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Parallel Verses
  • New International Reader's Version - The Lord and King continues, “Long ago my people went down to Egypt. They lived there for a while. Later, Assyria crushed them without any reason.
  • 新标点和合本 - 主耶和华如此说:起先我的百姓下到埃及,在那里寄居,又有亚述人无故欺压他们。
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 主耶和华如此说:“先前我的百姓下到埃及,在那里寄居,末后又有亚述人欺压他们。
  • 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 主耶和华如此说:“先前我的百姓下到埃及,在那里寄居,末后又有亚述人欺压他们。
  • 当代译本 - 主耶和华说:“起先我的子民到埃及寄居,后来亚述人无缘无故地欺压他们。”
  • 圣经新译本 - 主耶和华这样说: “我的子民先前曾下到埃及,在那里寄居; 后来有亚述人无缘无故地欺压了他们。
  • 中文标准译本 - 主耶和华如此说: “先前我的子民下到埃及,在那里寄居; 后来亚述人无故地欺压他们。
  • 现代标点和合本 - 主耶和华如此说:“起先我的百姓下到埃及,在那里寄居,又有亚述人无故欺压他们。”
  • 和合本(拼音版) - 主耶和华如此说:“起先我的百姓下到埃及,在那里寄居,又有亚述人无故欺压他们。”
  • New International Version - For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “At first my people went down to Egypt to live; lately, Assyria has oppressed them.
  • English Standard Version - For thus says the Lord God: “My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there, and the Assyrian oppressed them for nothing.
  • New Living Translation - This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “Long ago my people chose to live in Egypt. Now they are oppressed by Assyria.
  • The Message - Again, the Master, God, says, “Early on, my people went to Egypt and lived, strangers in the land. At the other end, Assyria oppressed them. And now, what have I here?” God’s Decree. “My people are hauled off again for no reason at all. Tyrants on the warpath, whooping it up, and day after day, incessantly, my reputation blackened. Now it’s time that my people know who I am, what I’m made of—yes, that I have something to say. Here I am!”
  • Christian Standard Bible - For this is what the Lord God says: “At first my people went down to Egypt to reside there, then Assyria oppressed them without cause.
  • New American Standard Bible - For this is what the Lord God says: “My people went down to Egypt first to reside there; then the Assyrian oppressed them without reason.
  • New King James Version - For thus says the Lord God: “My people went down at first Into Egypt to dwell there; Then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
  • Amplified Bible - For the Lord God says this, “My people went down at the first into Egypt to live there; and [many years later Sennacherib] the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
  • American Standard Version - For thus saith the Lord Jehovah, My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there: and the Assyrian hath oppressed them without cause.
  • King James Version - For thus saith the Lord God, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
  • New English Translation - For this is what the sovereign Lord says: “In the beginning my people went to live temporarily in Egypt; Assyria oppressed them for no good reason.
  • World English Bible - For the Lord Yahweh says: “My people went down at the first into Egypt to live there: and the Assyrian has oppressed them without cause.
  • 新標點和合本 - 主耶和華如此說:起先我的百姓下到埃及,在那裏寄居,又有亞述人無故欺壓他們。
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 主耶和華如此說:「先前我的百姓下到埃及,在那裏寄居,末後又有亞述人欺壓他們。
  • 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 主耶和華如此說:「先前我的百姓下到埃及,在那裏寄居,末後又有亞述人欺壓他們。
  • 當代譯本 - 主耶和華說:「起先我的子民到埃及寄居,後來亞述人無緣無故地欺壓他們。」
  • 聖經新譯本 - 主耶和華這樣說: “我的子民先前曾下到埃及,在那裡寄居; 後來有亞述人無緣無故地欺壓了他們。
  • 呂振中譯本 - 因為主永恆主這麼說: 我的人民起先下 埃及 、去寄居在那裏; 後來有 亞述 人無緣無故欺壓他們。
  • 中文標準譯本 - 主耶和華如此說: 「先前我的子民下到埃及,在那裡寄居; 後來亞述人無故地欺壓他們。
  • 現代標點和合本 - 主耶和華如此說:「起先我的百姓下到埃及,在那裡寄居,又有亞述人無故欺壓他們。」
  • 文理和合譯本 - 主耶和華曰、昔我民下埃及而寓之、亞述人無故虐遇之、
  • 文理委辦譯本 - 主耶和華又曰。昔我民往居埃及、後遭亞述人、無故虐遇、而我援之、
  • 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主天主如是云、昔我民往居 伊及 、後 亞述 人無故凌虐之、
  • Nueva Versión Internacional - Porque así dice el Señor omnipotente: «En tiempos pasados, mi pueblo descendió a Egipto y vivió allí; en estos últimos tiempos, Asiria los ha oprimido sin razón.
