Yeshayah (Isaiah) 37:8–13 — A further threat from Ashur

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Isa 37:8–13

37:8 A further threat from Ashur

(2 Kgs 19:8-9)

8 Then the Assyrian negotiator returned to find the Assyrian king because he’d heard that he had left Lakish, and he found him fighting against Livnah. 9 Then the king heard that Kush’s (Ethiopia’s) King Tirhakah was marching out to attack him, so he sent messengers back to Hizkiyah (Hezekiah) with instructions, 10 “Tell Yehudah’s (Judah’s) King Hizkiyah: don’t let your god that you trust in, deceive you by telling you that Yerushalem (Jerusalem) won’t be conquered by the Assyrian king. 11 Listen, you’ve heard how that the Assyrian kings have destroyed all the other regions. Don’t think that you’ll be saved. 12 Did the gods of those other nations save them—places like Gozan and Haran and Retsef, and the people of Eden who lived in Telasar? 13 What happened to the kings of Hamat, Arpad, La’ir, Sefarvayim, Hena, and Ivah?”

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8 And_ the_Rab- shaqeh _he _returned and_he _found DOM the _king _of ʼAshshūr fighting on Liⱱnāh if/because he _had _heard if/because _that he _had _set _out from_Lākīsh.

9 And_he/it _listened on Tirhāqāh the _king _of Kūsh/(Cush) to_say he _has _come _out to_do _battle with_you and_he/it _listened and_he _sent messengers to Ḩizqiy^yāh to_say.

10 Thus you(pl)_will _say to Ḩizqiy^yāh the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) to_say not let_him _deceive _you god _of_your whom you are_trusting in/on/over_him/it to_say not Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) it _will _be _given in_the _hand _of the _king _of ʼAshshūr.

11 HERE you you _have _heard that_which the _kings _of ʼAshshūr they _have _done to/from_all/each/any/every the_lands by_totally_destroying _them and_you(ms) will _you _be _delivered.

12 Did_ the _gods _of the_nations which they _destroyed ancestors _of_my DOM Gōzān and_DOM Ḩārān and_Reʦef and_the _sons of _ˊĒden who were_in_Təlaʼssar _they _deliver them.

13 Where is_the _king _of Ḩₐmāt and_the _king _of ʼArpād and_the _king of _Lair Şəfarvayim Hēnaˊ and_ˊIvvāh.

2 Ki 19:8–9

19:8 The Assyrians threaten again

Southern kingdom

(Isa. 37:8-20)

8 When the chief commander returned to the Assyrian king, he discovered that they’d pulled out of Lakish and were now fighting against Livnah city. 9 Then the king heard that the Kushi (Ethiopian) King Tirhakah was preparing to attack, so he decided to return home but he sent messengers to Hizkiyah (Hezekiah) to say,

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8 And_ the_Rab- shaqeh _he _returned and_he _found DOM the _king _of ʼAshshūr fighting on Liⱱnāh if/because he _had _heard if/because _that he _had _set _out from_Lākīsh.

9 And_he/it _listened concerning Tirhāqāh the _king _of Kūsh/(Cush)[fn] to_say THERE he _has _come _out to_do _battle with_you and_he _returned and_he _sent messengers to Ḩizqiy^yāh to_say.

19:9 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section ISA 37:8

A further threat from Ashur

Isa 37:8–13

2 Ki 19:8–9

2 Ki 19:8–9