Verse List for ISA 36:12

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OET (OET-RV) But the negotiator replied, “Do you think that my master sent me to give this message just to you and your master? Don’t you think that it’s also for the men sitting on the wall who’ll have to join you in eating their own dung and drinking their own urine?”

OET-LV And_ the_Rab- _he/it _said shaqeh to master(s)_of_your and_to_you(ms) has_he _sent _me my_master to_speak DOM the_words/messages the_these not to the_men who_are_sitting on the_wall to_eat DOM excrement _of_their _own[fn] and_to_drink DOM their _feet _of_their[fn] with_you(pl).

ULT But the Rabshakeh said, “Did my master send me to speak these words to your master and to you? Was it not to the men sitting on the wall, who will eat their dung and drink their urine with you?”

UST But the Rabshakeh told Eliakim, “You should not think that my master sent me to say these things only to your king and to you and not also to the people on the wall who are listening! If you do not surrender, we will besiege the city, and soon they will have nothing to eat but their own dung and nothing to drink but their own urine. The three of you will also have nothing else to eat or drink.”

BSB & MSB But the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?”

OEB No OEB ISA book available

WEBBE & WMBB But Rabshakeh said, “Has my master sent me only to your master and to you, to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, who will eat their own dung and drink their own urine with you?”

NET But the chief adviser said, “My master did not send me to speak these words only to your master and to you. His message is also for the men who sit on the wall, for they will eat their own excrement and drink their own urine along with you!”

LSV And Rabshakeh says, “To your lord, and to you, has my lord sent me to speak these words? Is it not for the men—those sitting on the wall to eat their own dung and to drink their own water with you?”

FBV But the army general replied, “Did my master only send me to say these things to your master and to you, and not to the people sitting on the wall? They too, just like you, are going to have to eat their own excrement and drink their own urine!”

T4T But the official replied, “Do you think that my master sent me to say these things only to you, and not to the people standing on the wall [RHQ]? If you reject this message, the people in this city will soon need to eat their own dung and drink their own urine, just like you will, because there will be nothing more for you to eat or drink.”

LEB But[fn] Rabshakeh said, “Has my master sent me to speak these words to your masters and you? Was it not for the people who sit on the wall, to eat their dung and drink their urine[fn] with you?”

BBE But the Rab-shakeh said, Is it to your master or to you that my master has sent me to say these words? has he not sent me to the men seated on the wall? for they are the people who will be short of food with you when the town is shut in.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS But Rab-shakeh said: 'Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you?'

ASV But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you?

DRA And Rabsaces said to them: Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee, to speak all these words; and not rather to the men that sit on the wall; that they may eat their own dung, and drink their urine with you?

YLT And Rabshakeh saith, 'Unto thy lord, and unto thee, hath my lord sent me to speak these words? is it not for the men — those sitting on the wall to eat their own dung and to drink their own water with you?'

Drby And Rab-shakeh said, Is it to thy master and to thee that my master sent me to speak these words? Is it not to the men that sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own urine with you?

RV But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you?
(But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy/your master, and to thee/you, to speak these words? hath/has he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you?)

SLT And Rabshakeh will say, Did my lord send me to thy lord and to thee to speak these words? did he not to the men sitting upon the wall to eat their excrements and to drink their urine with you?

Wbstr But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may devour their vilest excretions with you?

KJB-1769 ¶ But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
(¶ But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy/your master and to thee/you to speak these words? hath/has he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?)

KJB-1611 ¶ But Rabshakeh sayd; Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee, to speake these words? Hath he not sent me to the men that sit vpon the wall, that they may eate their owne dongue, and drinke their owne pisse with you?
(¶ But Rabshakeh said; Hath my master sent me to thy/your master and to thee/you, to speak these words? Hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?)

Bshps Then aunswered Rabsakeh: Hath my maister sent me to speake this only to thy maister and thee? hath he not sent me to them also that lye vpon the wall? that they may be compelled to eate their owne dunge, and drinke their owne stale with you?
(Then answered Rabsakeh: Hath my master sent me to speak this only to thy/your master and thee/you? hath/has he not sent me to them also that lie upon the wall? that they may be compelled to eat their own dunge, and drink their own stale with you?)

