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Isaiah 36:1-7

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?

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