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Isaiah 37

Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah's Help

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And  awhen Kingh4428 Hezekiahh2396 heardh8085 it, he toreh7167 his clothesh899b, coveredh3680 himself with sackclothh8242 and enteredh935 the househ1004 of the LORDh3068.

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Then he senth7971  aEliakimh471 whoh834 was overh5921 the householdh1004 with  bShebnah7644 the scribeh5613b and the eldersh2205 of the priestsh3548, coveredh3680 with sackclothh8242, to  cIsaiahh3470b the propheth5030, the sonh1121 of Amozh531.

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They saidh559 to him, "Thush3541 saysh559 Hezekiahh2396, `Thish2088 dayh3117 is a  adayh3117 of distressh6869a, rebukeh8433a and rejectionh5007a; for  bchildrenh1121 have comeh935 to birthh4866, and thereh369 is noh369 strengthh3581b to  1deliverh3205.

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`Perhapsh194 the LORDh3068 your Godh430 will hearh8085 the wordsh1697 of Rabshakehh7262, whomh834 his masterh113 the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b has senth7971 to  areproachh2778a the livingh2416a Godh430, and will rebukeh3198 the wordsh1697 whichh834 the LORDh3068 your Godh430 has heardh8085. Therefore, offerh5375 a prayerh8605 for  bthe remnanth7611 that is lefth4672.' "

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So the servantsh5650 of Kingh4428 Hezekiahh2396 cameh935 to Isaiahh3470b.

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Isaiahh3470b saidh559 to them, "Thush3541 you shall sayh559 to your masterh113, `Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, " aDo not be afraidh3372a becauseh4480h6440 of the wordsh1697 that you have heardh8085, with whichh834 the servantsh5288 of the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b have blasphemedh1442 Me.

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"Beholdh2009, I will puth5414 a spirith7307 in him so that he will  ahearh8085 a rumorh8052 and  breturnh7725 to his own landh776. And I will make him fallh5307 by the swordh2719 in his own landh776.""'

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Then Rabshakehh7262 returnedh7725 and foundh4672 the king of Assyriah804b fightingh3898a againsth5921  aLibnahh3841, for he had heardh8085 that  1the king had lefth5265  bLachishh3923.

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When he  aheardh8085 them sayh559 concerningh5921 Tirhakahh8640 kingh4428 of  1 bCushh3568a, "He has comeh3318 out to fighth3898a againsth854 you," and when he heardh8085 it he senth7971 messengersh4397 to Hezekiahh2396, sayingh559,

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"Thush3541 you shall sayh559 to Hezekiahh2396 kingh4428 of  1Judahh3063, ` aDo not let your Godh430 in whomh834 you trusth982 deceiveh5378 you, sayingh559, "Jerusalemh3389 will not be givenh5414 into the handh3027 of the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b."

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aBeholdh2009, you have heardh8085 whath834 the kingsh4428 of Assyriah804b have doneh6213a to allh3605 the landsh776, destroyingh2763a them completelyh2763a. So will you be  1sparedh5337?

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`Did the godsh430 of  1those nationsh1471 whichh834 my fathersh1 have destroyedh7843 deliverh5337 them, even  aGozanh1470 and  bHaranh2771a and Rezephh7530 and the sonsh1121 of Edenh5729 whoh834 were in Telassarh8515?

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`Whereh346 is the kingh4428 of Hamathh2574, the kingh4428 of Arpadh774, the kingh4428 of the cityh5892b of Sepharvaimh5617, and of Henah2012 and Ivvahh5755?' "

Hezekiah's Prayer in the Temple

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Then Hezekiahh2396 tookh3947 the  1letterh5612 from the handh3027 of the messengersh4397 and readh7121 it, and he wenth5927 up to the househ1004 of the LORDh3068 and  2spreadh6566 it out beforeh6440 the LORDh3068.

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Hezekiahh2396 prayedh6419 to the LORDh3068 sayingh559,

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"O LORDh3068 of hostsh6635, the Godh430 of Israelh3478,  awho is enthronedh3427 above the cherubimh3742, You are the  bGodh430, You aloneh905, of allh3605 the kingdomsh4467 of the earthh776.  cYou have madeh6213a heavenh8064 and earthh776.

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aInclineh5186 Your earh241, O LORDh3068, and hearh8085; openh6491b Your eyesh5869, O LORDh3068, and seeh7200; and  blistenh8085 to allh3605 the wordsh1697 of Sennacheribh5576, who senth7971 them to  creproachh2778a the livingh2416a Godh430.

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"Trulyh551, O LORDh3068, the  akingsh4428 of Assyriah804b have devastatedh2717b allh3605 the countriesh776 and their landsh776,

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and have casth5414 their godsh430 into the fireh784, for they were not godsh430 but the  aworkh4639 of men'sh120 handsh3027, woodh6086 and stoneh68. So they have  bdestroyedh6 them.

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"Nowh6258, O LORDh3068 our Godh430,  adeliverh3467 us from his handh3027 that  ballh3605 the kingdomsh4467 of the earthh776 may knowh3045 that You aloneh905, LORDh3068,  1are Godh430."

