2 Kings 19
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2 Kings 19:8-22

8WhenH3588 the RabshakehH7262 heardH8085 thatH3588 the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 had leftH5265 LachishH3923, he withdrewH7725 and foundH4672 the king fightingH3898 againstH5921 LibnahH3841.

9Now Sennacherib had been warnedH8085 aboutH413 TirhakahH8640 kingH4428 of CushH3568:1 “LookH2009, he has set outH3318 to fightH3898 against youH854.”

So Sennacherib againH7725 sentH7971 messengersH4397 toH413 HezekiahH2396, sayingH559, 10“Give this messageH559H3541 toH413 HezekiahH2396 kingH4428 of JudahH3063:

‘Do notH408 let your GodH430, in whomH834 youH859 trustH982, deceive youH5377 by sayingH559 that JerusalemH3389 will notH3808 be deliveredH5414 into the handH3027 of the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804. 11SurelyH2009 youH859 have heardH8085 whatH834 the kingsH4428 of AssyriaH804 have doneH6213 to allH3605 the other countriesH776, devoting them to destructionH2763.2 Will you thenH859 be sparedH5337? 12Did the godsH430 of the nationsH1471 destroyedH7843 by my fathersH1 rescueH5337 those nations—the gods of GozanH1470, HaranH2771, and RezephH7530, and of the peopleH1121 of EdenH5729 in TelassarH8515? 13WhereH335 are the kingsH4428 of HamathH2574, ArpadH774, SepharvaimH5892H5617, HenaH2012, and IvvahH5755?’”

14So HezekiahH2396 receivedH3947 the letterH5612 fromH3027 the messengersH4397, read itH7121, and went up toH5927 the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068 and spread it outH6566H2396 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068. 15And HezekiahH2396 prayedH6419 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068H559:

“O LORDH3068, GodH430 of IsraelH3478, enthronedH3427 between the cherubimH3742, YouH859 aloneH905H1931 are GodH430 over allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 of the earthH776. YouH859 madeH6213 the heavensH8064 and the earthH776. 16InclineH5186 Your earH241, O LORDH3068, and hearH8085; openH6491 Your eyesH5869, O LORDH3068, and seeH7200. Listen toH8085 the wordsH1697 thatH834 SennacheribH5576 has sentH7971 to defyH2778 the livingH2416 GodH430.

17TrulyH551, O LORDH3068, the kingsH4428 of AssyriaH804 have laid wasteH2717 these nationsH1471 and their landsH776. 18They have castH5414 their godsH430 into the fireH784 and destroyed themH6, forH3588 theyH1992 were notH3808 godsH430, butH3588 onlyH518 woodH6086 and stoneH68—the workH4639 of humanH120 handsH3027.

19And nowH6258, O LORDH3068 our GodH430, pleaseH4994 save usH3467 from his handH3027, so that allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 of the earthH776 may knowH3045 thatH3588 YouH859 aloneH905, O LORDH3068, are GodH430.”

20Then IsaiahH3470 sonH1121 of AmozH531 sentH7971 a message toH413 HezekiahH2396: “This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, saysH559: I have heardH8085 your prayerH6419 concerningH413 SennacheribH5576 kingH4428 of AssyriaH804. 21ThisH2088 is the wordH1697 thatH834 the LORDH3068 has spokenH1696 against himH5921:

‘The VirginH1330 DaughterH1323 of ZionH6726despisesH959 you and mocksH3932 you;the DaughterH1323 of JerusalemH3389shakesH5128 her headH7218 behind youH310.22WhomH4310 have you tauntedH2778 and blasphemedH1442?AgainstH5921 whomH4310 have you raisedH7311 your voiceH6963and liftedH5375 your eyesH5869 in prideH4791?AgainstH5921 the Holy OneH6918 of IsraelH3478!
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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Kings 19:9 That is, the upper Nile region ↩
  2. 2. 2 Kings 19:11 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering. ↩

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