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Isaiah 36:7

But 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’?

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ASV

But if thou say unto me, We trust in Jehovah our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?

KJV

But if thou say to me, We trust in the Lord our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְכִי־ve.khi-and ifH3588 →
תֹאמַ֣רto.Maryou will sayH559 →
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430 →
בָּטָ֑חְנוּba.Ta.che.nuwe trustH982 →
הֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-¿ notH3808 →
ה֗וּאHu'[is] heH1931 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher[the one] whomH834 →
הֵסִ֤ירhe.Sirhe has removedH5493 →
חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.Tavhigh places hisH1116 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
מִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.Tavaltars hisH4196 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he has saidH559 →
לִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.Dahto JudahH3063 →
וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.Limand to JerusalemH3389 →
לִפְנֵ֛יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַha.miz.Be.achthe altarH4196 →
הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃Tish.ta.cha.Vuyou will bow downH7812 →

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2 Kings 18:4–5He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.1 Corinthians 2:15The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.Psalms 42:5Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.Psalms 42:10–11Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”Isaiah 36:18Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?1 Chronicles 5:20And because they cried out to God in battle, they were helped against their enemies, and the Hagrites and all their allies were delivered into their hands. Because they put their trust in God, He answered their prayers.2 Chronicles 16:7–9At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.2 Chronicles 30:14They proceeded to remove the altars in Jerusalem and to take away the incense altars and throw them into the Kidron Valley.2 Chronicles 31:1When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.2 Chronicles 32:12Did not Hezekiah himself remove His high places and His altars and say to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn sacrifices’?Deuteronomy 12:13–14Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see;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.2 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’?Deuteronomy 12:2–6Destroy completely all the places where the nations you are dispossessing have served their gods—atop the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree.Psalms 22:4–5In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.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?Isaiah 36:15Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’

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