Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 36
(2 Kings 18:13–37; 2 Chronicles 32:1–8)
1וַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961In the fourteenthבְּאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הbe.'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH702H6240yearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141of Hezekiah’sחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396reignלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֤יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙ עַ֣ל'a.Shur 'alH804H5921attackedעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927and capturedוַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃Vai.yit.pe.SemH8610allכָּל־kol-H3605the fortifiedהַבְּצֻר֖וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063.
2And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֣וּר׀'a.ShurH804אֶת־'et-H853sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971theRabshakehH7262,with a greatכָּבֵ֑דka.VedH3515armyבְּחֵ֣ילbe.CheilH2428,from Lachishמִלָּכִ֧ישׁmi.la.KhishH3923toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֛מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389.And he stoppedוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by the aqueductבִּתְעָלַת֙bit.'a.LatH8585of the upperהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295,on the roadבִּמְסִלַּ֖תbim.si.LatH4546to the Launderer’sכוֹבֵֽס׃kho.VesH3526Fieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704.
3Then Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the palaceהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004administratorעַל־'al-H5921,Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָא֙ve.shev.Na'H7644the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,and Joahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623the recorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142,went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to himאֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413.
4The RabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH413, “Tellאִמְרוּ־ נָ֖א אֶל־'im.ru- na' 'el-H559H4994H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559:Whatמָ֧הmahH4100is the basisבָּטָֽחְתָּ׃ba.Ta.che.taH982ofthisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088confidenceהַבִּטָּח֛וֹןha.bi.ta.ChonH986of yoursאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834?
5You claimאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559to havea strategyעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098and strengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369for warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,butאַךְ־'akh-H389these areemptyדְּבַר־de.var-H1697wordsשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193.Inעַל־'al-H5921whomמִ֣יmiH4310are you nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258trustingבָטַ֔חְתָּva.Tach.taH982,thatכִּ֥יkiH3588you have rebelledמָרַ֖דְתָּma.Rad.taH4775against me?
6Look nowהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,you are trustingבָטַ֡חְתָּva.Tach.taH982inעַל־'al-H5921עַל־'al-H5921Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,thatהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088splinteredהָרָצ֤וּץha.ra.TzutzH7533reedהַקָּנֶ֨הha.ka.NehH7070of a staffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'e.NetH4938thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834will pierceוּבָ֥א וּנְקָבָ֑הּu.Va' u.ne.ka.VahH935H5344the handבְכַפּ֖וֹve.kha.PoH3709of anyoneאִישׁ֙'ishH376who leansיִסָּמֵ֥ךְyi.sa.MekhH5564on itעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921.Such isכֵּ֚ןkenH3651Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to allלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605who trustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.
7But ifוְכִי־ve.khi-H3588you sayתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, ‘We trustבָּטָ֑חְנוּba.Ta.che.nuH982inאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,’is Heה֗וּאHu'H1931notהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808the Oneאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834whose high placesבָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.TavH1116אֶת־'et-H853and altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853has removedהֵסִ֤ירhe.SirH5493,sayingוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, ‘You must worshipתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃Tish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵ֛יlif.NeiH6440thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196’?
8Now, thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,make a bargainהִתְעָ֣רֶב נָ֔אhit.'A.rev Na'H6148H4994withאֶת־'et-H854my masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113,the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804.I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414youtwo thousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505horsesסוּסִ֔יםsu.SimH5483—ifאִם־'im-H518you canתּוּכַ֕לtu.KhalH3201putלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414ridersרֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimH7392on themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921!
9For howוְאֵ֣יךְve.'EikhH349can you repelתָּשִׁ֗יבta.ShivH7725אֵ֠ת'etH853פְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440a singleאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259officerפַחַ֥תfa.ChatH6346among the leastהַקְטַנִּ֑יםhak.ta.NimH6996of my master’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650when you dependוַתִּבְטַ֤חva.tiv.TachH982onעַל־'al-H5921Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for chariotsלְרֶ֖כֶבle.Re.khevH7393and horsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?
10So nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,was it apart fromהֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068that I have come upעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776to destroy itלְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּle.hash.chi.TahH7843?The LORD Himselfיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, ‘Go upעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927againstאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776and destroy itוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843.’”
