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Isaiah 36:21

But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”

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ASV

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

KJV

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּvai.ya.cha.Ri.shuand they kept silentH2790 →
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
עָנ֥וּ'a.Nuthey answeredH6030 →
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853 →
דָּבָ֑רda.VaranythingH1697 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
מִצְוַ֨תmitz.Vat[was] [the] commandment ofH4687 →
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
הִ֛יאhi'itH1931 →
לֵאמֹ֖רle.Mor<to> sayingH559 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
תַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃ta.'a.Nu.huyou must answer himH6030 →

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1 Samuel 10:27But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.Proverbs 26:4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.Ecclesiastes 3:7a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,Proverbs 23:9Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.2 Kings 18:26Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”Matthew 7:6Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.Psalms 39:1I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”Amos 5:13Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.Proverbs 9:7–8He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.2 Kings 18:37Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.Psalms 38:13–15But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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