New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 37:9-14

9When heheardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085themsayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559concerningעַל־'al-H5921Tirhakahתִּרְהָ֤קָהtir.Ha.kahH8640kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofCushכּוּשׁ֙kushH3568, “He has comeיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318out to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854you,” and when he heardוַיִּשְׁמַע֙vai.yish.Ma'H8085ithe sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10“Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541you shall sayH559to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, ‘Do not let your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you trustבּוֹטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982deceiveH5378you, sayingH559, “Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389will not be givenתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.”

11Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,you have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804have doneעָשׂ֜וּ'a.SuH6213to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the landsהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,destroyingלְהַחֲרִימָ֑םle.ha.cha.ri.MamH2763them completelyH2763. So will you besparedתִּנָּצֵֽל׃ti.na.TzelH5337?

12Did the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthose nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834my fathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1have destroyedהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843deliverהַהִצִּ֨ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337them, evenGozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470andHaranחָרָ֑ןcha.RanH2771and Rezephוְרֶ֥צֶףve.Re.tzefH7530and the sonsוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Edenעֶ֖דֶן'E.denH5729whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werein Telassarבִּתְלַשָּֽׂר׃bit.la.SarH8515?

13Whereאַיֵּ֤ה'ai.YehH346is the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574,the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Arpadאַרְפָּ֔ד'ar.PadH774,the kingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of the cityלָעִ֣ירla.'IrH5892of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617, and ofHenaהֵנַ֖עhe.Na'H2012and Ivvahוְעִוָּֽה׃ve.'i.VahH5755?’”

14Then HezekiahH2396tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947theletterהַסְּפָרִ֛יםha.se.fa.RimH5612from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397and readוַיִּקְרָאֵ֑הוּvai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121it, and he wentוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927up to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andspreadוַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּvai.yif.re.Se.huH6566it out beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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