Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah’s Help1 And awhen King° Hezekiah° heard° [it], he tore° his clothes°, covered° himself with sackcloth° and entered° the house° of the LORD°. 2 Then he sent° aEliakim° who° was over° the household° with bShebna° the scribe° and the elders° of the priests°, covered° with sackcloth°, to cIsaiah° the prophet°, the son° of Amoz°. 3 They said° to him, “Thus° says° Hezekiah°, ‘This° day° is a aday° of distress°, rebuke° and rejection°; for bchildren° have come° to birth°, and there° is no° strength° to Ideliver°. 4 Perhaps° the LORD° your God° will hear° the words° of Rabshakeh°, whom° his master° the king° of Assyria° has sent° to areproach° the living° God°, and will rebuke° the words° which° the LORD° your God° has heard°. Therefore, offer° a prayer° for bthe remnant° that is left°.’” [1] a2K 19:1-37; Is 37:1-38
[2] aIs 22:20 bIs 22:15 cIs 1:1; 20:2 [3] ILit give birth aIs 22:5; 26:16; 33:2 bIs 26:17, 18; 66:9; Ho 13:13 [4] aIs 36:13-15, 18, 20 bIs 1:9; 10:20-22; 37:31, 32; 46:3 5 ¶ So the servants° of King° Hezekiah° came° to Isaiah°. 6 Isaiah° said° to them, “Thus° you shall say° to your master°, ‘Thus° says° the LORD°, “aDo not be afraid° because°° of the words° that you have heard°, with which° the servants° of the king° of Assyria° have blasphemed° Me. 7 Behold°, I will put° a spirit° in him so that he will ahear° a rumor° and breturn° to his own land°. And I will make him fall° by the sword° in his own land°.”’” 8 ¶ Then Rabshakeh° returned° and found° the king of Assyria° fighting° against° aLibnah°, for he had heard° that Ithe king had left° bLachish°. 9 When he aheard° [them] say° concerning° Tirhakah° king° of IbCush°, “He has come° out to fight° against° you,” and when he heard° [it] he sent° messengers° to Hezekiah°, saying°, 10 “Thus° you shall say° to Hezekiah° king° of IJudah°, ‘aDo not let your God° in whom° you trust° deceive° you, saying°, “Jerusalem° will not be given° into the hand° of the king° of Assyria°.” 11 aBehold°, you have heard° what° the kings° of Assyria° have done° to all° the lands°, destroying° them completely°. So will you be Ispared°? 12 Did the gods° of Ithose nations° which° my fathers° have destroyed° deliver° them, [even] aGozan° and bHaran° and Rezeph° and the sons° of Eden° who° [were] in Telassar°? 13 Where° is the king° of Hamath°, the king° of Arpad°, the king° of the city° of Sepharvaim°, [and of] Hena° and Ivvah°?’” [8] ILit he aNu 33:20; Jsh 10:29 bJsh 10:31, 32
