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Isaiah 37:9-14

9Now Sennacherib had been warnedוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085aboutעַל־'al-H5921Tirhakahתִּרְהָ֤קָהtir.Ha.kahH8640kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Cushכּוּשׁ֙kushH3568לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559: “He has set outיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against youאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854.”On hearing thisוַיִּשְׁמַע֙vai.yish.Ma'H8085,Sennacherib sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10“Give this messageכֹּ֣ה תֹאמְר֗וּןkoh tom.RunH559 H3541toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559: ‘Do notאַל־'al-H408let your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,in whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859trustבּוֹטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982,deceive youיַשִּֽׁאֲךָ֣ya.shi.'a.KhaH5377by sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559that Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808be deliveredתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

11Surelyהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804have doneעָשׂ֜וּ'a.SuH6213to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the othercountriesהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,devoting them to destructionלְהַחֲרִימָ֑םle.ha.cha.ri.MamH2763.Will you thenוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859be sparedתִּנָּצֵֽל׃ti.na.TzelH5337?

12Did the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834destroyedהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843by my fathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1אוֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853rescueהַהִצִּ֨ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337those nations—the gods ofאֶת־'et-H853Gozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Haranחָרָ֑ןcha.RanH2771,and Rezephוְרֶ֥צֶףve.Re.tzefH7530,and of the peopleוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Edenעֶ֖דֶן'E.denH5729אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in Telassarבִּתְלַשָּֽׂר׃bit.la.SarH8515?

13Whereאַיֵּ֤ה'ai.YehH346are the kingsמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574וּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428,Arpadאַרְפָּ֔ד'ar.PadH774וּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428,Sepharvaimלָעִ֣יר סְפַרְוָ֑יִםla.'Ir se.far.Va.yimH5892 H5617,Henaהֵנַ֖עhe.Na'H2012,and Ivvahוְעִוָּֽה׃ve.'i.VahH5755?’”

14So Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֧הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396אֶת־'et-H853receivedוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the letterהַסְּפָרִ֛יםha.se.fa.RimH5612fromמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,read itוַיִּקְרָאֵ֑הוּvai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121,and went upוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and spread it outוַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּvai.yif.re.Se.hu chiz.ki.Ya.huH6566 H2396beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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