37:1 And it came to pass, when king 4428 Hezekiah 2396 heard 8085 8800 [it], that he rent 7167 8799 his clothes 899, and covered 3680 8691 himself with sackcloth 8242, and went 935 8799 into the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.

37:2 And he sent 7971 8799 Eliakim 471, who [was] over the household 1004, and Shebna 7644 the scribe 5608 8802, and the elders 2205 of the priests 3548 covered 3680 8693 with sackcloth 8242, unto Isaiah 3470 the prophet 5030 the son 1121 of Amoz 531.

37:3 And they said 559 8799 unto him, Thus saith 559 8804 Hezekiah 2396, This day 3117 [is] a day 3117 of trouble 6869, and of rebuke 8433, and of blasphemy 5007: for the children 1121 are come 935 8804 to the birth 4866, and [there is] not strength 3581 to bring forth 3205 8800.(blasphemy: or, provocation)

37:4 It may be the LORD 3068 thy God 430 will hear 8085 8799 the words 1697 of Rabshakeh 7262, whom the king 4428 of Assyria 804 his master 113 hath sent 7971 8804 to reproach 2778 8763 the living 2416 God 430, and will reprove 3198 8689 the words 1697 which the LORD 3068 thy God 430 hath heard 8085 8804: wherefore lift up 5375 8804 [thy] prayer 8605 for the remnant 7611 that is left 4672 8737.(left: Heb. found)

37:5 So the servants 5650 of king 4428 Hezekiah 2396 came 935 8799 to Isaiah 3470.

37:6 And Isaiah 3470 said 559 8799 unto them, Thus shall ye say 559 8799 unto your master 113, Thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068, Be not afraid 3372 8799 of 6440 the words 1697 that thou hast heard 8085 8804, wherewith the servants 5288 of the king 4428 of Assyria 804 have blasphemed 1442 8765 me.

37:7 Behold, I will send 5414 8802 a blast 7307 upon him, and he shall hear 8085 8804 a rumour 8052, and return 7725 8804 to his own land 776; and I will cause him to fall 5307 8689 by the sword 2719 in his own land 776.(send…: or, put a spirit into him)

37:8 So Rabshakeh 7262 returned 7725 8799, and found 4672 8799 the king 4428 of Assyria 804 warring 3898 8737 against Libnah 3841: for he had heard 8085 8804 that he was departed 5265 8804 from Lachish 3923.

37:9 And he heard 8085 8799 say 559 8800 concerning Tirhakah 8640 king 4428 of Ethiopia 3568, He is come forth 3318 8804 to make war 3898 8736 with thee. And when he heard 8085 8799 [it], he sent 7971 8799 messengers 4397 to Hezekiah 2396, saying 559 8800,

37:10 Thus shall ye speak 559 8799 to Hezekiah 2396 king 4428 of Judah 3063, saying 559 8800, Let not thy God 430, in whom thou trustest 982 8802, deceive 5377 8686 thee, saying 559 8800, Jerusalem 3389 shall not be given 5414 8735 into the hand 3027 of the king 4428 of Assyria 804.

37:11 Behold, thou hast heard 8085 8804 what the kings 4428 of Assyria 804 have done 6213 8804 to all lands 776 by destroying them utterly 2763 8687; and shalt thou be delivered 5337 8735?

37:12 Have the gods 430 of the nations 1471 delivered 5337 8689 them which my fathers 1 have destroyed 7843 8689, [as] Gozan 1470, and Haran 2771, and Rezeph 7530, and the children 1121 of Eden 5729 which [were] in Telassar 8515?

37:13 Where [is] the king 4428 of Hamath 2574, and the king 4428 of Arphad 774, and the king 4428 of the city 5892 of Sepharvaim 5617, Hena 2012, and Ivah 5755?

37:14 And Hezekiah 2396 received 3947 8799 the letter 5612 from the hand 3027 of the messengers 4397, and read 7121 8799 it: and Hezekiah 2396 went up 5927 8799 unto the house 1004 of the LORD 3068, and spread 6566 8799 it before 6440 the LORD 3068.

37:15 And Hezekiah 2396 prayed 6419 8691 unto the LORD 3068, saying 559 8800,

37:16 O LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, God 430 of Israel 3478, that dwellest 3427 8802 [between] the cherubims 3742, thou [art] the God 430, [even] thou alone, of all the kingdoms 4467 of the earth 776: thou hast made 6213 8804 heaven 8064 and earth 776.

37:17 Incline 5186 8685 thine ear 241, O LORD 3068, and hear 8085 8798; open 6491 8798 thine eyes 5869, O LORD 3068, and see 7200 8798: and hear 8085 8798 all the words 1697 of Sennacherib 5576, which hath sent 7971 8804 to reproach 2778 8763 the living 2416 God 430.

37:18 Of a truth 551, LORD 3068, the kings 4428 of Assyria 804 have laid waste 2717 8689 all the nations 776, and their countries 776,(nations: Heb. lands)

37:19 And have cast 5414 8800 their gods 430 into the fire 784: for they [were] no gods 430, but the work 4639 of men's 120 hands 3027, wood 6086 and stone 68: therefore they have destroyed 6 8762 them.(cast: Heb. given)

37:20 Now therefore, O LORD 3068 our God 430, save 3467 8685 us from his hand 3027, that all the kingdoms 4467 of the earth 776 may know 3045 8799 that thou [art] the LORD 3068, [even] thou only.