[9] IOr Ethiopia aIs 37:7 bIs 18:1; 20:5 [10] ILit Judah, saying aIs 36:15 [11] ILit delivered aIs 10:9-11; 36:18-20 [12] ILit the a2K 17:6; 18:11 bGn 11:31; 12:1-4; Ac 7:2 Hezekiah’s Prayer in the Temple14 ¶ Then Hezekiah° took° the Iletter° from the hand° of the messengers° and read° it, and he went° up to the house° of the LORD° and IIspread° it out before° the LORD°. 15 Hezekiah° prayed° to the LORD° saying°, 16 “O LORD° of hosts°, the God° of Israel°, awho is enthroned° [above] the cherubim°, You are the bGod°, You alone°, of all° the kingdoms° of the earth°. cYou have made° heaven° and earth°. 17 aIncline° Your ear°, O LORD°, and hear°; open° Your eyes°, O LORD°, and see°; and blisten° to all° the words° of Sennacherib°, who sent° [them] to creproach° the living° God°. 18 Truly°, O LORD°, the akings° of Assyria° have devastated° all° the countries° and their lands°, 19 and have cast° their gods° into the fire°, for they were not gods° but the awork° of men’s° hands°, wood° and stone°. So they have bdestroyed° them. 20 Now°, O LORD° our God°, adeliver° us from his hand° that ball° the kingdoms° of the earth° may know° that You alone°, LORD°, Iare God°.” [14] ILit letters IILit Hezekiah spread
[16] aEx 25:22; 1S 4:4; Ps 80:1; 99:1 bDt 10:17; Ps 86:10; 136:2, 3 cIs 42:5; 45:12; Jr 10:12 [17] a2Ch 6:40; Ps 17:6; Dn 9:18 bPs 74:22 cIs 37:4 [18] a2K 15:29; 16:9; 17:6, 24; 1Ch 5:26 [19] aIs 2:8; 17:8; 41:24, 29 bIs 26:14 [20] ISo DSS and 2K 19:19; M.T. omits God aIs 25:9; 33:22; 35:4 b1K 18:36, 37; Ps 46:10; Is 37:16; Ezk 36:23 God Answers through Isaiah21 ¶ Then aIsaiah° the son° of Amoz° sent° [word] to Hezekiah°, saying°, “Thus° says° the LORD°, the God° of Israel°, ‘Because° you have prayed° to Me about° Sennacherib° king° of Assyria°,
22 this° is the word° that the LORD° has spoken° against° him: [21] aIs 37:2
[22] aJr 14:17; Lm 2:13 bPs 9:14; Zp 3:14; Zc 2:10 cJb 16:4 [23] ILit on high aIs 37:4 bIs 2:11; 5:15, 21 cEzk 39:7; Hab 1:12 [24] ILit farthest height aIs 10:33, 34 bIs 14:8 cIs 10:18 [25] IOr the besieged place aDt 11:10; 1K 20:10 [26] aIs 40:21, 28 bAc 2:23; 4:27, 28; 1P 2:8 cIs 46:11 dIs 10:6 eIs 17:1; 25:2 [27] ISo DSS and 2K 19:26; M.T. as a plowed field aIs 40:7 bPs 129:6 [28] aPs 139:1 [29] ILit complacency aIs 10:12 bEzk 29:4; 38:4 cIs 30:28 dIs 37:34 30 ¶ “Then this° shall be the sign° for you: Iyou will eat° this year° what° agrows° of itself, in the second° year° what° springs° from the same, and in the third° year° sow°, reap°, plant° vineyards° and eat° their fruit°. 31 The asurviving° bremnant° of the house° of Judah° will again° ctake root° downward° and bear° fruit° upward°. 32 For out of Jerusalem° will go° forth° a aremnant° and out of Mount° Zion° Isurvivors°. The bzeal° of the LORD° of hosts° will perform° this°.”’ [30] ILit eating aLv 25:5, 11
[31] aIs 4:2; 10:20 bIs 37:4 cIs 27:6 [32] ILit those who escape aIs 37:4 b2K 19:31; Is 9:7; 59:17; Jol 2:18; Zc 1:14 33 ¶ “Therefore°, thus° says° the LORD° concerning° the king° of Assyria°, ‘He will not come° to this° city° or shoot° an arrow° there°; and he will not come° before° it with a shield°, or° throw° up a asiege° ramp° against° it. 34 aBy the way° that he came°, by the same he will return°, and he will not come° to this° city°,’ declares° the LORD°. 