Isaiah 36:1-7

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In the fourteenthH702H6240 yearH8141 of Hezekiah’sH2396 reignH4428, SennacheribH5576 kingH4428 of AssyriaH804H5921 attackedH5927 and capturedH8610 allH3605 the fortifiedH1219 citiesH5892 of JudahH3063. 2And the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804 sentH7971 the RabshakehH7262,1 with a greatH3515 armyH2428, from LachishH3923 toH413 KingH4428 HezekiahH2396 at JerusalemH3389. And he stoppedH5975 by the aqueductH8585 of the upperH5945 poolH1295, on the roadH4546 to the Launderer’sH3526 FieldH7704.

3Then EliakimH471 sonH1121 of HilkiahH2518 the palaceH1004 administratorH5921, ShebnaH7644 the scribeH5608, and JoahH3098 sonH1121 of AsaphH623 the recorderH2142, went outH3318 to himH413.

4The RabshakehH7262 saidH559 to themH413, “TellH559H4994H413 HezekiahH2396 that this is whatH3541 the greatH1419 kingH4428, the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804, saysH559: WhatH4100 is the basisH982 of thisH2088 confidenceH986 of yoursH834? 5You claimH559 to have2 a strategyH6098 and strengthH1369 for warH4421, butH389 these are emptyH1697 wordsH8193. InH5921 whomH4310 are you nowH6258 trustingH982, thatH3588 you have rebelledH4775 against me?

6Look nowH2009, you are trustingH982 inH5921 EgyptH4714, thatH2088 splinteredH7533 reedH7070 of a staffH4938 thatH834 will pierceH935H5344 the handH3709 of anyoneH376 who leansH5564 on itH5921. Such isH3651 PharaohH6547 kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 to allH3605 who trustH982 in himH5921. 7But ifH3588 you sayH559 to meH413, ‘We trustH982 inH413 the LORDH3068 our GodH430,’ is HeH1931 notH3808 the OneH834 whose high placesH1116 and altarsH4196 HezekiahH2396 has removedH5493, sayingH559 to JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389, ‘You must worshipH7812 beforeH6440 thisH2088 altarH4196’?