11Then Eliakimאֶלְיָקִים֩'el.ya.KimH471,Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644,and Joahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the RabshakehH7262, “Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696toאֶל־'el-H413your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650in Aramaicאֲרָמִ֔ית'a.ra.MitH762,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588weאֲנָ֑חְנוּ'a.Na.che.nuH587understand itשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085.Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408speakתְּדַבֵּ֤רte.da.BerH1696to usאֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.Lei.nuH413in Hebrewיְהוּדִ֔יתye.hu.DitH3066in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.”
12But the RabshakehH7262repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Has my masterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sent meשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971to speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696אֶת־'et-H853theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697only toהַאֶ֨לha.'ElH413you andוְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'e.Lei.khaH413your masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,and notהֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'H3808toעַל־'al-H5921the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582sittingהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427onעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,who are destined with youעִמָּכֶֽם׃'i.ma.KhemH5973to eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398אֶת־'et-H853their own dungH2716and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354אֶת־'et-H853their own urineH7890?”
13Then the RabshakehH7262stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975and called outוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121loudlyבְקוֹל־ גָּד֖וֹלve.kol- ga.DolH6963H1419in Hebrewיְהוּדִ֑ית וַיֹּ֕אמֶרye.hu.Dit vai.Yo.merH3066H559: “Hearשִׁמְע֗וּshim.'UH8085אֶת־'et-H853the wordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804!
15Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֶל־chiz.ki.Ya.hu 'el-H2396H413persuade you to trustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982אֶתְכֶ֤ם'et.KhemH853in the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068when he saysלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘The LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will surely deliver usH5337;thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808be givenתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.’
16Do notאַֽל־'al-H408listenתִּשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ סchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,forכִּי֩kiH3588this is whatכֹ֨הkhohH3541the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559:Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213peaceבְרָכָה֙ve.ra.KhahH1293with meאִתִּ֤י'i.TiH854and come outוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413.Then every one of youאִישׁ־'ish-H376will eatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398from his own vineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612andוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376his own fig treeתְּאֵנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384,and drinkוּשְׁת֖וּ אִ֥ישׁu.she.Tu 'ishH8354H376waterמֵי־mei-H4325from his own cisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953,
17untilעַד־'ad-H5704I comeבֹּאִ֕יbo.'IH935and take you awayוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853toאֶל־'el-H413a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776like your ownכְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776—a landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of grainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715and new wineוְתִיר֔וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492,a landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899and vineyardsוּכְרָמִֽים׃u.khe.ra.MimH3754.
18Do not letפֶּן־pen-H6435Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396misleadיַסִּ֨יתya.SitH5496אֶתְכֶ֤ם'et.KhemH853you when he saysלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will deliver usיַצִּילֵ֑נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337.’Has the godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853nationהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471ever deliveredהַהִצִּ֜ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337his landאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?
19Whereאַיֵּ֞ה'ai.YehH346are the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574and Arpadוְאַרְפָּ֔דve.'ar.PadH774?Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346are the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִם וְכִֽי־se.far.Va.yim ve.khi-H5617H3588?Have they deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337אֶת־'et-H853Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?
20Whoמִ֗יMiH4310among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834landsהָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776has deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337אֶת־'et-H853his landאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776from my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027?How thenכִּֽי־ki-H3588can the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853deliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?”
21But the people remained silentוַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּvai.ya.cha.Ri.shuH2790and did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808answer a wordעָנ֥וּ'a.NuH6030אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853דָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Hezekiahהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הִ֛יאha.Me.lekh hi'H4428H1931had commandedמִצְוַ֨תmitz.VatH4687לֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808answer himתַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃ta.'a.Nu.huH6030.”
22Then Hilkiah’sחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the palaceהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004administratorעַל־'al-H5921,Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644the scribeהַסּוֹפֵ֜רha.so.FerH5608,and Asaph’sאָסָ֧ף'a.SafH623sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Joahוְיוֹאָ֨חve.yo.'AchH3098the recorderהַמַּזְכִּ֛ירha.maz.KirH2142cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396with their clothesבְגָדִ֑יםve.ga.DimH899tornקְרוּעֵ֣יke.ru.'EiH7167,and they relayedוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046to himאֵ֖ת'etH853the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the RabshakehH7262.
Commentaries on Isaiah 36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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