Isaiah 36 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Sennacherib Invades Judah

1 Now in the fourteenth ^H702 H6240 year ^H8141 of King ^H4428 Hezekiah ^H2396, Sennacherib ^H5576 king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804 marched ^H5927 against ^H5921 all ^H3605 the fortified ^H1219 cities ^H5892 of Judah ^H3063 and seized ^H8610 them.

2 And the king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804 sent ^H7971 Rabshakeh ^H7262 from Lachish ^H3923 to Jerusalem ^H3389 to King ^H4428 Hezekiah ^H2396 with a large ^H3515 army ^H2428. And he stood ^H5975 by the conduit ^H8585 of the upper ^H5945 pool ^H1295 on the road ^H4546 to the [fn]fuller’s ^H3526 field ^H7704. 3 Then Eliakim ^H471 the son ^H1121 of Hilkiah ^H2518, who ^H834 was over ^H5921 the household ^H1004, and Shebna ^H7644 the scribe ^H5608, and Joah ^H3098 the son ^H1121 of Asaph ^H623, the secretary ^H4206, went ^H3318 out ^H3318 to him.

4 And Rabshakeh ^H7262 said ^H559 to them, “Say ^H559 now ^H4994 to Hezekiah ^H2396, ‘This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the great ^H1419 king ^H4428, the king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804 says ^H559: “What ^H4100 is this ^H2088 confidence ^H986 that you have ^H982? 5 I say ^H559, ‘Your plan ^H6098 and strength ^H1369 for the war ^H4421 are only ^H389 [fn]empty ^H8193 words ^H1697.’ Now ^H6258 on whom ^H4310 have you relied ^H982, that you have revolted ^H4775 against me? 6 Behold ^H2009, you have relied ^H982 on the staff ^H4938 of this ^H2088 broken ^H7533 reed ^H7070, on Egypt ^H4714, on which ^H834 if a man ^H376 leans ^H5564, it will go ^H935 into his [fn]hand ^H3709 and pierce ^H5344 it. So ^H3651 is Pharaoh ^H6547 king ^H4428 of Egypt ^H4714 to all ^H3605 who rely ^H982 on him. 7 But if ^H3588 you say ^H559 to me, ‘We trust ^H982 in the LORD ^H3068 our God ^H430,’ is it not He whose ^H834 high ^H1116 places ^H1116 and whose altars ^H4196 Hezekiah ^H2396 has taken ^H5493 away ^H5493 and has said ^H559 to Judah ^H3063 and to Jerusalem ^H3389, ‘You shall worship ^H2331 before ^H6440 this ^H2088 altar ^H4196’? 8 Now ^H6258 then, come ^H4994 make ^H6148 a ^H6148 wager ^H6148 with my master ^H113 the king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804: I will give ^H5414 you two thousand ^H505 horses ^H5483, if ^H518 you are ^H3201 able ^H3201 on your part to put ^H5414 riders ^H7392 on them! 9 How ^H349 then can you [fn]drive ^H7725 H6440 back ^H7725 even one ^H259 [fn]official ^H6346 of the least ^H6996 of my master’s ^H113 servants ^H5650 and [fn]rely ^H982 on Egypt ^H4714 for chariots ^H7393 and horsemen ^H6571? 10 And have I now ^H6258 come ^H5927 up ^H5927 [fn]without ^H1107 the LORD’S ^H3068 approval against ^H5921 this ^H2088 land ^H776 to destroy ^H7843 it? The LORD ^H3068 said ^H559 to me, ‘Go ^H5927 up ^H5927 against ^H413 this ^H2088 land ^H776 and destroy ^H7843 it.’”’”

11 Then Eliakim ^H471, Shebna ^H7644, and Joah ^H3098 said ^H559 to Rabshakeh ^H7262, “Please ^H4994 speak ^H1696 to your servants ^H5650 in Aramaic ^H762, for we [fn]understand ^H8085 it; and do not speak ^H1696 to us in [fn]Judean ^H3066 [fn]so that the people ^H5971 who ^H834 are on the wall ^H2346 hear ^H241 you.” 12 But Rabshakeh ^H7262 said ^H559, “Has my master ^H113 sent ^H7971 me only to your master ^H113 and to you to speak ^H1696 these ^H428 words ^H1697, and not to the men ^H376 who sit ^H3427 on the wall ^H2346, doomed to eat ^H398 their own dung ^H2716 and drink ^H8354 their own urine ^H7890 with you?”

13 Then Rabshakeh ^H7262 stood ^H5975 and called ^H7121 out ^H7121 with a loud ^H1419 voice ^H6963 in Judean ^H3066 and said ^H559, “Hear ^H8085 the words ^H1697 of the great ^H1419 king ^H4428, the king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804! 14 This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the king ^H4428 says ^H559: ‘Do not let Hezekiah ^H2396 deceive ^H5378 you, for he will not be ^H3201 able ^H3201 to save ^H5337 you; 15 and do not let Hezekiah ^H2396 lead you to rely ^H982 on the LORD ^H3068, saying ^H559, “The LORD ^H3068 will certainly ^H5337 save ^H5337 us. This ^H2088 city ^H5892 will not be handed ^H5414 H3027 over ^H5414 to the king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804!” 16 Do not listen ^H8085 to Hezekiah ^H2396,’ for this ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804 says ^H559: ‘[fn]Surrender ^H6213 H1293 to me and come ^H3318 out ^H3318 to me, and eat ^H398, each ^H376 one ^H376, of his vine ^H1612 and each ^H376 of his fig ^H8384 tree ^H8384, and each ^H376 drink ^H8354 of the waters ^H4325 of his own cistern ^H953, 17 until ^H5704 I come ^H935 and take ^H3947 you away to a land ^H776 like your own land ^H776, a land ^H776 of grain ^H1715 and new ^H8492 wine ^H8492, a land ^H776 of bread ^H3899 and vineyards ^H3754. 18 Beware that Hezekiah ^H2396 does not mislead ^H5496 you, saying ^H559, “The LORD ^H3068 will save ^H5337 us.” Has any ^H376 one ^H376 of the gods ^H430 of the nations ^H1471 saved ^H5337 his land ^H776 from the hand ^H3027 of the king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804? 19 Where ^H346 are the gods ^H430 of Hamath ^H2574 and Arpad ^H774? Where ^H346 are the gods ^H430 of Sepharvaim ^H5617? And when ^H3588 have they saved ^H5337 Samaria ^H8111 from my hand ^H3027? 20 Who ^H4310 among all ^H3605 the gods ^H430 of these ^H428 lands ^H776 have saved ^H5337 their land ^H776 from my hand ^H3027, that the LORD ^H3068 would save ^H5337 Jerusalem ^H3389 from my hand ^H3027?’”

21 But they were ^H2790 silent ^H2790 and did not answer ^H6030 him so much as a word ^H1697; for the king’s ^H4428 command ^H4687 was, “Do not answer ^H6030 him.” 22 Then Eliakim ^H471 the son ^H1121 of Hilkiah ^H2518, who ^H834 was over ^H5921 the household ^H1004, and Shebna ^H7644 the scribe ^H5608, and Joah ^H3098 the son ^H1121 of Asaph ^H623, the secretary ^H4206, came ^H935 to Hezekiah ^H2396 with their clothes ^H899 torn ^H7167, and reported ^H5046 to him the words ^H1697 of Rabshakeh ^H7262.