35 ‘For I will adefend° this° city° to save° it bfor My own sake° and for My servant° David’s° sake°.’” Assyrians Destroyed36 ¶ Then the aangel° of the LORD° went° out and struck° 185,000°°°° in the camp° of the Assyrians°; and when Imen arose° early° in the morning°, behold°, all° of these were IIdead°°. 37 So Sennacherib° king° of Assyria° departed° and Ireturned° [home] and lived° at aNineveh°. 38 It came° about as he was worshiping° in the house° of Nisroch° his god°, that Adrammelech° and Sharezer° his sons° killed° him with the sword°; and they escaped° into the land° of aArarat°. And bEsarhaddon° his son° became° king° in his place°. [36] ILit they IILit dead bodies a2K 19:35; Is 10:12, 33, 34
[37] ILit went and returned aGn 10:11; Jna 1:2; 3:3; 4:11; Zp 2:13 [38] aGn 8:4; Jr 51:27 bEzr 4:2 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
Hezekiah mourning sendeth to Isaiah to pray for them.1 ¶ And it came to pass,² when kingº Hezekiahº heardºª [it], that he rentºª² his clothes,º and covered¹ª himself² with sackcloth,º and wentºª into the houseº of the LORD.º 2 And he sentºª² Eliakim,º who² [was] over² the household,º and Shebnaº the scribe,ºª and the eldersº of the priestsº coveredºª with sackcloth,º unto² Isaiahº the prophetº the sonº of Amoz.º 3 And they saidºª unto² him, Thus² saithºª Hezekiah,º This² dayº [is] a dayº of trouble,º and of rebuke,º and of blasphemy:º for² the childrenº are comeºª to² the birth,º and [there is] not² strengthº to bring forth.ºª 4 It may be² the LORDº thy Godº will hearºª² the wordsº of Rabshakeh,º whom² the kingº of Assyriaº his masterº hath sentºª to reproachºª the livingº God,º and will reproveºª the wordsº which² the LORDº thy Godº hath heard:ºª wherefore lift upºª [thy] prayerº for² the remnantº that is left.ºª 5 So the servantsº of kingº Hezekiahº cameºª to² Isaiah.º [1] 2K 19:1; 22:11; Ezr 9:5; Jb 1:20; Is 36:22; Jr 36:24; Jna 3:5; Mt 11:21.
[2] 2K 18:18; 19:2; 22:12; 2Ch 20:20; Is 36:3; 37:14; Jol 1:13. [3] 2K 19:3; 2Ch 15:4; Ps 50:15; 91:15; 95:8; 116:3; Is 25:8; 26:17; 33:2; 66:9; Jr 30:7; Ho 5:15; 6:1; 13:13; Rv 3:19. [4] Jsh 14:12; 1S 7:8; 12:19, 23; 14:6; 17:26, 36; 2S 16:12; 2K 17:18; 18:9; 19:4, 22; 2Ch 28:19; 32:15, 20; Ps 50:21; 106:23; Is 1:9; 8:7; 10:5, 22; 36:20; 37:23; 51:7; Jol 2:17; Am 5:15; Ro 9:27; Jm 5:16. Isaiah comforteth them.6 ¶ And Isaiahº saidºª unto² them, Thus² shall ye sayºª unto² your master,º Thus² saithºª the LORD,º Be not afraidºª² ofº² the wordsº that² thou hast heard,ºª wherewith² the servantsº of the kingº of Assyriaº have blasphemedºª me. 7 Behold,² I will sendºª a blastº upon him, and he shall hearºª a rumour,º and returnºª to² his own land;º and I will cause him to fallºª by the swordº in his own land.º [6] Ex 14:13; Lv 26:8; Jsh 11:6; 2K 19:5; 22:15; 2Ch 20:15; Is 7:4; 10:24; 35:4; 41:10; 43:1; 51:12; Mk 4:40; 5:36.
