Isaiah 37:1 And it came to pass, when king4428 Hezekiah2396 heard8085 it, that he rent7167 his clothes,899 and covered3680 himself with sackcloth,8242 and went935 into the house1004 of the LORD.3068 cr 2 And he sent7971 Eliakim,471 who was over the household,1004 and Shebna7644 the scribe,5608 and the elders2205 of the priests3548 covered3680 with sackcloth,8242 unto Isaiah3470 the prophet5030 the son1121 of Amoz.531 cr 3 And they said559 unto him, Thus saith559 Hezekiah,2396 This day3117 is a day3117 of trouble,6869 and of rebuke,8433 and of blasphemy:5007{Or, provocation} for the children1121 are come935 to the birth,4866 and there is not strength3581 to bring forth.3205 cr 4 It may be the LORD3068 thy God430 will hear8085 the words1697 of Rabshakeh,7262 whom the king4428 of Assyria804 his master113 hath sent7971 to reproach2778 the living2416 God,430 and will reprove3198 the words1697 which the LORD3068 thy God430 hath heard:8085 wherefore lift up5375 thy prayer8605 for the remnant7611 that is left.4672{Heb. found} cr 5 So the servants5650 of king4428 Hezekiah2396 came935 to Isaiah.3470 cr

Isaiah 37:6 And Isaiah3470 said559 unto them, Thus shall ye say559 unto your master,113 Thus saith559 the LORD,3068 Be not afraid3372 of6440 the words1697 that thou hast heard,8085 wherewith the servants5288 of the king4428 of Assyria804 have blasphemed1442 me. cr 7 Behold, I will send5414 a blast7307 upon him,{Or, put a spirit into him} and he shall hear8085 a rumour,8052 and return7725 to his own land;776 and I will cause him to fall5307 by the sword2719 in his own land.776 cr

Isaiah 37:8 So Rabshakeh7262 returned,7725 and found4672 the king4428 of Assyria804 warring3898 against Libnah:3841 for he had heard8085 that he was departed5265 from Lachish.3923 cr 9 And he heard8085 say559 concerning Tirhakah8640 king4428 of Ethiopia,3568 He is come forth3318 to make war3898 with thee. And when he heard8085 it, he sent7971 messengers4397 to Hezekiah,2396 saying,559 cr 10 Thus shall ye speak559 to Hezekiah2396 king4428 of Judah,3063 saying,559 Let not thy God,430 in whom thou trustest,982 deceive5377 thee, saying,559 Jerusalem3389 shall not be given5414 into the hand3027 of the king4428 of Assyria.804 cr 11 Behold, thou hast heard8085 what the kings4428 of Assyria804 have done6213 to all lands776 by destroying them utterly;2763 and shalt thou be delivered?5337 cr 12 Have the gods430 of the nations1471 delivered5337 them which my fathers1 have destroyed,7843 as Gozan,1470 and Haran,2771 and Rezeph,7530 and the children1121 of Eden5729 which were in Telassar?8515 cr 13 Where is the king4428 of Hamath,2574 and the king4428 of Arphad,774 and the king4428 of the city5892 of Sepharvaim,5617 Hena,2012 and Ivah?5755 cr

Isaiah 37:14 And Hezekiah2396 received3947 the letter5612 from the hand3027 of the messengers,4397 and read7121 it: and Hezekiah2396 went up5927 unto the house1004 of the LORD,3068 and spread6566 it before6440 the LORD.3068 cr 15 And Hezekiah2396 prayed6419 unto the LORD,3068 saying,559 cr 16 O LORD3068 of hosts,6635 God430 of Israel,3478 that dwellest3427 between the cherubims,3742 thou art the God,430 even thou alone, of all the kingdoms4467 of the earth:776 thou hast made6213 heaven8064 and earth.776 cr 17 Incline5186 thine ear,241 O LORD,3068 and hear;8085 open6491 thine eyes,5869 O LORD,3068 and see:7200 and hear8085 all the words1697 of Sennacherib,5576 which hath sent7971 to reproach2778 the living2416 God.430 cr 18 Of a truth,551 LORD,3068 the kings4428 of Assyria804 have laid waste2717 all the nations,776{Heb. lands} and their countries,776 cr 19 And have cast5414{Heb. given} their gods430 into the fire:784 for they were no gods,430 but the work4639 of men's120 hands,3027 wood6086 and stone:68 therefore they have destroyed6 them. cr 20 Now therefore, O LORD3068 our God,430 save3467 us from his hand,3027 that all the kingdoms4467 of the earth776 may know3045 that thou art the LORD,3068 even thou only. cr

