Isaiah 37:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he heard concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come out to make war with you. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

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  • 1 Sam 23:27-28 : 27 But a messenger came to Saul, saying, Hurry, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land. 28 Therefore, Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines; therefore, they called that place Selahammahlekoth.
  • Isa 18:1 : 1 Woe to the land with wings of shadow, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
  • Isa 20:5 : 5 And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their hope, and of Egypt their boast.
  • Isa 37:7 : 7 Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumor, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

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  • 2 Kgs 19:5-11
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    5So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

    6And Isaiah said to them, Thus shall you say to your master, Thus says the LORD, Do not be afraid of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

    7Behold, I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

    8So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.

    9And when he heard it said of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he has come out to fight against you: he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,

    10Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

    11Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by utterly destroying them: and shall you be delivered?

  • Isa 37:10-11
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    10Thus shall you speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not your God, in whom you trust, deceive you, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

    11Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered?

  • 2 Chr 32:9-11
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    9After this, Sennacherib king of Assyria sent his servants to Jerusalem (while he was besieging Lachish with all his forces), to Hezekiah king of Judah, and to all Judah that were in Jerusalem, saying,

    10Thus says Sennacherib king of Assyria, On what do you trust, that you remain under siege in Jerusalem?

    11Does not Hezekiah persuade you to give yourselves up to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God will deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

  • Isa 37:4-8
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    4It may be the LORD your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD your God has heard: therefore, lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.

    5So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

    6And Isaiah said to them, Thus shall you say to your master, Thus says the LORD, Do not be afraid of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

    7Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumor, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

    8So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

  • 2 Kgs 18:17-20
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    17The king of Assyria sent Tartan, Rabsaris, and Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a great army against Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem, and when they had gone up, they stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool, which is on the highway to the fuller's field.

    18When they had called to the king, Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to them.

    19Rabshakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: What confidence is this in which you trust?

    20You say (but they are only vain words) I have counsel and strength for war. Now in whom do you trust, that you rebel against me?

  • 2 Chr 32:1-2
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    1After these events and their establishment, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered into Judah, and camped against the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself.

    2And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and intended to fight against Jerusalem,

  • Isa 36:1-5
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    1In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.

    2And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool on the road to the Fuller's Field.

    3Then Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to him.

    4And Rabshakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: What confidence is this in which you trust?

    5I say that your words are empty: I have counsel and strength for war. Now in whom do you trust, that you rebel against me?

  • Isa 37:21
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    21Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Because you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:

  • Isa 36:13-15
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    13Then Rabshakeh stood and called out with a loud voice in the Jews' language and said, Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!

    14Thus says the king: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you.

    15Nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us; this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

  • 2 Kgs 18:28-30
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    28Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in Hebrew and spoke, saying, Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!

    29Thus says the king: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand.

    30Nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be handed over to the king of Assyria.

  • Isa 39:3
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    3Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say and from where did they come to you? And Hezekiah said, They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon.

  • Isa 39:5
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    5Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:

  • 2 Kgs 19:20
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    20Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, That which you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.

  • 2 Kgs 18:37
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    37Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

  • Isa 36:22
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    22Then Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

  • Isa 37:14-15
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    14And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up to the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.

    15And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD, saying,

  • 2 Chr 32:17
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    17He also wrote letters to insult the LORD God of Israel and to speak against Him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver His people out of my hand.

  • 2 Kgs 20:16
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    16And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD.

  • Isa 36:18
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    18Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Has any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

  • 2 Kgs 19:16
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    16LORD, incline your ear, and hear: open, LORD, your eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God.

  • 2 Kgs 20:14
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    14Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say? And from where did they come to you? And Hezekiah said, They have come from a far country, even from Babylon.

  • Isa 38:4
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    4Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying,

  • Isa 37:17
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    17Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God.

  • 2 Kgs 16:7
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    7So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am your servant and your son; come up and save me from the hand of the king of Syria and from the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me.