  • 현대인의 성경 - 너희가 처음에는 이집트에 내려가 나그네로 살았고 그 다음에는 앗시리아 사람들이 너희를 괴롭혔다.
  • Новый Русский Перевод - Ведь так говорит Владыка Господь: – Вначале Мой народ пошел в Египет, чтобы жить там; затем Ассирия притесняла его ни за что.
  • Восточный перевод - Ведь так говорит Владыка Вечный: – Вначале Мой народ пошёл в Египет, чтобы жить там; затем Ассирия притесняла его ни за что.
  • Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Ведь так говорит Владыка Вечный: – Вначале Мой народ пошёл в Египет, чтобы жить там; затем Ассирия притесняла его ни за что.
  • Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Ведь так говорит Владыка Вечный: – Вначале Мой народ пошёл в Египет, чтобы жить там; затем Ассирия притесняла его ни за что.
  • La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Car voici ce que déclare le Seigneur, l’Eternel : Mon peuple est tout d’abord descendu en Egypte afin d’y séjourner, ensuite l’Assyrien l’a opprimé sans cause.
  • リビングバイブル - 理由もなくエジプトとアッシリヤに痛めつけられた時も、わたしはそのようにあなたがたを救い出した。」
  • Nova Versão Internacional - Pois assim diz o Soberano, o Senhor: “No início o meu povo desceu para morar no Egito; ultimamente a Assíria o tem oprimido.
  • Hoffnung für alle - Am Anfang kam mein Volk nach Ägypten. Es wollte friedlich dort wohnen, aber es wurde zu harter Arbeit gezwungen. Später wurde Israel dann von den Assyrern unterdrückt.
  • Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đây là điều Chúa Hằng Hữu Chí Cao phán: “Trước kia, dân Ta xuống ngụ tại Ai Cập, nhưng họ bị người A-sy-ri áp bức.”
  • พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะพระยาห์เวห์องค์เจ้าชีวิตตรัสว่า “เดิมทีประชากรของเราลงไปอาศัยอยู่ที่อียิปต์ บัดนี้อัสซีเรียได้กดขี่ข่มเหงพวกเขา”
  • พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพราะ​พระ​ผู้​เป็น​เจ้า องค์​พระ​เจ้า​กล่าว​ดังนี้​ว่า “เดิมที ชน​ชาติ​ของ​เรา​ลง​ไป​ยัง​ประเทศ​อียิปต์ เพื่อ​อาศัย​อยู่​ที่​นั่น​อย่าง​คน​ต่างด้าว และ​เมื่อ​เร็วๆ นี้​ชาว​อัสซีเรีย​บีบบังคับ​พวก​เขา​โดย​ไร้​สาเหตุ”
Cross Reference
  • Acts 7:14 - After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family. The total number of people was 75.
  • Acts 7:15 - Then Jacob went down to Egypt. There he and his family died.
  • Isaiah 14:25 - I will crush the Assyrians in my land. On my mountains I will walk all over them. The yokes they put on my people will be removed. The heavy load they put on their shoulders will be taken away.”
  • Psalm 25:3 - Those who put their hope in you will never be put to shame. But those who lie to other people for no reason will be put to shame.
  • Job 2:3 - Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you thought about my servant Job? There isn’t anyone on earth like him. He is honest. He does what is right. He has respect for God and avoids evil. You tried to turn me against him. You wanted me to destroy him without any reason. But he still continues to be faithful.”
  • Jeremiah 50:17 - “Israel is like a scattered flock that lions have chased away. The first lion that ate them up was the king of Assyria. The last one that broke their bones was Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon.”
  • Isaiah 36:1 - Sennacherib attacked and captured all the cities of Judah that had high walls around them. It was in the 14th year of the rule of Hezekiah. Sennacherib was king of Assyria.
