Isaiah 37

Hezekiah tore his clothes and went into the house of the LORD, then sent to Isaiah for a word from God. Isaiah declared that the LORD would put a hook in Sennacherib's nose and turn him back. Hezekiah spread Sennacherib's threatening letter before the LORD and prayed, and that night the angel of the LORD struck down 185,000 Assyrians.

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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.	When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered Himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the LORD.
2	And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.	He sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the secretary, and the senior 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 of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.	They said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah: This day is a day of distress, of rebuke, and of disgrace. Children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to bring them forth.
4	It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, 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 is left.	It may be that the LORD Your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words that the LORD 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.	The servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
6	And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.	Isaiah said to them, "Say to your master: 'Thus says the LORD: Do not be afraid because of the words You have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have mocked Me.
7	Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.	I will put a spirit in Him, so that He shall hear a rumor and return to His own land. And I will make Him 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 was departed from Lachish.	The Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that the king had left Lachish.
9	And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,	Now the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, "He has set out to fight against you." When he heard it, he sent messengers to 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 given into the hand of the king of Assyria.	"Say this to Hezekiah king of Judah: 'Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you by saying that Jerusalem shall not be given 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?	You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands — destroying them utterly. And shall you 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 Telassar?	Did the gods of the nations deliver them — the nations my fathers destroyed — Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar?
13	Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?	Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, the king of Hena, and the king of Ivah?' "
14	And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.	Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it. Then He went up to the house of the LORD and spread it before the LORD.
15	And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,	Hezekiah prayed to the LORD, saying:
16	O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.	"O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, who is enthroned above the cherubim — You alone are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
17	Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.	Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear. Open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Hear all the words of Sennacherib, who has sent to mock the living God.
18	Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,	Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their lands,
19	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.	and have cast their gods into the fire — for they were not gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed.
20	Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.	So now, O LORD our God, save us from His hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone are the LORD."
21	Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:	Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: Because You have prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria,
22	This is the word which 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.	this is the word the LORD has spoken concerning Him: 'The virgin daughter of Zion despises You and mocks You; the daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head at You.
23	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.	Whom have You mocked and blasphemed? Against whom have You raised Your voice and lifted Your eyes on high? Against the Holy One of Israel!
24	By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.	By Your servants You have mocked the Lord, and You have said, "With my many chariots I have gone up to the heights of the mountains, to the far reaches of Lebanon. I cut down its tall cedars and its choicest cypress trees. I came to its remotest summit, its densest forest.
25	I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.	I dug wells and drank water; I dried up with the sole of my foot all the streams of Egypt."
26	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 defenced cities into ruinous heaps.	Have You not heard that I determined long ago what I am now bringing to pass? I planned from ancient days that You would crush fortified cities into heaps of ruins.
27	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.	Their inhabitants had little power; they were dismayed and ashamed. They were like plants of the field, like tender green shoots, like grass on the housetops — blighted before it grows up.
28	But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.	I know Your sitting down, Your going out and Your coming in, and Your raging against Me.
29	Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I 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.	Because Your raging against Me and Your arrogance have come to My ears, I will put My hook in Your nose and My bit in Your mouth, and I will turn You back on the way by which You came.'
30	And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.	"And this shall be the sign for You: this year eat what grows of itself, in the second year what springs from that, and in the third year sow and reap and plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
31	And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:	The surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward.
32	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.	For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this.
33	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 shields, nor cast a bank against it.	Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city or shoot an arrow there. He shall not come before it with a shield or cast up a siege ramp against it.
34	By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.	By the way that He came, by the same He shall return. He shall not come into this city, says the LORD.
35	For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.	For I will defend this city to save it — for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David."
36	Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.	The angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. When people arose early in the morning, there were all the dead bodies.
37	So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.	So Sennacherib king of Assyria left and returned home and lived at Nineveh.
38	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.	As He was worshiping in the house of Nisroch His god, His sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck Him down with the sword and escaped into the land of Ararat. Esarhaddon His son reigned in His place.