Isaiah 36

1Now it came to pass in the fourteenth^H702 year^H8141 of king^H4428 Hezekiah^H2396, that Sennacherib^H5576 king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 came up^H5927 against all the fortified^H1219 cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063, and took^H8610 them. 2And the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804 sent^H7971 Rabshakeh^H7262 from Lachish^H3923 to Jerusalem^H3389 unto king^H4428 Hezekiah^H2396 with a great^H3515 army^H2426. And he stood^H5975 by the conduit^H8585 of the upper^H5945 pool^H1295 in the highway^H4546 of the fuller's^H3526 field^H7704. 3Then came forth^H3318 unto him Eliakim^H471 the son^H1121 of Hilkiah^H2518, who was over the household^H1004, and Shebna^H7644 the scribe^H5608, and Joah^H3098, the son^H1121 of Asaph^H623, the recorder^H2142. 4And Rabshakeh^H7262 said^H559 unto them, Say^H559 ye now to Hezekiah^H2396, Thus saith^H559 the great^H1419 king^H4428, the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804, What confidence^H986 is this wherein thou trustest^H982? 5I say^H559, thy counsel^H6098 and strength^H1369 for the war^H4421 are but vain^H8193 words^H1697: now on whom dost thou trust^H982, that thou hast rebelled^H4775 against me? 6Behold, thou trustest^H982 upon the staff^H4938 of this bruised^H7533 reed^H7070, even upon Egypt^H4714, whereon if a man^H376 lean^H5564, it will go^H935 into his hand^H3709, and pierce^H5344 it: so is Pharaoh^H6547 king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 to all that trust^H982 on him. 7But if thou say^H559 unto me, We trust^H982 in Jehovah^H3068 our God^H430: is not that he, whose high places^H1116 and whose altars^H4196 Hezekiah^H2396 hath taken away^H5493, and hath said^H559 to Judah^H3063 and to Jerusalem^H3389, Ye shall worship^H7812 before^H6440 this altar^H4196? 8Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges^H6148 to my master^H113 the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804, and I will give^H5414 thee two thousand^H505 horses^H5483, if thou be able^H3201 on thy part to set^H5414 riders^H7392 upon them. 9How then canst thou turn away^H7725 the face^H6440 of one^H259 captain^H6346 of the least^H6996 of my master's^H113 servants^H5650, and put thy trust^H982 on Egypt^H4714 for chariots^H7393 and for horsemen^H6571? 10And am I now come up^H5927 without^H1107 Jehovah^H3068 against this land^H776 to destroy^H7843 it? Jehovah^H3068 said^H559 unto me, Go up^H5927 against this land^H776, and destroy^H7843 it. 11Then said^H559 Eliakim^H471 and Shebna^H7644 and Joah^H3098 unto Rabshakeh^H7262, Speak^H1696, I pray thee, unto thy servants^H5650 in the Syrian language^H762; for we understand^H8085 it: and speak^H1696 not to us in the Jews' language^H3066, in the ears^H241 of the people^H5971 that are on the wall^H2346. 12But Rabshakeh^H7262 said^H559, Hath my master^H113 sent^H7971 me to thy master^H113, and to thee, to speak^H1696 these words^H1697? hath he not sent me to the men^H582 that sit^H3427 upon the wall^H2346, to eat^H398 their own dung^H2716, and to drink^H8354 their own water^H7272 with you? 13Then Rabshakeh^H7262 stood^H5975, and cried^H7121 with a loud^H1419 voice^H6963 in the Jews' language^H3066, and said^H559, Hear^H8085 ye the words^H1697 of the great^H1419 king^H4428, the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804. 14Thus saith^H559 the king^H4428, Let not Hezekiah^H2396 deceive^H5377 you; for he will not be able^H3201 to deliver^H5337 you: 15neither let Hezekiah^H2396 make you trust^H982 in Jehovah^H3068, saying^H559, Jehovah^H3068 will surely^H5337 deliver^H5337 us; this city^H5892 shall not be given^H5414 into the hand^H3027 of the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804. 16Hearken^H8085 not to Hezekiah^H2396: for thus saith^H559 the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804, Make^H6213 your peace^H1293 with me, and come out^H3318 to me; and eat^H398 ye every one^H376 of his vine^H1612, and every one^H376 of his fig-tree^H8384, and drink^H8354 ye every one^H376 the waters^H4325 of his own cistern^H953; 17until I come^H935 and take you away^H3947 to a land^H776 like your own land^H776, a land^H776 of grain^H1715 and new wine^H8492, a land^H776 of bread^H3899 and vineyards^H3754. 18Beware lest Hezekiah^H2396 persuade^H5496 you, saying^H559, Jehovah^H3068 will deliver^H5337 us. Hath any^H376 of the gods^H430 of the nations^H1471 delivered^H5337 his land^H776 out of the hand^H3027 of the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804? 19Where are the gods^H430 of Hamath^H2574 and Arpad^H774? where are the gods^H430 of Sepharvaim^H5617? and have they delivered^H5337 Samaria^H8111 out of my hand^H3027? 20Who are they among all the gods^H430 of these countries^H776, that have delivered^H5337 their country^H776 out of my hand^H3027, that Jehovah^H3068 should deliver^H5337 Jerusalem^H3389 out of my hand^H3027? 21But they held their peace^H2790, and answered^H6030 him not a word^H1697; for the king's^H4428 commandment^H4687 was, saying^H559, Answer^H6030 him not. 22Then came^H935 Eliakim^H471 the son^H1121 of Hilkiah^H2518, that was over the household^H1004, and Shebna^H7644 the scribe^H5608, and Joah^H3098, the son^H1121 of Asaph^H623, the recorder^H2142, to Hezekiah^H2396 with their clothes^H899 rent^H7167, and told^H5046 him the words^H1697 of Rabshakeh^H7262.