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And at that time Hezekiah had the gold from the doors of the Lord's house, and from the door-pillars plated by him, cut off and gave it to the king of Assyria.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan and the Rab-saris and the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah, with a strong force. And they went up and came to Jerusalem, and took up their position by the stream of the higher pool, by the hi

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they sent for the king, and Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to them.

וְשֶׁבְנָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיוֹאָ֥ח (וְ) ve. “and”

You say you have a design, and strength for war, but these are only words. Now to whom are you looking for support, that you have gone against my authority?

וּגְבוּרָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

And if you say to me, Our hope is in the Lord our God: is it not he, whose high places and altars Hezekiah has taken away, saying to Judah and Jerusalem that worship may only be given before this altar in Jerusalem?

וְכִי־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And now, take a chance with my master, the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able to put horsemen on them.

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

How then may you put to shame the least of my master's servants? and you have put your hope in Egypt for war-carriages and horsemen:

וְאֵ֣יךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And have I now come up to send destruction on this place without the Lord's authority? It was the Lord himself who said to me, Go up against this land and make it waste.

וְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna and Joah said to the Rab-shakeh, Will you kindly make use of the Aramaean language in talking to your servants, for we are used to it, and do not make use of the Jews' language in the hearing of the people on

וְשֶׁבְנָ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְיוֹאָ֜ח (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But the Rab-shakeh said to them, Is it to your master or to you that my master has sent me to say these words? has he not sent me to the men seated on the wall? for they are the people who will be short of food with you when the town is shut in.

וְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

And do not let Hezekiah make you put your faith in the Lord, saying, The Lord will certainly keep us safe, and this town will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”

Do not give ear to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me; and everyone will be free to take the fruit of his vine and of his fig-tree, and the water of his spring;

וּצְא֣וּ (וּ) u. “and”וְאִכְל֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִ֣ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁת֖וּ (וּ) u. “and”

Till I come and take you away to a land like yours, a land of grain and wine, a land of bread and vine-gardens, a land of oil-giving olives and of honey, so that life and not death may be your fate. Give no attention to Hezekiah when he says to you, The

וְתִיר֜וֹשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְרָמִ֗ים (וּ) u. “and”וּדְבַ֔שׁ (וּ) u. “and”וִֽחְי֖וּ (וִֽ) vi “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Where are the gods of Hamath and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, of Hena and Ivvah? have they kept Samaria out of my hands?

וְאַרְפָּ֗ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְעִוָּ֑ה (וְ) ve. “and”

But the people kept quiet and gave him no answer: for the king's order was, Give him no answer.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah, with their clothing parted as a sign of grief, and gave him an account of what the Rab-shakeh had said.

וְשֶׁבְנָ֨א (וְ) ve. “and”וְיוֹאָ֨ח (וְ) ve. “and”

And he sent Eliakim, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and the chief priests, dressed in haircloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.

וְשֶׁבְנָ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said to him, Hezekiah says, This day is a day of trouble and punishment and shame; for the children are ready to come to birth, but there is no strength to give birth to them.

וְתוֹכֵחָ֛ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְאָצָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וְכֹ֥חַ (וְ) ve. “and”

No doubt the story has come to your ears of what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, putting them to the curse; and will you be kept safe?

וְאַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Did the gods of the nations keep safe those on whom my fathers sent destruction, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְרֶ֥צֶף (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנֵי־ (וּ) u. “and”

Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the town of Sepharvaim, of Hena and of Ivvah?

וּמֶ֣לֶךְ (וּ) u. “and”וּמֶ֖לֶךְ (וּ) u. “and”וְעִוָּֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Hezekiah made his prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, the God of Israel, seated between the winged ones, you only are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Let your ear be turned to us, O Lord, and let your eyes be open, O Lord, and see; take note of all the words of Sennacherib who has sent men to say evil against the living God.

וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע (וּֽ) u. “and”וּרְאֵ֑ה (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׁמַ֗ע (וּ) u. “and”

Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have made waste the nations and their lands,

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And have given their gods to the fire; for they were no gods, but wood and stone, the work of men's hands; so they have given them to destruction.

וָאֶ֖בֶן (וָ) va. “and”