Revised Webster's Bible
Isaiah 36
1Now it came to pass in thefourteenthבְּאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הbe.'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH702H6240yearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, thatSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֤יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804cameupעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927against all thefortifiedהַבְּצֻר֖וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063, andtookוַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃Vai.yit.pe.SemH8610them.
2And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֣וּר׀'a.ShurH804sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971RabshakehH7262fromLachishמִלָּכִ֧ישׁmi.la.KhishH3923toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֛מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389againstkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396with agreatכָּבֵ֑דka.VedH3515armyH2426. And hestoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by theconduitבִּתְעָלַת֙bit.'a.LatH8585of theupperהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295in thehighwayבִּמְסִלַּ֖תbim.si.LatH4546of thefuller’sכוֹבֵֽס׃kho.VesH3526fieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704.
3Then cameforthוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to himEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471,Hilkiah’sחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, who was over thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָא֙ve.shev.Na'H7644thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608, andJoahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098,Asaph’sאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, therecorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142.
4AndRabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Sayאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559ye now toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559thegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804, Whatconfidenceהַבִּטָּח֛וֹןha.bi.ta.ChonH986is this in which thoutrustestבָּטָֽחְתָּ׃ba.Ta.che.taH982?
5Isayאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, sayest thou, (but they are butvainשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193wordsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697) I havecounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098andstrengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369forwarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421: now on whom dost thoutrustבָטַ֔חְתָּva.Tach.taH982, that thourebellestמָרַ֖דְתָּma.Rad.taH4775against me?
6Lo, thoutrustestבָטַ֡חְתָּva.Tach.taH982in thestaffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'e.NetH4938of thisbrokenהָרָצ֤וּץha.ra.TzutzH7533reedהַקָּנֶ֨הha.ka.NehH7070, onEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; on which if amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376leanיִסָּמֵ֥ךְyi.sa.MekhH5564, it willenterוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935hishandבְכַפּ֖וֹve.kha.PoH3709, andpierceוּנְקָבָ֑הּu.ne.ka.VahH5344it: so isPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to all thattrustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in him.
7But if thou shaltsayתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559to me, Wetrustבָּטָ֑חְנוּba.Ta.che.nuH982in theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430: is it not he, whose highplacesבָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.TavH1116and whosealtarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hath takenawayהֵסִ֤ירhe.SirH5493, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063and toJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, Ye shallworshipתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃Tish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵ֛יlif.NeiH6440thisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achH4196?
8Now therefore givepledgesהִתְעָ֣רֶבhit.'A.revH6148, I pray thee, to mymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804, and I willgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414thee twothousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505horsesסוּסִ֔יםsu.SimH5483, if thoucanstתּוּכַ֕לtu.KhalH3201on thy partsetלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414ridersרֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimH7392upon them.
9How then wilt thou turnawayתָּשִׁ֗יבta.ShivH7725thefaceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440ofoneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259captainפַחַ֥תfa.ChatH6346of theleastהַקְטַנִּ֑יםhak.ta.NimH6996of mymaster’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650, and put thytrustוַתִּבְטַ֤חva.tiv.TachH982onEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714forchariotsלְרֶ֖כֶבle.Re.khevH7393and forhorsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?
10And am I now comeupעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927withoutהֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068against thislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776todestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּle.hash.chi.TahH7843it? theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to me, Goupעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927against thislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776, anddestroyוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843it.
11Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Eliakimאֶלְיָקִים֩'el.ya.KimH471andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644andJoahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098toRabshakehH7262,Speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696, I pray thee, to thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650in the Syrianlanguageאֲרָמִ֔ית'a.ra.MitH762; for weunderstandשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085it : andspeakתְּדַבֵּ֤רte.da.BerH1696not to us in the Jews’languageיְהוּדִ֔יתye.hu.DitH3066, in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that are on thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.
12ButRabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Hath mymasterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to thymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113and to thee tospeakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697? hath he not sent me to themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582thatsitהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427upon thewallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, that they maydevourלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398their owndungצוֹאָתָ֗םchar.'ei.hemH2716H6675, anddrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354their ownurineמֵימֵ֥י רַגְלֵיהֶ֖םmei.meimei.mei/ /rag.lei./hemrag.lei.hemH4325H7272H7890with you?
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.
15Neither letHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396make youtrustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982in theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068willsurelyהַצֵּ֥לha.TzelH5337deliverיַצִּילֵ֖נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us: thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shall not bedeliveredתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.
16Hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085not toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ סchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396: for thussaithאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804,Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213an agreement with me by apresentבְרָכָה֙ve.ra.KhahH1293, and comeoutוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318to me: andeatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398ye everyoneאִישׁ־'ish-H376of hisvineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612, and everyoneוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of his figtreeתְּאֵנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384, anddrinkוּשְׁת֖וּu.she.TuH8354ye everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376thewatersמֵי־mei-H4325of his owncisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953;
17Until Icomeבֹּאִ֕יbo.'IH935and take youawayוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947to alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776like your ownlandכְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776, alandאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776ofgrainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715andwineוְתִיר֔וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492, alandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofbreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899andvineyardsוּכְרָמִֽים׃u.khe.ra.MimH3754.
18Beware lestHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396persuadeיַסִּ֨יתya.SitH5496you,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willdeliverיַצִּילֵ֑נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us. Hathanyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of thenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471deliveredהַהִצִּ֜ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337hislandאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776out of thehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?
20Who are they among all thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of theselandsהָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776, that havedeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337theirlandאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776out of myhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027, that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shoulddeliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389out of myhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?
22Thencameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518, that was over thehouseholdהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004, andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644thescribeהַסּוֹפֵ֜רha.so.FerH5608, andJoahוְיוֹאָ֨חve.yo.'AchH3098, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֧ף'a.SafH623, therecorderהַמַּזְכִּ֛ירha.maz.KirH2142, toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396with theirclothesבְגָדִ֑יםve.ga.DimH899tornקְרוּעֵ֣יke.ru.'EiH7167, andtoldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofRabshakehH7262.
Commentaries on Isaiah 36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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