The king also sent letters scorning the Lord, the God of Israel. He wrote,“ Just as the gods of all the other nations failed to rescue their people from my power, so the God of Hezekiah will also fail.”

西拿基立也写信毁谤耶和华以色列的神说：“列邦的神既不能救他的民脱离我手，希西家的神也不能救他的民脱离我手了。”

西拿基立也写信毁谤耶和华—以色列的上帝，说：“列邦的神明既不能救自己的百姓脱离我的手，希西家的上帝也不能救他的百姓脱离我的手。”

西拿基立也写信毁谤耶和华—以色列的神，说：“列邦的神明既不能救自己的百姓脱离我的手，希西家的神也不能救他的百姓脱离我的手。”

西拿基立还写信侮辱以色列的上帝耶和华说：“既然列邦的神明都不能从我手中救自己的人民，希西迦的上帝也不例外。”

西拿基立又写信来辱骂耶和华以色列的神，讥诮他说：“各地列国的神没有拯救它们的子民脱离我的手，希西家的神也照样不能拯救他的子民脱离我的手。”

西拿基立也寫信毀謗耶和華－以色列的神說：「列邦的神既不能救他的民脫離我手，希西家的神也不能救他的民脫離我手了。」

西拿基立也寫信毀謗耶和華－以色列的上帝，說：「列邦的神明既不能救自己的百姓脫離我的手，希西家的上帝也不能救他的百姓脫離我的手。」

西拿基立也寫信毀謗耶和華－以色列的神，說：「列邦的神明既不能救自己的百姓脫離我的手，希西家的神也不能救他的百姓脫離我的手。」

西拿基立還寫信侮辱以色列的上帝耶和華說：「既然列邦的神明都不能從我手中救自己的人民，希西迦的上帝也不例外。」

西拿基立又寫信來辱罵耶和華以色列的神，譏誚他說：“各地列國的神沒有拯救它們的子民脫離我的手，希西家的神也照樣不能拯救他的子民脫離我的手。”

西拿基立還寫了文書來辱罵永恆主以色列的上帝，譏誚他，說：『各地列國的神怎樣未曾援救他們的人民脫離我的手，希西家的神也怎樣不能援救他的人民脫離我的手呀。』

西拿基立致書毀以色列之上帝耶和華、謗之曰、列邦之神、既未拯其民於我手、希西家之上帝、亦不得拯其民於我手、

致書侮以色列族之上帝耶和華、訕之曰、列邦之上帝、不拯其國、脫於我手、故希西家之上帝、亦不能救其民脫於我手。

西拿基立致書、謗讟主以色列之天主、訕之曰、列邦之神、未救其民脫於我手、希西家之神、亦不能救其民脫於我手、

The king also wrote letters ridiculing the Lord, the God of Israel, and saying this against him:“ Just as the gods of the peoples of the other lands did not rescue their people from my hand, so the god of Hezekiah will not rescue his people from my hand.”

The king also wrote letters against the Lord. His letters made fun of the God of Israel. They said,“ The peoples of other lands have their gods. But those gods didn’t save their people from my power. So the god of Hezekiah won’t save his people from my power either.”

And he wrote letters to cast contempt on the Lord, the God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying,“ Like the gods of the nations of the lands who have not delivered their people from my hands, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver his people from my hand.”

He also wrote letters to mock the LORD, the God of Israel, saying against him: Just like the national gods of the lands that did not rescue their people from my power, so Hezekiah’s God will not rescue his people from my power.

He also wrote letters to insult the Lord God of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying,“ As the gods of the nations of the lands have not saved their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not save His people from my hand.”

He also wrote letters to revile the Lord God of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying,“ As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”

He wrote also letters, to rail on Jehovah, the God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of the lands, which have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of my hand.

He also wrote letters to mock Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying against Him: Just like the national gods of the lands that did not deliver their people from my power, so Hezekiah’s God will not deliver His people from my power.

He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of[ other] lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.

He wrote letters mocking the LORD God of Israel and insulting him with these words:“ The gods of the surrounding nations could not rescue their people from my power. Neither can Hezekiah’s god rescue his people from my power.”

He also wrote letters insulting Yahweh, the God of Israel, and speaking against him, saying,“ As the gods of the nations of the lands, which have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall the God of Hezekiah not deliver his people out of my hand.”

Have the gods of other nations rescued them— such nations as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Tel assar? My predecessors destroyed them all!

“ But I know you well— where you stay and when you come and go. I know the way you have raged against me.And because of your raging against me and your arrogance, which I have heard for myself, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth. I will make you return by the same road on which you came.”

After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the Lord’s Temple and spread it out before the Lord.

The fifth time, Sanballat’s servant came with an open letter in his hand,

After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the Lord’s Temple and spread it out before the Lord.

But can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it? Is the saw greater than the person who saws? Can a rod strike unless a hand moves it? Can a wooden cane walk by itself?

“ Whom have you been defying and ridiculing? Against whom did you raise your voice? At whom did you look with such haughty eyes? It was the Holy One of Israel!By your messengers you have defied the Lord. You have said,‘ With my many chariots I have conquered the highest mountains— yes, the remotest peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars and its finest cypress trees. I have reached its farthest heights and explored its deepest forests.

And he spoke terrible words of blasphemy against God, slandering his name and his dwelling— that is, those who dwell in heaven.

Soon afterward King Sennacherib received word that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading an army to fight against him. Before leaving to meet the attack, he sent messengers back to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with this message:

And because of your raging against me and your arrogance, which I have heard for myself, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth. I will make you return by the same road on which you came.”

“ Whom have you been defying and ridiculing? Against whom did you raise your voice? At whom did you look with such haughty eyes? It was the Holy One of Israel!