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OET (OET-RV)Tell him that he must have heard how the Assyrian armies have completely devastated other countries, so he shouldn’t think that he will be saved from it.
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXXἸδοὺ σὺ ἤκουσας πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησαν βασιλεῖς Ἀσσυρίων πάσαις ταῖς γαίαις τοῦ ἀναθεματίσαι αὐτάς· καὶ σὺ ῥυσθήσῃ; (Idou su aʸkousas panta hosa epoiaʸsan basileis Assuriōn pasais tais gaiais tou anathematisai autas; kai su ɽusthaʸsaʸ; )
BrTrBehold, thou hast heard all that the kings of the Assyrians have done in all the lands, to [fn]waste them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
ULTLook—you yourself have heard that which the kings of Assyria did to all the lands by destroying them. But you yourself will be delivered?
USTYou have certainly heard what the armies of the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries. Our armies have completely destroyed them. So do you think that you will escape?
BSBSurely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all [the other] countries, devoting them to destruction.[fn] Will you then be spared?
19:11Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons to the LORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.
NETCertainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands. Do you really think you will be rescued?
LSVBehold, you have heard that which the kings of Asshur have done to all the lands—to devote them; and are you delivered?
FBVLook! You've heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries they've invaded[fn]— they destroyed them completely! Do you really think you'll be saved?
T4TYou have certainly heard what the armies of the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries. Our armies have completely destroyed them. So, ◄do you think that you will escape?/do not think that your god will save you!► [RHQ]
JPSBehold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?
ASVBehold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
DRABehold thou hast heard what the kings of the Assyrians have done to all countries, how they have laid them waste: and canst thou alone be delivered?
YLTLo, thou hast heard that which the kings of Asshur have done to all the lands — to devote them; and thou art delivered!
DrbyBehold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all countries, destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?
RVBehold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered? (Behold, thou/you hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt/shall thou/you be delivered? )
SLTBehold, thou heardest what the kings of Assur did to all lands to destroy them: and shalt thou be delivered?
WbstrBehold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
KJB-1769Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered? (Behold, thou/you hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt/shall thou/you be delivered? )
KJB-1611Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria haue done to all lands, by destroying them vtterly: and shalt thou be deliuered? (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
GnvaBeholde, thou hast heard what the Kings of Asshur haue done to all landes, how they haue destroyed them: and shalt thou be deliuered? (Behold, thou/you hast heard what the Kings of Asshur have done to all lands, how they have destroyed them: and shalt/shall thou/you be delivered? )
ClVgTu enim ipse audisti quæ fecerunt reges Assyriorum universis terris, quomodo vastaverunt eas: num ergo solus poteris liberari? (You(sg) because exactly_that/himself you_heard which they_did kings Assyriorum to_all lands, how vesseltaverunt them: num therefore alone you_will_be_able_to liberari? )
19:10-13 Sennacherib’s second message reminded the people of Jerusalem of the Assyrians’ ruthless victories; it was common knowledge that the kings of Assyria had plundered, tortured, mutilated (see 19:28), and completely destroyed everyone who stood in their way. No nation, king, or god had been able to resist them. In the face of this threat, the people would be wiser to trust their common sense and surrender rather than trust Hezekiah and his deceptive piety.
(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! you(ms) you(ms)_paid_attention DOM which/who they_had_acquired kings_of ʼAshshūr to/from=all/each/any/every the,lands by,destroying_~_completely,them and=you(ms) delivered )
“Notice, you have heard” or “You have certainly heard.” Here “see” was used to draw attention to what he was about to say next.
(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! you(ms) you(ms)_paid_attention DOM which/who they_had_acquired kings_of ʼAshshūr to/from=all/each/any/every the,lands by,destroying_~_completely,them and=you(ms) delivered )
Sennacharib used this question to emphasize that God will not be able to rescue them. Alternate translation: “Your God will not rescue you!” or “You will not be able to escape either!”
The harrowing experience of the attack on Judah by King Sennacherib of Assyria during Hezekiah’s reign is recorded by three different writers of Scripture and even by Sennacherib himself. Many scholars also suspect that this event formed the basis for Herodotus’s story regarding an army of mice eating the bow strings of the Assyrian army during their campaign against the Egyptians (Histories, 2.141). The origins of this event stretch back into the reign of Hezekiah’s father Ahaz, who enticed the Assyrians to attack Israel and Aram in exchange for making Judah a vassal of Assyria (2 Kings 16-17; 2 Chronicles 28; Isaiah 7-8; also see “The Final Days of the Northern Kingdom of Israel” map). Judah continued to be a vassal of Assyria through the early part of Hezekiah’s reign, but Hezekiah also quietly made extensive preparations to throw off the yoke of Assyria one day (2 Kings 18:1-12; 1 Chronicles 4:39-43; 2 Chronicles 29-31; also see “Hezekiah Strengthens Judah” map). Hezekiah also appears to have been hoping for support from Babylon and Egypt regarding his efforts to revolt against Assyria’s rule, but the prophet Isaiah warned Judah against placing their hopes in these foreign powers (Isaiah 30:1-5; 31:1-3; 39:1-8; 40:10-15; 2 Kings 20:12-19). After a few years spent quashing rebellion among the Babylonians, the Kassites, and the Medes in the east, Sennacherib turned his sights westward and began a campaign to subdue the various vassal nations that were refusing to submit to Assyria’s rule any longer. He first reconquered the Phoenician cities of Sidon and Tyre and then moved south to Philistia. He subdued Joppa, Beth-dagon, Bene-berak, and Azor and then moved to capture the cities of the Shephelah, which guarded the entrances to the valleys leading into the central hill country of Judah. While Sennacherib was attacking Lachish he sent his officers to demand Hezekiah’s surrender. This may be the Assyrian advance upon Jerusalem from the north described in Isaiah 10:28-32, but this is not certain (see “Assyria Advances on Jerusalem” map). Hezekiah sent officers back to Sennacherib with gold and silver taken from Temple and the royal treasury, but he would not surrender. The officers then traveled to Libnah to meet with Sennacherib, for he gone to fight there by that time. In the meantime King Tirhakah of Cush, who was ruling over Egypt at this time, came to attack Sennacherib, so Sennacherib sent his officials back to Hezekiah with a message that Jerusalem would be taken if he resisted. Hezekiah laid the letter from the officials before the Lord and prayed, and the Lord sent word through the prophet Isaiah that Jerusalem would not be taken. Then that very night the angel of the Lord killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers (probably those with Sennacherib fighting the Egyptians), and Sennacherib went back to Assyria. There while he was worshiping in the temple of Nisroch, Sennacherib’s sons killed him and fled to Ararat (see “Ararat” map).