  • Isaiah 36:2 - He sent his field commander from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. He sent him along with a large army. The commander stopped at the channel that brings water from the Upper Pool. It was on the road to the Washerman’s Field.
  • Isaiah 36:3 - Eliakim, Shebna and Joah went out to him. Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, was in charge of the palace. Shebna was the secretary. Joah, the son of Asaph, kept the records.
  • Isaiah 36:4 - The field commander said to them, “Give Hezekiah this message. Tell him, “ ‘Sennacherib is the great king of Assyria. He says, “Why are you putting your faith in what your king says?
  • Isaiah 36:5 - You say you have a military plan. You say you have a strong army. But your words don’t mean anything. Who are you depending on? Why don’t you want to stay under my control?
  • Isaiah 36:6 - Look, I know you are depending on Egypt. Why are you doing that? Egypt is nothing but a broken papyrus stem. Try leaning on it. It will only cut your hand. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is just like that to everyone who depends on him.
  • Isaiah 36:7 - But suppose you say to me, ‘We are depending on the Lord our God.’ Didn’t Hezekiah remove your god’s high places and altars? Didn’t Hezekiah say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship at the altar in Jerusalem’?
  • Isaiah 36:8 - “ ‘ “Come on. Make a deal with my master, the king of Assyria. I’ll give you 2,000 horses. But only if you can put riders on them!
  • Isaiah 36:9 - You are depending on Egypt for chariots and horsemen. You can’t drive away even the least important officer among my master’s officials.
  • Isaiah 36:10 - Besides, do you think I’ve come without being sent by the Lord? Have I come to attack and destroy this land without receiving a message from him? The Lord himself told me to march out against your country. He told me to destroy it.” ’ ”
  • Isaiah 36:11 - Then Eliakim, Shebna and Joah spoke to the field commander. They said, “Please speak to us in the Aramaic language. We understand it. Don’t speak to us in Hebrew. If you do, the people on the wall will be able to understand you.”
  • Isaiah 36:12 - But the commander replied, “My master sent me to say these things. Are these words only for your master and you to hear? Aren’t they also for the people sitting on the wall? They are going to suffer just like you. They’ll have to eat their own waste. They’ll have to drink their own urine.”
  • Isaiah 36:13 - Then the commander stood up and spoke in the Hebrew language. He called out, “Pay attention to what the great king of Assyria is telling you.
  • Isaiah 36:14 - He says, ‘Don’t let Hezekiah trick you. He can’t save you!
  • Isaiah 36:15 - Don’t let Hezekiah talk you into trusting in the Lord. Don’t believe him when he says, “You can be sure that the Lord will save us. This city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.” ’
  • Isaiah 36:16 - “Don’t listen to Hezekiah. The king of Assyria says, ‘Make a peace treaty with me. Come over to my side. Then each one of you will eat fruit from your own vine and fig tree. Each one of you will drink water from your own well.
  • Isaiah 36:17 - You will do that until I come back. Then I’ll take you to a land just like yours. It’s a land that has a lot of grain and fresh wine. It has plenty of bread and vineyards.
  • Isaiah 36:18 - “ ‘Don’t let Hezekiah fool you. He’s telling you a lie when he says, “The Lord will save us.” Have the gods of any nations ever saved their lands from the power of the king of Assyria?
  • Isaiah 36:19 - Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they saved Samaria from my power?
  • Isaiah 36:20 - Which one of all the gods of those countries has been able to save their lands from me? So how can the Lord save Jerusalem from my power?’ ”
  • Isaiah 36:21 - But the people remained silent. They didn’t say anything. That’s because King Hezekiah had commanded, “Don’t answer him.”
  • Isaiah 36:22 - Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, went to Hezekiah. Eliakim was in charge of the palace. Shebna the secretary went with him. So did Joah, the son of Asaph. Joah kept the records. All of them went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn. They told him what the field commander had said.
  • Psalm 69:4 - Those who hate me without any reason are more than the hairs on my head. Many people who don’t have any reason to be my enemies are trying to destroy me. They force me to give back what I didn’t steal.
  • John 15:25 - This has happened so that what is written in their Law would come true. It says, ‘They hated me without any reason.’ (Psalms 35:19; 69:4)
  • Genesis 46:6 - So Jacob and his whole family went to Egypt. They took their livestock with them. And they took everything they had acquired in Canaan.
