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2 Kings 19 (WEBP)

[1] When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into Yahweh’s house.
[2] He sent Eliakim, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
[3] They said to him, “Hezekiah says, ‘Today is a day of trouble, of rebuke, and of rejection; for the children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to deliver them.
[4] It may be Yahweh your God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Yahweh your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’”
[5] So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
[6] Isaiah said to them, “Tell your master this: ‘Yahweh says, “Don’t be afraid 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, and he will hear news, and will return to his own land. I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.”’”
[8] So Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he had departed from Lachish.
[9] 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,
[10] “Tell Hezekiah king of Judah this: ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
[11] Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly. Will you be delivered?
[12] Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed—Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?
[13] Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?’”
[14] Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to Yahweh’s house, and spread it before Yahweh.
[15] Hezekiah prayed before Yahweh, and said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
[16] Incline your ear, Yahweh, and hear. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and see. Hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to defy the living God.
[17] Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,
[18] and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone. Therefore they have destroyed them.
[19] Now therefore, Yahweh our God, save us, I beg you, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, Yahweh, are God alone.”
[20] Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says ‘You have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, and I have heard you.
[21] This is the word that Yahweh has spoken concerning him: ‘The virgin daughter of Zion has despised you and ridiculed you. The daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.
[22] Whom have you defied and blasphemed? Against whom have you exalted your voice and lifted up your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel!
[23] By your messengers, you have defied the Lord, and have said, “With the multitude of my chariots, I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon, and I will cut down its tall cedars and its choice cypress trees; and I will enter into his farthest lodging place, the forest of his fruitful field.
[24] I have dug and drunk strange waters, and I will dry up all the rivers of Egypt with the sole of my feet.”
[25] Haven’t you heard how I have done it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? Now I have brought it to pass, that it should be yours to lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps.
[26] Therefore their inhabitants had little power. They were dismayed and confounded. They were like the grass of the field and like the green herb, like the grass on the housetops and like grain blasted before it has grown up.
[27] But I know your sitting down, your going out, your coming in, and your raging against me.
[28] Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance has come up into my ears, therefore I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.’
[29] “This will be the sign to you: This year, you will eat that which grows of itself, and in the second year that which springs from that; and in the third year sow and reap, and plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
[30] The remnant that has escaped of the house of Judah will again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
[31] For out of Jerusalem a remnant will go out, and out of Mount Zion those who shall escape. Yahweh’s zeal will perform this.
[32] “Therefore Yahweh says concerning the king of Assyria, ‘He will not come to this city, nor shoot an arrow there. He will not come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it.
[33] He will return the same way that he came, and he will not come to this city,’ says Yahweh.
[34] ‘For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for my servant David’s sake.’”
[35] That night, Yahweh’s angel went out and struck one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
[36] So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, went home, and lived at Nineveh.
[37] As he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. Esar Haddon his son reigned in his place.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Kings 19 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard () it, that he rent () his clothes, and covered () himself with sackcloth, and went () into the house of the Lord.
[2] And he sent () Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, () and the elders of the priests, covered () with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
[3] And they said () unto him, Thus saith () Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come () to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. ()
[4] It may be the Lord thy God will hear () all the words of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent () to reproach () the living God; and will reprove () the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: () wherefore lift up () thy prayer for the remnant that are left. ()
[5] So the servants of king Hezekiah came () to Isaiah.
[6] And Isaiah said () unto them, Thus shall ye say () to your master, Thus saith () the Lord, Be not afraid () of the words which thou hast heard, () with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed () me.
[7] Behold, I will send () a blast upon him, and he shall hear () a rumour, and shall return () to his own land; and I will cause him to fall () by the sword in his own land.
[8] So Rab-shakeh returned, () and found () the king of Assyria warring () against Libnah: for he had heard () that he was departed () from Lachish.
