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1 On hearing this report, King Hezekiah (YHWH is my strength) tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD {YHWH}. 2 And he sent Eliakim (GGod sets up) the palace administrator, Shebna (vigor) the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah (YHWH has saved) son of Amoz (strong) 3 to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah (YHWH is my strength) says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them. 4 Perhaps the LORD your God {YHWH Eloheka} will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria (a step) has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.” 5 So the servants of King Hezekiah (YHWH is my strength) went to Isaiah (YHWH has saved), 6 who (YHWH has saved) replied, “Tell your⁺ master that this is what the LORD {YHWH} says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria (a step) have blasphemed Me. 7 Behold, I will put a spirit {ruach} in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’” 8 When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish (invincible), he withdrew and found the king (a step) fighting against Libnah (pavement). 9 Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah (he searched out the pious) king of Cush (Ethiopia) (the upper Nile region): “He has set out to fight against you.” On hearing this, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah (YHWH is my strength), saying, 10 “Give this message to Hezekiah (YHWH is my strength) king of Judah (praised): ‘Do not let your God {Eloheka}, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem (city of peace) will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria (a step). 11 Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria (a step) have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction {cherem}. Will you then be spared? Isaiah 37:1-11, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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