Isaiah 37:1-7

1Now 1when King Hezekiah heard the report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the house of the Lord. 2Then he sent 2Eliakim, who was in charge of the household, with 3Shebna the scribe and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to 4Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz. 3And they said to him, “This is what Hezekiah says: ‘This day is a 5day of distress, rebuke, and humiliation; for 6children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to 7deliver them. 4Perhaps the Lord your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to 8taunt the living God, and will avenge the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for 9the remnant that is left.’”

5So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah. 6And Isaiah said to them, “This is what you shall say to your master: ‘This is what the Lord says: “10Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. 7Behold, I am going to put a spirit in him so that he will 11hear news and 12return to his own land. And I will make him fall by the sword in his own land.”’”