[9] And when he heard () say () of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out () to fight () against thee: he sent () messengers again () unto Hezekiah, saying, ()
[10] Thus shall ye speak () to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, () Let not thy God in whom thou trustest () deceive () thee, saying, () Jerusalem shall not be delivered () into the hand of the king of Assyria.
[11] Behold, thou hast heard () what the kings of Assyria have done () to all lands, by destroying them utterly: () and shalt thou be delivered? ()
[12] Have the gods of the nations delivered () them which my fathers have destroyed; () as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?
[13] Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?
[14] And Hezekiah received () the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read () it: and Hezekiah went up () into the house of the Lord, and spread () it before the Lord.
[15] And Hezekiah prayed () before the Lord, and said, () O Lord God of Israel, which dwellest () between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made () heaven and earth.
[16] Lord, bow down () thine ear, and hear: () open, () Lord, thine eyes, and see: () and hear () the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent () him to reproach () the living God.
[17] Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have destroyed () the nations and their lands,
[18] and have cast () their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed () them.
[19] Now therefore, O Lord our God, I beseech thee, save () thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know () that thou art the Lord God, even thou only.
[20] Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent () to Hezekiah, saying, () Thus saith () the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed () to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard. ()
[21] This is the word that the Lord hath spoken () concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised () thee, and laughed thee to scorn; () the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken () her head at thee.
[22] Whom hast thou reproached () and blasphemed? () and against whom hast thou exalted () thy voice, and lifted up () thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
[23] By thy messengers thou hast reproached () the Lord, and hast said, () With the multitude of my chariots () I am come up () to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down () the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter () into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.
[24] I have digged () and drunk () strange () waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried () up all the rivers of besieged places.
[25] Hast thou not heard () long ago how I have done () it, and of ancient times that I have formed () it? now have I brought () it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste () fenced () cities into ruinous () heaps.
[26] Therefore their inhabitants () were of small power, they were dismayed () and confounded; () they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
[27] But I know () thy abode, () and thy going out, () and thy coming in, () and thy rage () against me.
[28] Because thy rage () against me and thy tumult is come up () into mine ears, therefore I will put () my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back () by the way by which thou camest. ()
[29] And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat () this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow () ye, and reap, () and plant () vineyards, and eat () the fruits thereof.
[30] And the remnant () that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again () take root downward, and bear () fruit upward.
[31] For out of Jerusalem shall go forth () a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do () this.
[32] Therefore thus saith () the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come () into this city, nor shoot () an arrow there, nor come before () it with shield, nor cast () a bank against it.
[33] By the way that he came, () by the same shall he return, () and shall not come () into this city, saith () the Lord.
[34] For I will defend () this city, to save () it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
[35] And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, () and smote () in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early () in the morning, behold, they were all dead () corpses.
[36] So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, () and went () and returned, () and dwelt () at Nineveh.
[37] And it came to pass, as he was worshipping () in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote () him with the sword: and they escaped () into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned () in his stead.

2 Kings 19:3 Or, provocation
2 Kings 19:4 Heb. found
2 Kings 19:18 Heb. given
2 Kings 19:23a Heb. by the hand of
2 Kings 19:23b Heb. the tallness, etc.
2 Kings 19:23c Or, the forest and his fruitful field
2 Kings 19:25 Or, Hast thou not heard how I have made it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? Should I now bring it to be laid waist, and fenced cities to be ruinous heaps?
