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2 Kings 18:19

The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?

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ASV

And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?

KJV

And Rab–shakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֲלֵהֶם֙'a.le.Hemto themH413 →
רַב־rav-[the] chiefH7262 →
שָׁקֵ֔הsha.KehcommanderH7262 →
אִמְרוּ־'im.ru-sayH559 →
נָ֖אna'pleaseH4994 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396 →
כֹּֽה־koh-thusH3541 →
אָמַ֞ר'a.Marhe saysH559 →
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
הַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOl<the> greatH1419 →
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428 →
אַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804 →
מָ֧הmahwhat?H4100 →
הַבִּטָּח֛וֹןha.bi.ta.Chon[is] the trustH986 →
הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
בָּטָֽחְתָּ׃ba.Ta.che.tayou trustH982 →

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Isaiah 36:4The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?Isaiah 10:8–14“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.2 Kings 19:10“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.2 Chronicles 32:14–16Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand?2 Chronicles 32:10–11“This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: What is the basis of your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?Isaiah 36:7But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before this altar’?Isaiah 37:10“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.Psalms 4:2How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah2 Kings 18:22But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem: ‘You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem’?2 Chronicles 32:7–8“Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.Daniel 4:30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”2 Kings 18:29–30This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you; he cannot deliver you from my hand.Isaiah 37:13Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”2 Chronicles 32:10“This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: What is the basis of your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege?2 Kings 18:28Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!Nahum 2:13“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will send your chariots up in smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

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