Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 36

1NowH1961itcameH1961topassH1961in the fourteenthyearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, thatSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֤יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804cameH1961upעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927againstעַ֣ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the fencedcitiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063andtookוַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃Vai.yit.pe.SemH8610them.

2And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֣וּר׀'a.ShurH804sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971RabshakehH7262fromLachishמִלָּכִ֧ישׁmi.la.KhishH3923toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֛מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389untokingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396with agreatכָּבֵ֑דka.VedH3515armyH2426. And hestoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by the conduit of theupperהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295in thehighwayבִּמְסִלַּ֖תbim.si.LatH4546of thefuller’sכוֹבֵֽס׃kho.VesH3526fieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704.

3ThencameH3318forthH3318unto himEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was over thehouseholdהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָא֙ve.shev.Na'H7644thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608, andJoahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623therecorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142.

4AndRabshakehH7262saidH559unto them,SayH559yenowנָ֖אna'H4994toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith thegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,whatמָ֧הmahH4100confidenceהַבִּטָּח֛וֹןha.bi.ta.ChonH986is thiswhereinאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou trustest?

5Isayאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, thycounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098andstrengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369for thewarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421are but vainwordsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697:nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258onwhomמִ֣יmiH4310dost thoutrustבָטַ֔חְתָּva.Tach.taH982, that thou hastrebelledמָרַ֖דְתָּma.Rad.taH4775againstH5921meH5921?

6BeholdH2009, thou trustestuponH5921thestaffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'e.NetH4938of thisbruisedהָרָצ֤וּץha.ra.TzutzH7533reedהַקָּנֶ֨הha.ka.NehH7070,evenH3651uponH5921Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; whereonifH2009amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376leanיִסָּמֵ֥ךְyi.sa.MekhH5564, it willgoוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935intoH935hishandבְכַפּ֖וֹve.kha.PoH3709, and pierce it:soH3651isPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714toallלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605thattrustH982on him.

7ButifH3588thousayתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559untomeH413,WeH3588trustבָּטָ֑חְנוּba.Ta.che.nuH982in theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430: isnotהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808that he,whoseH834highבָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.TavH1116placesH1116andwhoseH834altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hathtakenH5493awayH5493, and hathsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063and toJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, Ye shallworshipתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃Tish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵ֛יlif.NeiH6440thisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196?

8Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore, Iprayנָ֔אNa'H4994thee,giveH5414pledges to mymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804, and I willgiveH5414thee twothousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505horsesסוּסִ֔יםsu.SimH5483,ifאִם־'im-H518thou beableתּוּכַ֕לtu.KhalH3201on thypartH5921tosetH5414ridersרֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimH7392uponH5921them.

9Howוְאֵ֣יךְve.'EikhH349then canst thouturnתָּשִׁ֗יבta.ShivH7725awayH7725thefaceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440of one captain of the least of mymaster’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650, andputH7725thytrustוַתִּבְטַ֤חva.tiv.TachH982onEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714forchariotsלְרֶ֖כֶבle.Re.khevH7393and forhorsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?

10And am Inowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258comeעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927upH5927withoutהֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068againstH5921thislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776todestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּle.hash.chi.TahH7843it? TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559untomeH413,Goעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927upH5927againstH5921thislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776, anddestroyוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843it.

11Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Eliakimאֶלְיָקִים֩'el.ya.KimH471andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644andJoahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098untoRabshakehH7262,Speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696, IprayH4994thee, unto thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650in the SyrianlanguageH3066; forweאֲנָ֑חְנוּ'a.Na.che.nuH587understandשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085it: andspeakתְּדַבֵּ֤רte.da.BerH1696notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408tousH4994in the Jews’languageH3066, in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that are on thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

12ButRabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Hath mymasterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sentH7971meהַאֶ֨לha.'ElH413to thymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, and to thee, tospeakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697? hath henotהֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'H3808sentH7971meוְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'e.Lei.khaH413to themenH376thatsitהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427uponH5921thewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, toeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398theirownH376dungH2716, and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354theirownH376water withyouH7971?

13ThenRabshakehH7262stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975, andcriedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121with aloudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963in the Jews’languageיְהוּדִ֑יתye.hu.DitH3066, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשִׁמְע֗וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of thegreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

14Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Letאַל־'al-H408notH3808Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveיַשִּׁ֥אya.Shi'H5377youH3588; for he shallnotH3808beableיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337youH3588:

15neitherH3808letH5414Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396makeH5414youH5414trustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982in theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068willsurelyהַצֵּ֥לha.TzelH5337deliverיַצִּילֵ֖נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337usH5414; thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shallnotH3808begivenH5414intoאֶל־'el-H413thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

16Hearkennotאַֽל־'al-H408toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ סchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396: forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saith thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804,Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213yourpeaceבְרָכָה֙ve.ra.KhahH1293withmeאֶל־'el-H413, andcomeוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318outH3318tomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413; andeatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398yeeveryH376one of hisvineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612, andeveryH376one of hisfigתְּאֵנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384treeH8384, anddrinkוּשְׁת֖וּu.she.TuH8354yeeveryH376one thewatersמֵי־mei-H4325of hisownH376cisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953:

17untilH5704Icomeבֹּאִ֕יbo.'IH935andtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947youH5704awayH3947to a laud like your ownlandH776, alandH776of corn andwineוְתִיר֔וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492, alandH776ofbreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899andvineyardsוּכְרָמִֽים׃u.khe.ra.MimH3754.

18BewareH6435lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396persuadeyouH853,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willdeliverיַצִּילֵ֑נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337usH5337. Hathanyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of thenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471deliveredהַהִצִּ֜ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337hislandאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776outH3027of thehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

19Whereאַיֵּ֞ה'ai.YehH346are thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofHamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574andArpadוְאַרְפָּ֔דve.'ar.PadH774?whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346are thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofSepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617? and have theydeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111outH3027of myhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

20Who are they amongallH3605thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428countriesהָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776, that havedeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337theircountryאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776outH3605of myhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027, that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shoulddeliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389outH3605of myhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

21But they held their peace, andansweredH559himnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808awordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697: for theking’sהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentמִצְוַ֨תmitz.VatH4687was,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,AnswerH6030himnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

22Thencameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518, that was over thehouseholdהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004, andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644thescribeהַסּוֹפֵ֜רha.so.FerH5608, andJoahוְיוֹאָ֨חve.yo.'AchH3098thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֧ף'a.SafH623therecorderהַמַּזְכִּ֛ירha.maz.KirH2142, toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396with theirclothesבְגָדִ֑יםve.ga.DimH899rent, andtoldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofRabshakehH7262.

Commentaries on Isaiah 36

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