37:21 Then Isaiah 3470 the son 1121 of Amoz 531 sent 7971 8799 unto Hezekiah 2396, saying 559 8800, Thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, Whereas thou hast prayed 6419 8694 to me against Sennacherib 5576 king 4428 of Assyria 804:

37:22 This [is] the word 1697 which the LORD 3068 hath spoken 1696 8765 concerning him; The virgin 1330, the daughter 1323 of Zion 6726, hath despised 959 8804 thee, [and] laughed thee to scorn; 3932 8804 the daughter 1323 of Jerusalem 3389 hath shaken 5128 8689 her head 7218 at thee 310.

37:23 Whom hast thou reproached 2778 8765 and blasphemed 1442 8765? and against whom hast thou exalted 7311 8689 [thy] voice 6963, and lifted up 5375 8799 thine eyes 5869 on high 4791? [even] against the Holy One 6918 of Israel 3478.

37:24 By 3027 thy servants 5650 hast thou reproached 2778 8765 the Lord 136, and hast said 559 8799, By the multitude 7230 of my chariots 7393 am I come up 5927 8804 to the height 4791 of the mountains 2022, to the sides 3411 of Lebanon 3844; and I will cut down 3772 8799 the tall 6967 cedars 730 thereof, [and] the choice 4005 fir trees 1265 thereof: and I will enter 935 8799 into the height 4791 of his border 7093, [and] the forest 3293 of his Carmel 3760.(By thy…: Heb. By the hand of thy servants)(the tall…: Heb. the tallness of the cedars thereof and the choice of the fir trees thereof)(the forest…: or, the forest and his fruitful field)

37:25 I have digged 6979 8804, and drunk 8354 8804 water 4325; and with the sole 3709 of my feet 6471 have I dried up 2717 8686 all the rivers 2975 of the besieged places 4693.(besieged: or, fenced and closed)

37:26 Hast thou not heard 8085 8804 long ago 7350, [how] I have done 6213 8804 it; [and] of ancient 6924 times 3117, that I have formed 3335 8804 it? now have I brought 935 8689 it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste 7582 8687 defenced 1219 8803 cities 5892 [into] ruinous 5327 8737 heaps 1530.(Hast…: or, Hast thou not heard how I have made it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? should I now bring it to be laid waste, and defenced cities to be ruinous heaps?)

37:27 Therefore their inhabitants 3427 8802 [were] of small 7116 power 3027, they were dismayed 2865 8804 and confounded 954 8804: they were [as] the grass 6212 of the field 7704, and [as] the green 3419 herb 1877, [as] the grass 2682 on the housetops 1406, and [as corn] blasted 7709 before 6440 it be grown up 7054.(of small…: Heb. short of hand)

37:28 But I know 3045 8804 thy abode 3427 8800, and thy going out 3318 8800, and thy coming in 935 8800, and thy rage 7264 8692 against me.(abode: or, sitting)

37:29 Because thy rage 7264 8692 against me, and thy tumult 7600, is come up 5927 8804 into mine ears 241, therefore will I put 7760 8804 my hook 2397 in thy nose 639, and my bridle 4964 in thy lips 8193, and I will turn thee back 7725 8689 by the way 1870 by which thou camest 935 8804.

37:30 And this [shall be] a sign 226 unto thee, Ye shall eat 398 8800 [this] year 8141 such as groweth 5599 of itself; and the second 8145 year 8141 that which springeth 7823 of the same: and in the third 7992 year 8141 sow 2232 8798 ye, and reap 7114 8798, and plant 5193 8798 vineyards 3754, and eat 398 8798 the fruit 6529 thereof.

37:31 And the remnant 7604 8737 that is escaped 6413 of the house 1004 of Judah 3063 shall again 3254 8804 take root 8328 downward 4295, and bear 6213 8804 fruit 6529 upward 4605:(the remnant…: Heb. the escaping of the house of Judah that remaineth)

37:32 For out of Jerusalem 3389 shall go forth 3318 8799 a remnant 7611, and they that escape 6413 out of mount 2022 Zion 6726: the zeal 7068 of the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 shall do 6213 8799 this.(they…: Heb. the escaping)

37:33 Therefore thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068 concerning the king 4428 of Assyria 804, He shall not come 935 8799 into this city 5892, nor shoot 3384 8686 an arrow 2671 there, nor come before 6923 8762 it with shields 4043, nor cast 8210 8799 a bank 5550 against it.

37:34 By the way 1870 that he came 935 8804, by the same shall he return 7725 8799, and shall not come 935 8799 into this city 5892, saith 5002 8803 the LORD 3068.

37:35 For I will defend 1598 8804 this city 5892 to save 3467 8687 it for mine own sake, and for my servant 5650 David's 1732 sake.

37:36 Then the angel 4397 of the LORD 3068 went forth 3318 8799, and smote 5221 8686 in the camp 4264 of the Assyrians 804 a hundred 3967 and fourscore 8084 and five 2568 thousand 505: and when they arose early 7925 8686 in the morning 1242, behold, they [were] all dead 4191 8801 corpses 6297.

37:37 So Sennacherib 5576 king 4428 of Assyria 804 departed 5265 8799, and went 3212 8799 and returned 7725 8799, and dwelt 3427 8799 at Nineveh 5210.

37:38 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping 7812 8693 in the house 1004 of Nisroch 5268 his god 430, that Adrammelech 152 and Sharezer 8272 his sons 1121 smote 5221 8689 him with the sword 2719; and they escaped 4422 8738 into the land 776 of Armenia 780: and Esarhaddon 634 his son 1121 reigned 4427 8799 in his stead.(Armenia: Heb. Ararat)

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