Parallel VersesCross Reference
  • New International Reader's Version - The Lord and King continues, “Long ago my people went down to Egypt. They lived there for a while. Later, Assyria crushed them without any reason.
  • 新标点和合本 - 主耶和华如此说:起先我的百姓下到埃及,在那里寄居,又有亚述人无故欺压他们。
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 主耶和华如此说:“先前我的百姓下到埃及,在那里寄居,末后又有亚述人欺压他们。
  • 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 主耶和华如此说:“先前我的百姓下到埃及,在那里寄居,末后又有亚述人欺压他们。
  • 当代译本 - 主耶和华说:“起先我的子民到埃及寄居,后来亚述人无缘无故地欺压他们。”
  • 圣经新译本 - 主耶和华这样说: “我的子民先前曾下到埃及,在那里寄居; 后来有亚述人无缘无故地欺压了他们。
  • 中文标准译本 - 主耶和华如此说: “先前我的子民下到埃及,在那里寄居; 后来亚述人无故地欺压他们。
  • 现代标点和合本 - 主耶和华如此说:“起先我的百姓下到埃及,在那里寄居,又有亚述人无故欺压他们。”
  • 和合本(拼音版) - 主耶和华如此说:“起先我的百姓下到埃及,在那里寄居,又有亚述人无故欺压他们。”
  • New International Version - For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “At first my people went down to Egypt to live; lately, Assyria has oppressed them.
  • English Standard Version - For thus says the Lord God: “My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there, and the Assyrian oppressed them for nothing.
  • New Living Translation - This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “Long ago my people chose to live in Egypt. Now they are oppressed by Assyria.
  • The Message - Again, the Master, God, says, “Early on, my people went to Egypt and lived, strangers in the land. At the other end, Assyria oppressed them. And now, what have I here?” God’s Decree. “My people are hauled off again for no reason at all. Tyrants on the warpath, whooping it up, and day after day, incessantly, my reputation blackened. Now it’s time that my people know who I am, what I’m made of—yes, that I have something to say. Here I am!”
  • Christian Standard Bible - For this is what the Lord God says: “At first my people went down to Egypt to reside there, then Assyria oppressed them without cause.
  • New American Standard Bible - For this is what the Lord God says: “My people went down to Egypt first to reside there; then the Assyrian oppressed them without reason.
  • New King James Version - For thus says the Lord God: “My people went down at first Into Egypt to dwell there; Then the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
  • Amplified Bible - For the Lord God says this, “My people went down at the first into Egypt to live there; and [many years later Sennacherib] the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
  • American Standard Version - For thus saith the Lord Jehovah, My people went down at the first into Egypt to sojourn there: and the Assyrian hath oppressed them without cause.
  • King James Version - For thus saith the Lord God, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
  • New English Translation - For this is what the sovereign Lord says: “In the beginning my people went to live temporarily in Egypt; Assyria oppressed them for no good reason.
  • World English Bible - For the Lord Yahweh says: “My people went down at the first into Egypt to live there: and the Assyrian has oppressed them without cause.
  • 新標點和合本 - 主耶和華如此說:起先我的百姓下到埃及,在那裏寄居,又有亞述人無故欺壓他們。
  • 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 主耶和華如此說:「先前我的百姓下到埃及,在那裏寄居,末後又有亞述人欺壓他們。
  • 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 主耶和華如此說:「先前我的百姓下到埃及,在那裏寄居,末後又有亞述人欺壓他們。
  • 當代譯本 - 主耶和華說:「起先我的子民到埃及寄居,後來亞述人無緣無故地欺壓他們。」
  • 聖經新譯本 - 主耶和華這樣說: “我的子民先前曾下到埃及,在那裡寄居; 後來有亞述人無緣無故地欺壓了他們。
  • 呂振中譯本 - 因為主永恆主這麼說: 我的人民起先下 埃及 、去寄居在那裏; 後來有 亞述 人無緣無故欺壓他們。
  • 中文標準譯本 - 主耶和華如此說: 「先前我的子民下到埃及,在那裡寄居; 後來亞述人無故地欺壓他們。
  • 現代標點和合本 - 主耶和華如此說:「起先我的百姓下到埃及,在那裡寄居,又有亞述人無故欺壓他們。」
  • 文理和合譯本 - 主耶和華曰、昔我民下埃及而寓之、亞述人無故虐遇之、
  • 文理委辦譯本 - 主耶和華又曰。昔我民往居埃及、後遭亞述人、無故虐遇、而我援之、
  • 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 主天主如是云、昔我民往居 伊及 、後 亞述 人無故凌虐之、
  • Nueva Versión Internacional - Porque así dice el Señor omnipotente: «En tiempos pasados, mi pueblo descendió a Egipto y vivió allí; en estos últimos tiempos, Asiria los ha oprimido sin razón.