[7] 2K 7:6; 2Ch 32:21; Jb 4:9; 15:21; Ps 58:9; Is 10:16, 33; 17:13; 29:5; 30:28; 31:8; 33:10; 37:36. Sennacherib, going to encounter Tirhakah, sendeth a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah.8 ¶ So Rabshakehº returned,ºª and foundºª² the kingº of Assyriaº warringºª against² Libnah:º for² he had heardºª that² he was departedºª from Lachish.º² 9 And he heardºª sayºª concerning² Tirhakahº kingº of Ethiopia,º He is come forthºª to make warºª with² thee. And when he heardºª [it], he sentºª messengersº to² Hezekiah,º saying,ºª 10 Thus² shall ye speakºª to² Hezekiahº kingº of Judah,º saying,ºª Let not² thy God,º in whom² thou² trustest,ºª deceiveºª thee, saying,ºª Jerusalemº shall not² be givenºª into the handº of the kingº of Assyria.º 11 Behold,² thou² hast heardºª what² the kingsº of Assyriaº have doneºª to all² landsº by destroying them utterly;ºª and shalt thou² be delivered?ºª 12 Have the godsº of the nationsº deliveredºª them which² my fathersº have destroyed,ºª [as]² Gozan,º and Haran,º and Rezeph,º and the childrenº of Edenº which² [were] in Telassar?º 13 Where² [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 [8] Nu 33:20; Jsh 10:29, 31; 12:11; 15:39; 21:13; 2K 8:22; 19:8; 2Ch 21:10.
[9] Gn 2:13; Ex 3:1; Nu 12:1; 1S 23:27; 2K 17:30; Hab 3:7. [10] 2K 18:5; 19:10; 2Ch 32:7, 15; Ps 22:8; Is 36:4, 15, 20; Mt 27:43. [11] 2K 17:4; 18:33; Is 10:7; 14:17; 36:18; 37:18. [12] Gn 2:8; 11:31; 12:14; 14:1; 28:10; 29:4; 2K 17:6; 18:11; 19:12; Is 36:20; 46:5; Ezk 27:23; 28:13; Am 1:5; Ac 7:2. [13] 2K 17:24, 30; 18:34; 19:13; Is 10:9; 36:19; Jr 49:23. Hezekiah's prayer.14 ¶ And Hezekiahº receivedºª² the letterº from the handº² of the messengers,º and readºª it: and Hezekiahº went upºª unto the houseº of the LORD,º and spreadºª it beforeº the LORD.º 15 And Hezekiahº prayedºª unto² the LORD,º saying,ºª 16 O LORDº of hosts,º Godº of Israel,º that dwellestºª [between] the cherubims,º thou² [art] the God,º [even] thou alone,² of all² the kingdomsº of the earth:º thou² hast madeºª² heavenº and earth.º 17 Inclineºª thine ear,º O LORD,º and hear;ºª openºª thine eyes,º O LORD,º and see:ºª and hearºª² all² the wordsº of Sennacherib,º which² hath sentºª to reproachºª the livingº God.º 18 Of a truth,º LORD,º the kingsº of Assyriaº have laid wasteºª² all² the nations,º and their countries,º 19 And have castºª² their godsº into the fire:º for² they² [were] no² gods,º but²² the workº of men'sº hands,º woodº and stone:º therefore they have destroyedºª them. 20 Now² therefore, O LORDº our God,º saveºª us from his hand,º² that all² the kingdomsº of the earthº may knowºª that² thou² [art] the LORD,º [even] thou only.² [14] 1K 8:28, 38; 9:3; 2K 19:14; 2Ch 6:20; Ps 27:5; 62:1; 74:10; 76:1; 123:1; 143:6; Is 37:1; Jol 2:17.
