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Isaiah 36:4

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 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?

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.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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2 Kings 18:19The 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?2 Kings 18:19–37The 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?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?Ezekiel 31:3–18Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.Jude 1:16These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.2 Kings 18:5Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.2 Chronicles 32:7–10“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.Psalms 71:10–11For my enemies speak against me, and those who lie in wait for my life conspire,Psalms 42:3My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”Acts 12:22–23And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”Isaiah 10:8–14“Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.Psalms 42:10Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”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.Isaiah 37:11–15Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared?2 Corinthians 5:6Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.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?Isaiah 36:13Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew: “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!

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