  • 현대인의 성경 - 너희가 처음에는 이집트에 내려가 나그네로 살았고 그 다음에는 앗시리아 사람들이 너희를 괴롭혔다.
  • Новый Русский Перевод - Ведь так говорит Владыка Господь: – Вначале Мой народ пошел в Египет, чтобы жить там; затем Ассирия притесняла его ни за что.
  • Восточный перевод - Ведь так говорит Владыка Вечный: – Вначале Мой народ пошёл в Египет, чтобы жить там; затем Ассирия притесняла его ни за что.
  • Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Ведь так говорит Владыка Вечный: – Вначале Мой народ пошёл в Египет, чтобы жить там; затем Ассирия притесняла его ни за что.
  • Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Ведь так говорит Владыка Вечный: – Вначале Мой народ пошёл в Египет, чтобы жить там; затем Ассирия притесняла его ни за что.
  • La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Car voici ce que déclare le Seigneur, l’Eternel : Mon peuple est tout d’abord descendu en Egypte afin d’y séjourner, ensuite l’Assyrien l’a opprimé sans cause.
  • リビングバイブル - 理由もなくエジプトとアッシリヤに痛めつけられた時も、わたしはそのようにあなたがたを救い出した。」
  • Nova Versão Internacional - Pois assim diz o Soberano, o Senhor: “No início o meu povo desceu para morar no Egito; ultimamente a Assíria o tem oprimido.
  • Hoffnung für alle - Am Anfang kam mein Volk nach Ägypten. Es wollte friedlich dort wohnen, aber es wurde zu harter Arbeit gezwungen. Später wurde Israel dann von den Assyrern unterdrückt.
  • Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Đây là điều Chúa Hằng Hữu Chí Cao phán: “Trước kia, dân Ta xuống ngụ tại Ai Cập, nhưng họ bị người A-sy-ri áp bức.”
  • พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพราะพระยาห์เวห์องค์เจ้าชีวิตตรัสว่า “เดิมทีประชากรของเราลงไปอาศัยอยู่ที่อียิปต์ บัดนี้อัสซีเรียได้กดขี่ข่มเหงพวกเขา”
  • พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพราะ​พระ​ผู้​เป็น​เจ้า องค์​พระ​เจ้า​กล่าว​ดังนี้​ว่า “เดิมที ชน​ชาติ​ของ​เรา​ลง​ไป​ยัง​ประเทศ​อียิปต์ เพื่อ​อาศัย​อยู่​ที่​นั่น​อย่าง​คน​ต่างด้าว และ​เมื่อ​เร็วๆ นี้​ชาว​อัสซีเรีย​บีบบังคับ​พวก​เขา​โดย​ไร้​สาเหตุ”
  • Acts 7:14 - After this, Joseph sent for his father Jacob and his whole family. The total number of people was 75.
  • Acts 7:15 - Then Jacob went down to Egypt. There he and his family died.
  • Isaiah 14:25 - I will crush the Assyrians in my land. On my mountains I will walk all over them. The yokes they put on my people will be removed. The heavy load they put on their shoulders will be taken away.”
  • Psalm 25:3 - Those who put their hope in you will never be put to shame. But those who lie to other people for no reason will be put to shame.
  • Job 2:3 - Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you thought about my servant Job? There isn’t anyone on earth like him. He is honest. He does what is right. He has respect for God and avoids evil. You tried to turn me against him. You wanted me to destroy him without any reason. But he still continues to be faithful.”
  • Jeremiah 50:17 - “Israel is like a scattered flock that lions have chased away. The first lion that ate them up was the king of Assyria. The last one that broke their bones was Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon.”
  • Isaiah 36:1 - Sennacherib attacked and captured all the cities of Judah that had high walls around them. It was in the 14th year of the rule of Hezekiah. Sennacherib was king of Assyria.