Gnva Then said Rabshakeh, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee to speake these wordes, and not to the men that sit on the wall? that they may eate their owne doung, and drinke their owne pisse with you?
(Then said Rabshakeh, Hath my master sent me to thy/your master, and to thee/you to speak these words, and not to the men that sit on the wall? that they may eat their own downg, and drink their own piss with you?)

Cvdl Then answered Rabsaches: Thinke ye, yt the kinge sent me to speake this only vnto you? Hath he not sent me to the also, that lie vpo the wall? that they be not copelled to eate their owne donge, and drinke their owne stale with you?
(Then answered Rabsaches: Think ye/you_all, it the king sent me to speak this only unto you? Hath he not sent me to the also, that lie upon the wall? that they be not copelled to eat their own dung, and drink their own stale with you?)

Wycl And Rapsaces seide to hem, Whether mi lord sente me to thi lord, and to thee, that Y schulde speke alle these wordis, and not rathere to the men that sitten on the wal, that thei ete her toordis, and drynke the pisse of her feet with you?
(And Rapsaces said to them, Whether mi lord sent me to thy/your lord, and to thee/you, that I should speak all these words, and not rathere to the men that sit on the wall, that they eat her turds, and drink the piss of her feet with you?)

Luth Da sprach der Erzschenke: Meinest du, daß mein Herr mich zu deinem Herrn oder zu dir gesandt habe, solche Worte zu reden, und nicht vielmehr zu den Männern, die auf der Mauer sitzen, daß sie samt euch ihren eigenen Mist fressen und ihren Harn saufen?
(So spoke the/of_the Rabshakeh/chief-cupbearer: My you(sg), that my Lord me to/for your Lord or to/for you/to_you(sg) sent have, such words to/for talk(v), and not rather to/for the men, the on/in/to the/of_the wall sit, that they/she/them together_with you your(pl) own Mist eat and your(pl) Harn drink(v)/guzzle?)

ClVg Et dixit ad eos Rabsaces: Numquid ad dominum tuum et ad te misit me dominus meus, ut loquerer omnia verba ista? et non potius ad viros qui sedent in muro, ut comedant stercora sua, et bibant urinam pedum suorum vobiscum?
(And he/she_said to them Rabsaces: Is_it to master your(sg) and to you(sg) he_sent me master mine, as I_would_speak everything words these_(ones)? and not/no rather to men who/which sedent in/into/on wall, as let_them_eat dung his_own, and they_drink urinam feet of_his_own with_you(pl)?)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה הַ⁠אֶ֨ל אֲדֹנֶ֤י⁠ךָ וְ⁠אֵלֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙ שְׁלָחַ֣⁠נִי אֲדֹנִ֔⁠י לְ⁠דַבֵּ֖ר אֶת־הַ⁠דְּבָרִ֣ים הָ⁠אֵ֑לֶּה הֲ⁠לֹ֣א עַל־הָ⁠אֲנָשִׁ֗ים הַ⁠יֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ עַל־הַ֣⁠חוֹמָ֔ה לֶ⁠אֱכֹ֣ל אֶת־חראי⁠הם [fn] וְ⁠לִ⁠שְׁתּ֛וֹת אֶת־שיני⁠הם [fn] עִמָּ⁠כֶֽם׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτοὺς Ῥαβσάκης, μὴ πρὸς τὸν κύριον ὑμῶν ἢ πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἀπέσταλκέ με ὁ κύριός μου, λαλῆσαι τοὺς λόγους τούτους; οὐχὶ πρὸς τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς καθημένους ἐπὶ τῷ τείχει, ἵνα φάγωσι κόπρον, καὶ πίωσιν οὖρον μεθʼ ὑμῶν ἅμα;

BrTr And Rabsaces said to them, Has my lord sent me to your lord or to you, to speak these words? has he not sent me to the men that sit on the wall, that they may eat dung, and drink their water together with you?