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 37:1 ¶ And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Jehovah.

 37:1 ¶ And it came to pass,º when kingº Hezekiahº heardºº [it], that he rentººº his clothes,º and coveredºº himselfº with sackcloth,º and wentºº into the houseº of the LORD.º

 37:2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.

 37:2 And he sentººº Eliakim,º whoº [was] overº the household,º and Shebnaº the scribe,ºº and the eldersº of the priestsº coveredºº with sackcloth,º untoº Isaiahº the prophetº the sonº of Amoz.º

 37:3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of contumely; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.

 37:3 And they saidºº untoº him, Thusº saithºº Hezekiah,º Thisº dayº [is] a dayº of trouble,º and of rebuke,º and of blasphemy:º forº the childrenº are comeºº toº the birth,º and [there is] notº strengthº to bring forth.ºº

 37:4 It may be Jehovah thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Jehovah thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.

 37:4 It may beº the LORDº thy Godº will hearººº the wordsº of Rabshakeh,º whomº the kingº of Assyriaº his masterº hath sentºº to reproachºº the livingº God,º and will reproveºº the wordsº whichº the LORDº thy Godº hath heard:ºº wherefore lift upºº [thy] prayerº forº the remnantº that is left.ºº

 37:5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

 37:5 So the servantsº of kingº Hezekiahº cameºº toº Isaiah.º

 37:6 ¶ And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith Jehovah, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

 37:6 ¶ And Isaiahº saidºº untoº them, Thusº shall ye sayºº untoº your master,º Thusº saithºº the LORD,º Be not afraidººº ofºº the wordsº thatº thou hast heard,ºº wherewithº the servantsº of the kingº of Assyriaº have blasphemedºº me.

 37:7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him, and he shall hear tidings, and shall return unto his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

 37:7 Behold,º I will sendºº a blastº upon him, and he shall hearºº a rumour,º and returnºº toº his own land;º and I will cause him to fallºº by the swordº in his own land.º

 37:8 ¶ So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

 37:8 ¶ So Rabshakehº returned,ºº and foundººº the kingº of Assyriaº warringºº againstº Libnah:º forº he had heardºº thatº he was departedºº from Lachish.ºº

 37:9 And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come out to fight against thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

 37:9 And he heardºº sayºº concerningº Tirhakahº kingº of Ethiopia,º He is come forthºº to make warºº withº thee. And when he heardºº [it], he sentºº messengersº toº Hezekiah,º saying,ºº

 37:10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

 37:10 Thusº shall ye speakºº toº Hezekiahº kingº of Judah,º saying,ºº Let notº thy God,º in whomº thouº trustest,ºº deceiveºº thee, saying,ºº Jerusalemº shall notº be givenºº into the handº of the kingº of Assyria.º

 37:11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?

 37:11 Behold,º thouº hast heardºº whatº the kingsº of Assyriaº have doneºº to allº landsº by destroying them utterly;ºº and shalt thouº be delivered?ºº

 37:12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden that were in Telassar?

 37:12 Have the godsº of the nationsº deliveredºº them whichº my fathersº have destroyed,ºº [as]º Gozan,º and Haran,º and Rezeph,º and the childrenº of Edenº whichº [were] in Telassar?º

 37:13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?

 37:13 Whereº [is] the kingº of Hamath,º and the kingº of Arphad,º and the kingº of the cityº of Sepharvaim,º Hena,º and Ivah?º

 37:14 ¶ And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up unto the house of Jehovah, and spread it before Jehovah.

 37:14 ¶ And Hezekiahº receivedººº the letterº from the handºº of the messengers,º and readºº it: and Hezekiahº went upºº unto the houseº of the LORD,º and spreadºº it beforeº the LORD.º

 37:15 And Hezekiah prayed unto Jehovah, saying,

 37:15 And Hezekiahº prayedºº untoº the LORD,º saying,ºº

 37:16 O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, that sittest [above] the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

 37:16 O LORDº of hosts,º Godº of Israel,º that dwellestºº [between] the cherubims,º thouº [art] the God,º [even] thou alone,º of allº the kingdomsº of the earth:º thouº hast madeººº heavenº and earth.º

 37:17 Incline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open thine eyes, O Jehovah, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to defy the living God.

 37:17 Inclineºº thine ear,º O LORD,º and hear;ºº openºº thine eyes,º O LORD,º and see:ºº and hearººº allº the wordsº of Sennacherib,º whichº hath sentºº to reproachºº the livingº God.º

 37:18 Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries, and their land,

 37:18 Of a truth,º LORD,º the kingsº of Assyriaº have laid wasteººº allº the nations,º and their countries,º

 37:19 and have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them.

 37:19 And have castººº their godsº into the fire:º forº theyº [were] noº gods,º butºº the workº of men'sº hands,º woodº and stone:º therefore they have destroyedºº them.

 37:20 Now therefore, O Jehovah our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art Jehovah, even thou only.