  • Isaiah 36:2 - He sent his field commander from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. He sent him along with a large army. The commander stopped at the channel that brings water from the Upper Pool. It was on the road to the Washerman’s Field.
  • Isaiah 36:3 - Eliakim, Shebna and Joah went out to him. Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, was in charge of the palace. Shebna was the secretary. Joah, the son of Asaph, kept the records.
  • Isaiah 36:4 - The field commander said to them, “Give Hezekiah this message. Tell him, “ ‘Sennacherib is the great king of Assyria. He says, “Why are you putting your faith in what your king says?
  • Isaiah 36:5 - You say you have a military plan. You say you have a strong army. But your words don’t mean anything. Who are you depending on? Why don’t you want to stay under my control?
  • Isaiah 36:6 - Look, I know you are depending on Egypt. Why are you doing that? Egypt is nothing but a broken papyrus stem. Try leaning on it. It will only cut your hand. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is just like that to everyone who depends on him.
  • Isaiah 36:7 - But suppose you say to me, ‘We are depending on the Lord our God.’ Didn’t Hezekiah remove your god’s high places and altars? Didn’t Hezekiah say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship at the altar in Jerusalem’?
  • Isaiah 36:8 - “ ‘ “Come on. Make a deal with my master, the king of Assyria. I’ll give you 2,000 horses. But only if you can put riders on them!
  • Isaiah 36:9 - You are depending on Egypt for chariots and horsemen. You can’t drive away even the least important officer among my master’s officials.
  • Isaiah 36:10 - Besides, do you think I’ve come without being sent by the Lord? Have I come to attack and destroy this land without receiving a message from him? The Lord himself told me to march out against your country. He told me to destroy it.” ’ ”
  • Isaiah 36:11 - Then Eliakim, Shebna and Joah spoke to the field commander. They said, “Please speak to us in the Aramaic language. We understand it. Don’t speak to us in Hebrew. If you do, the people on the wall will be able to understand you.”
  • Isaiah 36:12 - But the commander replied, “My master sent me to say these things. Are these words only for your master and you to hear? Aren’t they also for the people sitting on the wall? They are going to suffer just like you. They’ll have to eat their own waste. They’ll have to drink their own urine.”
  • Isaiah 36:13 - Then the commander stood up and spoke in the Hebrew language. He called out, “Pay attention to what the great king of Assyria is telling you.
  • Isaiah 36:14 - He says, ‘Don’t let Hezekiah trick you. He can’t save you!
  • Isaiah 36:15 - Don’t let Hezekiah talk you into trusting in the Lord. Don’t believe him when he says, “You can be sure that the Lord will save us. This city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.” ’
  • Isaiah 36:16 - “Don’t listen to Hezekiah. The king of Assyria says, ‘Make a peace treaty with me. Come over to my side. Then each one of you will eat fruit from your own vine and fig tree. Each one of you will drink water from your own well.
  • Isaiah 36:17 - You will do that until I come back. Then I’ll take you to a land just like yours. It’s a land that has a lot of grain and fresh wine. It has plenty of bread and vineyards.
  • Isaiah 36:18 - “ ‘Don’t let Hezekiah fool you. He’s telling you a lie when he says, “The Lord will save us.” Have the gods of any nations ever saved their lands from the power of the king of Assyria?
  • Isaiah 36:19 - Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they saved Samaria from my power?
  • Isaiah 36:20 - Which one of all the gods of those countries has been able to save their lands from me? So how can the Lord save Jerusalem from my power?’ ”
  • Isaiah 36:21 - But the people remained silent. They didn’t say anything. That’s because King Hezekiah had commanded, “Don’t answer him.”
  • Isaiah 36:22 - Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, went to Hezekiah. Eliakim was in charge of the palace. Shebna the secretary went with him. So did Joah, the son of Asaph. Joah kept the records. All of them went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn. They told him what the field commander had said.
  • Psalm 69:4 - Those who hate me without any reason are more than the hairs on my head. Many people who don’t have any reason to be my enemies are trying to destroy me. They force me to give back what I didn’t steal.
  • John 15:25 - This has happened so that what is written in their Law would come true. It says, ‘They hated me without any reason.’ (Psalms 35:19; 69:4)
  • Genesis 46:6 - So Jacob and his whole family went to Egypt. They took their livestock with them. And they took everything they had acquired in Canaan.
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