God Answers through Isaiah

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Then  aIsaiahh3470b the sonh1121 of Amozh531 senth7971 word to Hezekiahh2396, sayingh559, "Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, the Godh430 of Israelh3478, `Becauseh834 you have prayedh6419 to Me abouth413 Sennacheribh5576 kingh4428 of Assyriah804b,

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thish2088 is the wordh1697 that the LORDh3068 has spokenh1696 againsth5921 him: "She has despisedh959 you and mockedh3932 you, The  avirginh1330  bdaughterh1323 of Zionh6726; She has  cshakenh5128 her headh7218 behindh310 you, The daughterh1323 of Jerusalemh3389!

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"Whomh4310 have you  areproachedh2778a and blasphemedh1442? And againsth5921 whomh4310 have you raisedh7311 your voiceh6963 And  1haughtilyh4791  bliftedh5375 up your eyesh5869? Againsth413 the  cHolyh6918 Oneh6918 of Israelh3478!

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"Throughh3027 your servantsh5650 you have reproachedh2778a the Lordh136, And you have saidh559, `With my manyh7230 chariotsh7393 I cameh5927 up to the heightsh4791 of the mountainsh2022, To the remotesth3411 partsh3411 of  aLebanonh3844; And I cuth3772 downh3772 its tallh6967  bcedarsh730 and its choiceh4004 cypressesh1265. And I will goh935 to its  1highesth7093 peakh7093, its thickesth3759  cforesth3293a.

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`I dugh6979 wells and drankh8354 watersh4325, And  awith the soleh3709 of my feeth6471 I driedh2717a up Allh3605 the riversh2975 of  1Egypth4693.'

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aHave you not heardh8085? Longh7350 agoh7350 I didh6213a it, From ancienth6924a timesh3117h6924a I  bplannedh3335 it. Nowh6258  cI have broughth935 it to passh935, That  dyou should turnh7582 fortifiedh1219 citiesh5892b into  eruinoush5327c heapsh1530.

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"Therefore their inhabitantsh3427 were shorth7116 of strengthh3027, They were dismayedh2865 and puth954 to shameh954; They were as the  avegetationh6212a of the fieldh7704 and as the greenh3419 herbh1877, As  bgrassh2682 on the housetopsh1406  1is scorchedh7711a beforeh6440 it is grownh7054 up.

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"But I  aknowh3045 your sittingh3427 downh3427 And your goingh3318 out and your comingh935 in And your ragingh7264 againsth413 Me.

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"Becauseh3282 of your ragingh7264 againsth413 Me And because your  1 aarroganceh7600 has comeh5927 up to My earsh241, Therefore I will puth7760 My  bhookh2397 in your noseh639 And My  cbridleh4964 in your lipsh8193, And I will turnh7725 you backh7725  dby the wayh1870 whichh834 you cameh935.

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"Then thish2088 shall be the signh226 for you:  1you will eath398 this yearh8141 whath5599b  agrowsh5599b of itself, in the secondh8145 yearh8141 whath5501b springsh5501b from the same, and in the thirdh7992 yearh8141 sowh2232, reaph7114b, planth5193 vineyardsh3754 and eath398 their fruith6529.

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"The  asurvivingh7604  bremnanth7604 of the househ1004 of Judahh3063 will againh3254  ctake rooth8328 downwardh4295 and bearh6213a fruith6529 upwardh4605.

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"For out of Jerusalemh3389 will goh3318 forthh3318 a  aremnanth7611 and out of Mounth2022 Zionh6726  1survivorsh6413. The  bzealh7068 of the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635 will performh6213a thish384."'

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"Thereforeh3651, thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068 concerningh413 the kingh4428 of Assyriah804b, `He will not comeh935 to thish384 cityh5892b or shooth3384 an arrowh2671 thereh8033; and he will not comeh6923 beforeh6923 it with a shieldh4043, orh3808 throwh8210 up a  asiegeh5550 ramph5550 againsth5921 it.

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aBy the wayh1870 that he cameh935, by the same he will returnh7725, and he will not comeh935 to thish384 cityh5892b,' declaresh5002 the LORDh3068.

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`For I will  adefendh1598 thish384 cityh5892b to saveh3467 it  bfor My own sakeh4616 and for My servanth5650 David'sh1732 sakeh4616.' "

Assyrians Destroyed

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Then the  aangelh4397 of the LORDh3068 wenth3318 out and struckh5221 185,000h3967h8084h2568h505 in the camph4264 of the Assyriansh804b; and when  1men aroseh7925 earlyh7925 in the morningh1242, beholdh2009, allh3605 of these were  2deadh4191h6297.

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So Sennacheribh5576 kingh4428 of Assyriah804b departedh5265 and  1returnedh7725 home and livedh3427 at  aNinevehh5210.

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It cameh1961 about as he was worshipingh7812 in the househ1004 of Nisrochh5268 his godh430, that Adrammelechh152 and Sharezerh8272 his sonsh1121 killedh5221 him with the swordh2719; and they escapedh4422 into the landh776 of  aArarath780. And  bEsarhaddonh634 his sonh1121 becameh4427a kingh4427a in his placeh8478.



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