 37:20 Nowº therefore, O LORDº our God,º saveºº us from his hand,ºº that allº the kingdomsº of the earthº may knowºº thatº thouº [art] the LORD,º [even] thou only.º

 37:21 ¶ Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria,

 37:21 ¶ Then Isaiahº the sonº of Amozº sentºº untoº Hezekiah,º saying,ºº Thusº saithºº the LORDº Godº of Israel,º Whereasº thou hast prayedºº toº me againstº Sennacheribº kingº of Assyria:º

 37:22 this is the word which Jehovah hath spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

 37:22 Thisº [is] the wordº whichº the LORDº hath spokenºº concerningº him; The virgin,º the daughterº of Zion,º hath despisedººº thee, [and] laughed thee to scorn;ºº the daughterº of Jerusalemº hath shakenºº her headº atº thee.º

 37:23 Whom hast thou defied and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high? [even] against the Holy One of Israel.

 37:23 º Whomº hast thou reproachedºº and blasphemed?ºº and againstº whomº hast thou exaltedºº [thy] voice,º and lifted upºº thine eyesº on high?º [even] againstº the Holy Oneº of Israel.º

 37:24 By thy servants hast thou defied the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir-trees thereof; and I will enter into its farthest height, the forest of its fruitful field;

 37:24 Byº thy servantsº hast thou reproachedºº the Lord,º and hast said,ºº By the multitudeº of my chariotsº am Iº come upºº to the heightº of the mountains,º to the sidesº of Lebanon;º and I will cut downºº the tallº cedarsº thereof, [and] the choiceº fir treesº thereof: and I will enterºº into the heightº of his border,º [and] the forestº of his Carmel.ºº

 37:25 I have digged and drunk water, and with the sole of my feet will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt.

 37:25 Iº have digged,ºº and drunkºº water;º and with the soleº of my feetº have I dried upºº allº the riversº of the besieged places.º

 37:26 Hast thou not heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? now have I brought it to pass, that it should be thine to lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps.

 37:26 Hast thou notº heardºº long ago,ºº [how] I have doneºº it; [and] of ancientº times,ºº that I have formedºº it? nowº have I broughtºº it to pass,º that thou shouldest beº to lay wasteºº defencedºº citiesº [into] ruinousºº heaps.º

 37:27 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as a field [of grain] before it is grown up.

 37:27 Therefore their inhabitantsºº [were] of smallº power,º they were dismayedºº and confounded:ºº they wereº [as] the grassº of the field,º and [as] the greenº herb,º [as] the grassº on the housetops,º and [as corn] blastedºº beforeº it be grown up.º

 37:28 But I know thy sitting down, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy raging against me.

 37:28 But I knowºº thy abode,ºº and thy going out,ºº and thy coming in,ºº and thy rageºº againstº me.

 37:29 Because of thy raging against me, and because thine arrogancy is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

 37:29 Becauseº thy rageºº againstº me, and thy tumult,º is come upºº into mine ears,º therefore will I putºº my hookº in thy nose,º and my bridleº in thy lips,º and I will turn thee backºº by the wayº by whichº thou camest.ºº

 37:30 And this shall be the sign unto thee: ye shall eat this year that which groweth of itself, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.

 37:30 And thisº [shall be] a signº unto thee, Ye shall eatºº [this] yearº such as growethº of itself;º and the secondº yearº that which springethº of the same:º and in the thirdº yearº sowºº ye, and reap,ºº and plantºº vineyards,º and eatºº the fruitº thereof.

 37:31 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.

 37:31 And the remnantºº that is escapedº of the houseº of Judahº shall againºº take rootº downward,º and bearºº fruitº upward:º

 37:32 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and out of mount Zion they that shall escape. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.

 37:32 Forº out of Jerusalemºº shall go forthºº a remnant,º and they that escapeº out of mountºº Zion:º the zealº of the LORDº of hostsº shall doºº this.º

 37:33 Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come unto this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it.

 37:33 Thereforeº thusº saithºº the LORDº concerningº the kingº of Assyria,º He shall notº comeºº intoº thisº city,º norº shootºº an arrowº there,º norº come beforeºº it with shields,º norº castºº a bankº againstº it.

 37:34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come unto this city, saith Jehovah.

 37:34 By the wayº thatº he came,ºº by the same shall he return,ºº and shall notº comeºº intoº thisº city,º saithºº the LORD.º

 37:35 For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

 37:35 For I will defendººº thisº cityº to saveºº it for mine own sake,º and for my servantº David'sº sake.º

 37:36 And the angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.

 37:36 Then the angelº of the LORDº went forth,ºº and smoteºº in the campº of the Assyriansº a hundredº and fourscoreº and fiveº thousand:º and when they arose earlyºº in the morning,º behold,º they [were] allº deadºº corpses.º

 37:37 ¶ So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

 37:37 ¶ So Sennacheribº kingº of Assyriaº departed,ºº and wentººº and returned,ºº and dweltºº at Nineveh.º

 37:38 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

 37:38 And it came to pass,º as heº was worshippingºº in the houseº of Nisrochº his god,º that Adrammelechº and Sharezerº his sonsº smoteºº him with the sword;º and theyº escapedºº into the landº of Armenia:º and Esarhaddonº his sonº reignedºº in his stead.º