30:1-5; 31:1-3). G 19 The gods (of the cities called) Hamath and Arpad could not help them. (AK) Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Then each of you will eat fruit from your own vine and fig tree and drink water from your own cistern. He will be like a man who leads you the wrong way. Isaiah 36. 36 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them. "With their clothes rent": A common display of grief among the Jews (cf. He cannot deliver you! We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Like you, they will have to eat the material that their own body wastes. They did that because King (Hezekiah) had said, ‘Do not answer him.’. Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian, went back to Hezekiah. Isaiah had earlier condemned this alliance (cf. that mere words can substitute for military skill and strength? B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: Then I will take you away to a country like your own country. {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {G}}} But I do not know anyone who will help you! (D) 2 Then the king of Assyria sent his field commander with a large army from Lachish(E) to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. will rescue us!’ Have the gods of any other nations ever saved their people from the king of Assyria? Q; 6th century).[3]. On whom are you depending, that you rebel against me? 14 This is what the king of Assyria says to you. The field commander said to them, “Tell Hezekiah: “ ‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: On what are you basing this confidence of yours? When the commander stopped at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field,(F) 3 Eliakim(G) son of Hilkiah the palace administrator,(H) Shebna(I) the secretary,(J) and Joah(K) son of Asaph the recorder(L) went out to him. These three did not want to bring this message to Hezekiah. You could not beat that officer even if every other officer was more important than him. King Sennacherib of Assyria came to attack the fortified towns of Judah and conquered them. “Do not let Hezekiah tell you what is not true. And they told the king all the words that Rabshakeh had said. [1], Rabshakeh's first speech: no salvation in faith! Come out of your city to me. (W) 10 Furthermore, have I come to attack and destroy this land without the Lord? Scripture quoted by permission. 5 You say you have counsel and might for war—but you speak only empty words. (D)2 Then the king of Assyria sent his field commander with a large army from Lachish(E)to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. Then the Assyrian king’s chief of staff told them to give this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the great king of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you so confident? 4 The field commander said to them, “Tell Hezekiah: “‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: On what are you basing this confidence of yours? The gods (of the city called) Sepharvaim could not help it. Can the Lord save Jerusalem from my power?” ’, 21 But the people were quiet and they did not answer him one word. 19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? 2 For the L ord is enraged against all the nations, and furious against all their host; he has w devoted them to destruction, 1 has given them over for slaughter. G Chapters 36–37 cuts into the historical narrative in 2 Kings 18:13–19:38 to the time after Hezekiah sent tributes to appease Sennacherib (2 Kings 18:13–16) – a 'treachery' that Isaiah already prophesied several times (Isaiah 21:2; 24:16; 33:1) – yet failed to stop the Assyrians from attacking Jerusalem. He wants all the people to hear it, for when we put this city under siege, they will suffer along with you. Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).[2]. S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; Do not speak to us in Hebrew. 20 Who of all the gods(AN) of these countries have been able to save their lands from me? The prophet Isaiah is, in this and the three following chapters, an historian; for the scripture history, as well as the scripture prophecy, is given by inspiration of God, and was dictated to holy men.