‘Tell Hezekiah king of Judah this: “Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
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‘Tell Hezekiah king of Judah this: “Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
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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 delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
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'Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: Let not thy God in whom thou trustest beguile thee, saying: Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 19:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Kings 18:5 He trusted in Yahweh, the God of Israel; so that after him was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, nor among them that were before him.
- 2 Kings 18:29-30 The king says, ‘Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand. Don’t let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
- 2 Chronicles 32:15-19 Now therefore don’t let Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you in this way. Don’t believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of my hand, and out of the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you out of my hand?” His servants spoke yet more against Yahweh God, and against his servant Hezekiah. He also wrote letters insulting Yahweh, the God of Israel, and speaking against him, saying, “As the gods of the nations of the lands, which have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall the God of Hezekiah not deliver his people out of my hand.” They called out with a loud voice in the Jews’ language to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city. They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as of the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are the work of men’s hands.
- Isaiah 37:10-14 “Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, “Jerusalem won’t be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.” Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly. Shall you be delivered? Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar? Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivvah?’ ” Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to Yahweh’s house, and spread it before Yahweh.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain The more near that the wicked are to their…
The more near that the wicked are to their destruction, the more they blaspheme.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 19:10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king…
2Ki 19:10 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 delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Ver. 10. Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee.] Sennacherib and Rabshakeh are both in a song. Reckon these two, saith an author, among the first and chiefest kill-Christs, because ever an honest mind is more afflicted with words than blows. {Psa 12:3}
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 10. Let not thy God in whom thou…
Verse 10. Let not thy God in whom thou trustest] This letter is nearly the same with the speech delivered by Rab-shakeh. See 2Kg 18:29.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ki 19:10-11. Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah —…
2Ki 19:10-11. Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah — That is, these things shall ye communicate; for they did not signify them by word of mouth, but in writing. Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee — Rab- shakeh had said to the people, Let not Hezekiah deceive you. Sennacherib writes to Hezekiah, Let not thy God deceive thee. Those who have the God of Jacob for their help, and whose hope is in the Lord their God, need not fear being deceived by him, as the heathen were by their pretended gods. It is probable Sennacherib had heard that Hezekiah professed to have an assurance from the Lord, that the king of Assyria should not prevail against him. Behold thou hast heard, &c. — This letter is of the same import with the former message, presuming that the God of Israel was like the gods of other countries, and had no more power to preserve his worshippers than they had to preserve theirs.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 10. Let not thy God… deceive thee — The…
10. Let not thy God… deceive thee — The arguments urged in this second message are substantially identical with those urged by Rab-shakeh in 2Ki_18:19-35, and were probably prepared by the same officer.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of…
10. Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying] These words are unrepresented in the LXX.
Let not thy God … deceive thee] This was the sort of railing on the God of Israel, and the speaking against Him on which the Chronicler dwells so strongly.
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Jerusalem shall not be delivered] R.V. given. The change brings this passage into conformity with Isaiah. Also as ‘deliver’ is used in the two following verses in a different sense, it is well that the word should be varied.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) Let not thy God . . . deceive…
(10) Let not thy God . . . deceive thee.—Through prophets, or dreams, or any other recognised medium of communication.
(10-13) Sennacherib’s second message repeats the arguments of 2Ki_18:29-35.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah King of Judah,…
Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah King of Judah, saying. The messengers brought a "letter" ( as we see from ver. 14; but still they were to "speak to Hezekiahi.e. they were first to read the contents to him, and then to hand him the copy. Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the King of Assyria. Sennacherib drops the fiction that he himself is sent by Jehovah to attack Judaea and destroy it, (2Ki_18:25) and contents himself with suggesting that any announcements which Hezekiah may have received from his God are untrustworthy. Probably he spoke his convictions. He did not think it possible that Jerusalem could resist or escape him. (comp. Isa_10:8-11, Isa_10:13, Isa_10:14)
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C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain (See Scofield "Psa 2:12").
trustest
(See Scofield "Psa 2:12").
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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This is the message that King Sennacharib of Assyria sent to King Hezekiah.
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Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying
"Do not believe your God in whom you trust. He is lying when he says"
the hand of the king of Assyria
"Hand" is metonymy for control, authority or power. AT: "the control of the government of Assyria" (See: Metonymy)
See, you have heard
"Notice, you have heard" or "You have certainly heard." Here "see" was used to draw attention to what he was about to say next.
So will you be rescued?
Sennacharib used this question to emphasize that God will not be able to rescue them. AT: "Your God will not rescue you!" or "You will not be able to escape either!" (See: Rhetorical Question)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 19:10-13 Sennacherib’s second message reminded the people of Jerusalem…
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.
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