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Isaiah 36:1-15

1Anditcametopassinthefourteenthyearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,thatSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֤יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804cameupagainstallthefortifiedH1219citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,andtookthem.

2Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֣וּר׀'a.ShurH804sentH7971Rab-shakehfromLachishמִלָּכִ֧ישׁmi.la.KhishH3923toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֛מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389,tokingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,withastrong force.AndhestoodH5975bytheaqueductoftheupperהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295,onthehighwayבִּמְסִלַּ֖תbim.si.LatH4546ofthefuller'sfieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704.

3ThencameH3318forthH3318tohimEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkijah,whowasoverthehouseholdH1004,andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָא֙ve.shev.Na'H7644thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,andJoahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623,thechronicler.

4AndRab-shakehsaidH559tothem,SayH559nowtoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysH559thegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804:Whatconfidenceisthisinwhichthou trustest?

5Thou sayest,butitisawordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofthelipsשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193, [Thereis]counselH6098andstrengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369forwarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421.Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258onwhomdost thourelyבָטַ֔חְתָּva.Tach.taH982,thatthou hast revoltedagainstme?

6Behold, thou reliestuponthestaffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'e.NetH4938ofthatbrokenreedהַקָּנֶ֨הha.ka.NehH7070,uponEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,onwhichifamanH376leanH5564,itgoesוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935intohishandH3709,andpiercesit:soH3651isPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714toallthatrelyH982uponhim.

7AndifthousayH559tome,WerelyH982uponJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:isitnothe,whosehighבָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.TavH1116placesH1116andwhosealtarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hasremovedH5493,sayingH559toJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, Yeshallworshipbeforethisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196?

8Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258engage,Ipraythee,withmymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,andIwillgiveH5414thee twothousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505horsesH5483,ifthoubeableתּוּכַ֕לtu.KhalH3201onthyparttosetH5414ridersרֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimH7392uponthem.

9Howוְאֵ֣יךְve.'EikhH349thenwilt thouturnתָּשִׁ֗יבta.ShivH7725awayH7725thefaceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440ofoneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259captainoftheleastofmymaster'sservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650?Andthou reliestuponEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714forchariotsH7393andforhorsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571!

10Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258amIcomeעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927upwithoutJehovahagainstthislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776todestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּle.hash.chi.TahH7843it?JehovahsaidH559tome,Goעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927upagainstthislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776anddestroyוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843it.

11AndEliakimאֶלְיָקִים֩'el.ya.KimH471andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644andJoahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098saidH559toRab-shakeh,Speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696,wepraythee,tothyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650inSyriac,forweunderstandit;andspeakתְּדַבֵּ֤רte.da.BerH1696nottousintheJewish [language]intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatareuponthewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

12AndRab-shakehsaidH559,Isittothymasterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113andtotheethatmymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113sentH7971metospeakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697?IsitnottothemenH376thatsitהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427onthewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,thattheymayeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398theirowndung,anddrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354theirownurinewithyou?

13AndRab-shakehstoodH5975andcriedwithaloudvoiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963intheJewish [language],andsaidH559,Hearשִׁמְע֗וּshim.'UH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697ofthegreatH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804!

14Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:LetnotHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveיַשִּׁ֥אya.Shi'H5377you;forhewillnotbeableיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337you.

15NeitherletHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396makeH5414yourelyH982uponJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,JehovahwillcertainlydeliverH5337us;thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shallnotbegivenH5414intothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

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