakehstoodH5975,andcriedwithaloudvoiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963intheJews’language,andsaidH559,Hearשִׁמְע֗וּshim.'UH8085yethewordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697ofthegreatH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

14Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saiththekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,LetnotHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveיַשִּׁ֥אya.Shi'H5377you;forhewillnotbeableיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337you:

15neitherletHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396makeH5414youtrustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982inJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,JehovahwillsurelydeliverH5337us;thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shallnotbegivenH5414intothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

16HearkennottoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ סchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396:forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saiththekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804,Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213yourpeacewithme,andcomeוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318outtome;andeatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398yeeveryoneH376ofhisvineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612,andeveryoneH376ofhisfig-tree,anddrinkוּשְׁת֖וּu.she.TuH8354yeeveryoneH376thewatersמֵי־mei-H4325ofhisowncisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953;

17untilIcomeבֹּאִ֕יbo.'IH935andtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947youawayH3947toalandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776likeyourownlandכְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776,alandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofgrainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715andnewוְתִיר֔וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,alandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofbreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899andvineyardsוּכְרָמִֽים׃u.khe.ra.MimH3754.

18Bewarelestפֶּן־pen-H6435Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396persuadeyou,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jehovahwilldeliverיַצִּילֵ֑נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us. Hathanyofthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471deliveredהַהִצִּ֜ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337hislandאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776outofthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

19Whereאַיֵּ֞ה'ai.YehH346arethegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofHamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574andArpadוְאַרְפָּ֔דve.'ar.PadH774?whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346arethegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofSepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617?andhavetheydeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111outofmyhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

20Whoaretheyamongallthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthesecountries,thathavedeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337theircountryoutofmyhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,thatJehovahshoulddeliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389outofmyhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

21Buttheyheldtheirpeace,andansweredhimnotawordH1697;fortheking’sהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentמִצְוַ֨תmitz.VatH4687was,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,AnswerH6030himnot.

22ThencameH935Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518,thatwasoverthehouseholdH1004,andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644thescribeהַסּוֹפֵ֜רha.so.FerH5608,andJoahוְיוֹאָ֨חve.yo.'AchH3098,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֧ף'a.SafH623,therecorderהַמַּזְכִּ֛ירha.maz.KirH2142,toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396withtheirclothesH899rent,andtoldH5046himthewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofRabshakeh.

Commentaries on Isaiah 36

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