[15] 1S 7:8; 2S 7:18; 2K 19:15; 2Ch 14:11; 20:6; Dn 9:3; Php 4:6; Jm 5:13. [16] Gn 1:1; Ex 25:22; 1S 4:4; 2S 7:26; 1K 18:32; 2K 5:15; Ps 46:7, 11; 80:1; 86:10; 99:1; 146:6; Is 6:3; 8:13; 37:20; 40:28; 43:10; 44:6, 24; 45:22; 54:5; Jr 10:10; Jn 1:3; Col 1:16; He 4:16; Rv 11:15. [17] 2S 16:12; 2Ch 6:40; Jb 36:7; Ps 10:14; 17:6; 71:2; 74:10, 22; 79:12; 89:50; 130:1; Is 37:4; Dn 9:17; 1P 3:12. [18] 2K 15:29; 16:9; 17:6, 24; 1Ch 5:26; Na 2:11. [19] Ex 32:20; 2S 5:21; Ps 115:4; Is 10:9; 36:18; 40:19; 41:7; 44:9, 17; 46:1; Jr 10:3, 11; Ho 8:6. [20] Ex 9:15; Jsh 7:8; 1S 17:45; 1K 8:43; 18:36; Ps 46:10; 59:13; 67:1; 83:17; Is 37:16; 42:8; Ezk 36:23; Mal 1:11. Isaiah's prophecy of the pride and destruction of Sennacherib, and the good of Zion.21 ¶ Then Isaiahº the sonº of Amozº sentºª unto² Hezekiah,º saying,ºª Thus² saithºª the LORDº Godº of Israel,º Whereas² thou hast prayedºª to² me against² Sennacheribº kingº of Assyria:º 22 This² [is] the wordº which² the LORDº hath spokenºª concerning² him; The virgin,º the daughterº of Zion,º hath despised¹ª² thee, [and] laughed thee to scorn;ºª the daughterº of Jerusalemº hath shakenºª her headº at² thee.¹ 23 ² Whom² hast thou reproachedºª and blasphemed?ºª and against² whom² hast thou exaltedºª [thy] voice,º and lifted upºª thine eyesº on high?º [even] against² the Holy Oneº of Israel.º 24 Byº thy servantsº hast thou reproachedºª the Lord,º and hast said,ºª By the multitudeº of my chariotsº am I² come upºª to the heightº of the mountains,º to the sidesº of Lebanon;º and I will cut downºª the tallº cedarsº thereof, [and] the choiceº fir treesº thereof: and I will enterºª into the heightº of his border,º [and] the forestº of his Carmel.¹² 25 I² have digged,ºª and drunkºª water;º and with the soleº of my feetº have I dried upºª all² the riversº of the besieged places.º 26 Hast thou not² heardºª long ago,º² [how] I have doneºª it; [and] of ancientº times,º² that I have formedºª it? now² have I brought¹ª it to pass,² that thou shouldest be² to lay wasteºª defencedºª citiesº [into] ruinousºª heaps.º 27 Therefore their inhabitantsºª [were] of smallº power,º they were dismayedºª and confounded:ºª they were² [as] the grassº of the field,º and [as] the greenº herb,º [as] the grassº on the housetops,º and [as corn] blasted¹² beforeº it be grown up.º 28 But I knowºª thy abode,ºª and thy going out,ºª and thy coming in,ºª and thy rageºª against² me. 29 Because² thy rageºª against² me, and thy tumult,º is come upºª into mine ears,º therefore will I putºª my hookº in thy nose,º and my bridleº in thy lips,º and I will turn thee backºª by the wayº by which² thou camest.ºª 30 And this² [shall be] a signº unto thee, Ye shall eatºª [this] yearº such as groweth¹ of itself;² and the secondº yearº that which springeth¹ of the same:² and in the thirdº yearº sowºª ye, and reap,ºª and plantºª vineyards,º and eatºª the fruitº thereof. 31 And the remnantºª that is escapedº of the houseº of Judahº shall againºª take rootº downward,º and bearºª fruitº upward:º 32 For² out of Jerusalemº² shall go forthºª a remnant,º and they that escapeº out of mountº² Zion:º the zealº of the LORDº of hostsº shall doºª this.² 33 Therefore² thus² saithºª the LORDº concerning² the kingº of Assyria,º He shall not² comeºª into² this² city,º nor² shootºª an arrowº there,² nor² come beforeºª it with shields,º nor² castºª a bankº against² it. 34 By the wayº that² he came,ºª by the same shall he return,ºª and shall not² comeºª into² this² city,º saithºª the LORD.º 35 For I will defendºª² this² cityº to saveºª it for mine own sake,² and for my servantº David'sº sake.² [21] 2S 15:31; 17:23; 2K 19:20; Jb 22:27; Ps 91:15; Is 38:3; 58:9; 65:24; Dn 9:20; Ac 4:31.