2 Kings 19:26 Heb. short of hand
2 Kings 19:27 Or, sitting
2 Kings 19:30 Heb. the escaping of the house of Judah that remaineth
2 Kings 19:31 Heb. the escaping
2 Kings 19:37 Heb. Ararat

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Kings 19 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο ως ηκουσεν ο βασιλευς εζεκιας και διερρηξεν τα ιματια εαυτου και περιεβαλετο σακκον και εισηλθεν εις οικον κυριου
[2] και απεστειλεν ελιακιμ τον οικονομον και σομναν τον γραμματεα και τους πρεσβυτερους των ιερεων περιβεβλημενους σακκους προς ησαιαν τον προφητην υιον αμως
[3] και ειπον προς αυτον ταδε λεγει εζεκιας ημερα θλιψεως και ελεγμου και παροργισμου η ημερα αυτη οτι ηλθον υιοι εως ωδινων και ισχυς ουκ εστιν τη τικτουση
[4] ει πως εισακουσεται κυριος ο θεος σου παντας τους λογους ραψακου ον απεστειλεν αυτον βασιλευς ασσυριων ο κυριος αυτου ονειδιζειν θεον ζωντα και βλασφημειν εν λογοις οις ηκουσεν κυριος ο θεος σου και λημψη προσευχην περι του λειμματος του ευρισκομενου
[5] και ηλθον οι παιδες του βασιλεως εζεκιου προς ησαιαν
[6] και ειπεν αυτοις ησαιας ταδε ερειτε προς τον κυριον υμων ταδε λεγει κυριος μη φοβηθης απο των λογων ων ηκουσας ων εβλασφημησαν τα παιδαρια βασιλεως ασσυριων
[7] ιδου εγω διδωμι εν αυτω πνευμα και ακουσεται αγγελιαν και αποστραφησεται εις την γην αυτου και καταβαλω αυτον εν ρομφαια εν τη γη αυτου
[8] και επεστρεψεν ραψακης και ευρεν τον βασιλεα ασσυριων πολεμουντα επι λομνα οτι ηκουσεν οτι απηρεν απο λαχις
[9] και ηκουσεν περι θαρακα βασιλεως αιθιοπων λεγων ιδου εξηλθεν πολεμειν μετα σου και επεστρεψεν και απεστειλεν αγγελους προς εζεκιαν λεγων
[10] μη επαιρετω σε ο θεος σου εφ ω συ πεποιθας επ αυτω λεγων ου μη παραδοθη ιερουσαλημ εις χειρας βασιλεως ασσυριων
[11] ιδου συ ηκουσας παντα οσα εποιησαν βασιλεις ασσυριων πασαις ταις γαις του αναθεματισαι αυτας και συ ρυσθηση
[12] μη εξειλαντο αυτους οι θεοι των εθνων ους διεφθειραν οι πατερες μου την τε γωζαν και την χαρραν και ραφες και υιους εδεμ τους εν θαεσθεν
[13] που εστιν ο βασιλευς αιμαθ και ο βασιλευς αρφαδ και που εστιν σεπφαρουαιν ανα και αυα
[14] και ελαβεν εζεκιας τα βιβλια εκ χειρος των αγγελων και ανεγνω αυτα και ανεβη εις οικον κυριου και ανεπτυξεν αυτα εζεκιας εναντιον κυριου
[15] και ειπεν κυριε ο θεος ισραηλ ο καθημενος επι των χερουβιν συ ει ο θεος μονος εν πασαις ταις βασιλειαις της γης συ εποιησας τον ουρανον και την γην
[16] κλινον κυριε το ους σου και ακουσον ανοιξον κυριε τους οφθαλμους σου και ιδε και ακουσον τους λογους σενναχηριμ ους απεστειλεν ονειδιζειν θεον ζωντα
[17] οτι αληθεια κυριε ηρημωσαν βασιλεις ασσυριων τα εθνη
[18] και εδωκαν τους θεους αυτων εις το πυρ οτι ου θεοι εισιν αλλ η εργα χειρων ανθρωπων ξυλα και λιθοι και απωλεσαν αυτους
