Isaiah 36:5
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Or with what counsel or strength dost thou prepare for war? on whom dost thou trust, that thou art revolted from me?

vain words.

Proverbs 21:30,31 There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel against the Lord. . . .

Proverbs 24:5,6 A wise man is strong: and a knowing man, stout and valiant. . . .

that

2 Kings 18:7 Wherefore the Lord also was with him, and in all things, to which he went forth, he behaved himself wisely. And he rebelled against the king of the Assyrians, and served him not.

2 Kings 24:1 In his days Nabuchodonosor, king of Babylon came up, and Joakim became his servant three years: then again he rebelled against him.

Nehemiah 2:19,20 But Sanaballat the Horonite, and Tobias the servant, the Ammonite, and Gossem the Arabian heard of it, and they scoffed at us, and despised us, and said: What is this thing that you do? are you going to rebel against the king? . . .

Jeremiah 52:3 For the wrath of the Lord was against Jerusalem, and against Juda, till he cast them out from his presence: and Sedecias revolted from the king of Babylon.

Ezekiel 17:15 But he hath revolted from him and sent ambassadors to Egypt, that it might give him horses, and much people. And shall he that hath done thus prosper, or be saved? and shall he escape that hath broken the covenant?

Context
Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem
4And Rabsaces said to them: Tell Ezechias: Thus saith the great king, the king of the Assyrians: What is this confidence wherein thou trustest? 5Or with what counsel or strength dost thou prepare for war? on whom dost thou trust, that thou art revolted from me?6Lo thou trustest upon this broken staff of a reed, upon Egypt: upon which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharao king of Egypt to all that trust in him.…
Cross References
2 Kings 18:7
Wherefore the Lord also was with him, and in all things, to which he went forth, he behaved himself wisely. And he rebelled against the king of the Assyrians, and served him not.

2 Kings 18:20
Perhaps thou hast taken counsel, to prepare thyself for battle. On whom dost thou trust, that thou darest to rebel?

Lexicon
You claim
אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ (’ā·mar·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

[to have] a strategy
עֵצָ֥ה (‘ê·ṣāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6098: Advice, plan, prudence

and strength
וּגְבוּרָ֖ה (ū·ḡə·ḇū·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1369: Force, valor, victory

for war,
לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה (lam·mil·ḥā·māh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4421: A battle, war

but
אַךְ־ (’aḵ-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 389: A particle of affirmation, surely

[these are] empty
דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

words.
שְׂפָתַ֔יִם (śə·p̄ā·ṯa·yim)
Noun - fd
Strong's Hebrew 8193: The lip, language, a margin

On
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

whom
מִ֣י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

are you now
עַתָּה֙ (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time

relying,
בָטַ֔חְתָּ (ḇā·ṭaḥ·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 982: To trust, be confident, sure

that
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

you have rebelled
מָרַ֖דְתָּ (mā·raḏ·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4775: To rebel

against me?
בִּֽי׃ (bî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew


Additional Translations
You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. On whom are you now relying, that you have rebelled against me?I say, say you, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom do you trust, that you rebel against me?

I say, thy counsel and strength for the war are but vain words: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou hast rebelled against me?

Is war carried on with counsel and mere words of the lips? and now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

Thou sayest, but it is a word of the lips, [There is] counsel and strength for war. Now on whom dost thou rely, that thou hast revolted against me?

I say, thy counsel and strength for the war are but vain words: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou hast rebelled against me?

I say, sayest thou (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

I say that your counsel and strength for the war are only vain words. Now in whom do you trust, that you have rebelled against me?

I have said: Only, a word of the lips! counsel and might are for battle: now, on whom hast thou trusted, that thou hast rebelled against me?
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