[22] 1S 17:36, 44; Jb 16:4; Ps 2:2; 9:14; 22:7; 27:1; 31:18; 46:1; Is 1:8; 8:9; 10:32; 23:12; 62:11; Jr 14:17; Lm 1:15; 2:13; Jol 3:9; Am 5:2; Zp 3:14; Zc 2:10; 9:9; Mt 21:5; 27:39. [23] Ex 5:2; 9:17; 15:11; 2K 19:4, 22; 2Ch 32:17; Ps 44:16; 73:9; 74:18, 23; Pv 30:13; Is 10:13, 20; 12:6; 14:13; 17:7; 30:11; 37:10; 41:14, 16; 43:3, 14; Ezk 28:2, 9; 39:7; Dn 5:20; 7:25; Hab 1:12; 2Th 2:4; Rv 13:1. [24] Ex 15:9; 2K 19:22; Ps 20:7; Is 10:13, 18; 14:8; 29:17; 36:9, 15; 37:4; Ezk 31:3; Dn 4:8, 20, 30; Zc 11:1. [25] 1K 20:10; 2K 19:23; Is 36:12. [26] Gn 50:20; Ps 17:13; 76:10; Is 10:5, 15; 45:7; 46:10; Am 3:6; Ac 2:23; 4:27; 1P 2:8; Jde 1:4. [27] Nu 14:9; 2K 19:26; Ps 37:2; 90:5; 92:7; 103:15; 127:1; 129:6; Is 19:16; 40:6; Jr 5:10; 37:10; Jm 1:10; 1P 1:24. [28] Ps 139:2; Pv 5:21; 15:3; Jr 23:23; Rv 2:13. [29] 2K 19:27; Jb 15:25; 41:2; Ps 2:1; 32:9; 46:6; 74:4, 23; 83:2; 93:3; Is 30:28; 36:4, 10; 37:10; Ezk 29:4; 38:4; Am 4:2; Na 1:9; Mt 27:24; Jn 15:22; Ac 9:4; 22:22. [30] Ex 3:12; Lv 25:4, 20; 1K 13:3; 2K 19:29; 20:9; Is 7:14, 21; 38:7. [31] 2K 19:30; Ps 80:9; Is 1:9; 6:13; 10:20; 27:6; 65:9; Jr 30:19; 44:28; Ro 9:27; 11:5; Ga 3:29. [32] 2K 19:31; Is 9:7; 37:20; 59:17; Jol 2:18; Zc 1:14. [33] 2K 19:32; Is 8:7; 10:32; 17:12, 14; 33:20; Ezk 21:22; Lk 19:43. [34] Pv 21:30; Is 37:29. [35] Dt 32:27; 1K 11:12, 36; 15:4; 2K 20:6; Is 31:5; 38:6; 43:25; 48:9; Jr 23:5; 30:9; 33:15; Ezk 20:9; 36:22; 37:24; Ep 1:6, 14. An angel slayeth the Assyrians.36 Then the angelº of the LORDº went forth,ºª and smoteºª in the campº of the Assyriansº a hundredº and fourscoreº and fiveº thousand:º and when they arose earlyºª in the morning,º behold,² they [were] all² deadºª corpses.º [36] Ex 12:23, 30; 2S 24:16; 2K 19:35; 1Ch 21:12, 16; 2Ch 32:21; Jb 20:5; 24:24; Ps 35:5; 46:6; 76:5; Is 10:12, 16, 33; 30:30; 31:8; 33:10; Ac 12:23; 1Th 5:2.
Sennacherib is slain at Nineveh by his own sons.37 ¶ So Sennacheribº kingº of Assyriaº departed,ºª and went¹ª² and returned,ºª and dweltºª at Nineveh.º 38 And it came to pass,² as he² was worshippingºª in the houseº of Nisrochº his god,º that Adrammelechº and Sharezerº his sonsº smoteºª him with the sword;º and they² escapedºª into the landº of Armenia:º and Esarhaddonº his sonº reignedºª in his stead.² [37] Gn 10:11; Is 31:9; 37:7, 29; Jna 1:2; 3:3; Na 1:1; Mt 12:41.
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