[19] και νυν κυριε ο θεος ημων σωσον ημας εκ χειρος αυτου και γνωσονται πασαι αι βασιλειαι της γης οτι συ κυριος ο θεος μονος
[20] και απεστειλεν ησαιας υιος αμως προς εζεκιαν λεγων ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος των δυναμεων ο θεος ισραηλ α προσηυξω προς με περι σενναχηριμ βασιλεως ασσυριων ηκουσα
[21] ουτος ο λογος ον ελαλησεν κυριος επ αυτον εξουδενησεν σε και εμυκτηρισεν σε παρθενος θυγατηρ σιων επι σοι κεφαλην αυτης εκινησεν θυγατηρ ιερουσαλημ
[22] τινα ωνειδισας και εβλασφημησας και επι τινα υψωσας φωνην και ηρας εις υψος τους οφθαλμους σου εις τον αγιον του ισραηλ
[23] εν χειρι αγγελων σου ωνειδισας κυριον και ειπας εν τω πληθει των αρματων μου εγω αναβησομαι εις υψος ορεων μηρους του λιβανου και εκοψα το μεγεθος της κεδρου αυτου τα εκλεκτα κυπαρισσων αυτου και ηλθον εις μελον τελους αυτου δρυμου καρμηλου αυτου
[24] εγω εψυξα και επιον υδατα αλλοτρια και εξηρημωσα τω ιχνει του ποδος μου παντας ποταμους περιοχης
[25] επλασα αυτην νυν ηγαγον αυτην και εγενηθη εις επαρσεις αποικεσιων μαχιμων πολεις οχυρας
[26] και οι ενοικουντες εν αυταις ησθενησαν τη χειρι επτηξαν και κατησχυνθησαν εγενοντο χορτος αγρου η χλωρα βοτανη χλοη δωματων και πατημα απεναντι εστηκοτος
[27] και την καθεδραν σου και την εξοδον σου και την εισοδον σου εγνων και τον θυμον σου επ εμε
[28] δια το οργισθηναι σε επ εμε και το στρηνος σου ανεβη εν τοις ωσιν μου και θησω τα αγκιστρα μου εν τοις μυκτηρσιν σου και χαλινον εν τοις χειλεσιν σου και αποστρεψω σε εν τη οδω η ηλθες εν αυτη
[29] και τουτο σοι το σημειον φαγη τουτον τον ενιαυτον αυτοματα και τω ετει τω δευτερω τα ανατελλοντα και ετι τριτω σπορα και αμητος και φυτεια αμπελωνων και φαγεσθε τον καρπον αυτων
[30] και προσθησει το διασεσωσμενον οικου ιουδα το υπολειφθεν ριζαν κατω και ποιησει καρπον ανω
[31] οτι εξ ιερουσαλημ εξελευσεται καταλειμμα και ανασωζομενος εξ ορους σιων ο ζηλος κυριου των δυναμεων ποιησει τουτο
[32] ουχ ουτως ταδε λεγει κυριος προς βασιλεα ασσυριων ουκ εισελευσεται εις την πολιν ταυτην και ου τοξευσει εκει βελος και ου προφθασει αυτην θυρεος και ου μη εκχεη προς αυτην προσχωμα
[33] τη οδω η ηλθεν εν αυτη αποστραφησεται και εις την πολιν ταυτην ουκ εισελευσεται λεγει κυριος
[34] και υπερασπιω υπερ της πολεως ταυτης δι εμε και δια δαυιδ τον δουλον μου
[35] και εγενετο εως νυκτος και εξηλθεν αγγελος κυριου και επαταξεν εν τη παρεμβολη των ασσυριων εκατον ογδοηκοντα πεντε χιλιαδας και ωρθρισαν το πρωι και ιδου παντες σωματα νεκρα
[36] και απηρεν και επορευθη και απεστρεψεν σενναχηριμ βασιλευς ασσυριων και ωκησεν εν νινευη
[37] και εγενετο αυτου προσκυνουντος εν οικω νεσεραχ θεου αυτου και αδραμελεχ και σαρασαρ οι υιοι αυτου επαταξαν αυτον εν μαχαιρα και αυτοι εσωθησαν εις γην αραρατ και εβασιλευσεν ασορδαν ο υιος αυτου αντ αυτου

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