Isaiah 37:21 Then Isaiah3470 the son1121 of Amoz531 sent7971 unto Hezekiah,2396 saying,559 Thus saith559 the LORD3068 God430 of Israel,3478 Whereas thou hast prayed6419 to me against Sennacherib5576 king4428 of Assyria:804 cr 22 This is the word1697 which the LORD3068 hath spoken1696 concerning him; The virgin,1330 the daughter1323 of Zion,6726 hath despised959 thee, and laughed thee to scorn;3932 the daughter1323 of Jerusalem3389 hath shaken5128 her head7218 at thee.310 cr 23 Whom hast thou reproached2778 and blasphemed?1442 and against whom hast thou exalted7311 thy voice,6963 and lifted up5375 thine eyes5869 on high?4791 even against the Holy One6918 of Israel.3478 cr 24 By3027 thy servants5650{Heb. by the hand of thy servants} hast thou reproached2778 the Lord,136 and hast said,559 By the multitude7230 of my chariots7393 am I come up5927 to the height4791 of the mountains,2022 to the sides3411 of Lebanon;3844 and I will cut down3772 the tall6967 cedars730 thereof,{Heb. the tallness of the cedars thereof, and the choice of the firr trees thereof} and the choice4005 fir trees1265 thereof: and I will enter935 into the height4791 of his border,7093 and the forest3293 of his Carmel.3760{Or, the forest and his fruitful field} cr 25 I have digged,6979 and drunk8354 water;4325 and with the sole3709 of my feet6471 have I dried up2717 all the rivers2975 of the besieged places.4693{Or, fenced and closed} cr 26 Hast thou not heard8085 long ago,7350 how I have done6213 it; and of ancient6924 times,3117 that I have formed3335 it? now have I brought935 it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste7582 defenced1219 cities5892 into ruinous5327 heaps.1530{Or, Hast thou not heard how I have made it long ago, and formed it of ancient times? Should I now bring it to be laid waste, and defenced cities to be ruinous heaps?} cr 27 Therefore their inhabitants3427 were of small7116 power,3027{Heb. short of hand} they were dismayed2865 and confounded:954 they were as the grass6212 of the field,7704 and as the green3419 herb,1877 as the grass2682 on the housetops,1406 and as corn blasted7709 before6440 it be grown up.7054 cr 28 But I know3045 thy abode,3427{Or, sitting} and thy going out,3318 and thy coming in,935 and thy rage7264 against me. cr 29 Because thy rage7264 against me, and thy tumult,7600 is come up5927 into mine ears,241 therefore will I put7760 my hook2397 in thy nose,639 and my bridle4964 in thy lips,8193 and I will turn thee back7725 by the way1870 by which thou camest.935 cr 30 And this shall be a sign226 unto thee, Ye shall eat398 this year8141 such as groweth5599 of itself; and the second8145 year8141 that which springeth7823 of the same: and in the third7992 year8141 sow2232 ye, and reap,7114 and plant5193 vineyards,3754 and eat398 the fruit6529 thereof. cr 31 And the remnant7604 that is escaped6413 of the house1004 of Judah3063{Heb. the escaping of the house of Judah that remaineth} shall again3254 take root8328 downward,4295 and bear6213 fruit6529 upward:4605 cr 32 For out of Jerusalem3389 shall go forth3318 a remnant,7611 and they that escape6413 out of mount2022 Zion:6726 the zeal7068 of the LORD3068 of hosts6635 shall do6213 this. cr 33 Therefore thus saith559 the LORD3068 concerning the king4428 of Assyria,804 He shall not come935 into this city,5892 nor shoot3384 an arrow2671 there, nor come before6923 it with shields,4043 nor cast8210 a bank5550 against it. cr 34 By the way1870 that he came,935 by the same shall he return,7725 and shall not come935 into this city,5892 saith5002 the LORD.3068 cr 35 For I will defend1598 this city5892 to save3467 it for mine own sake, and for my servant5650 David's1732 sake. cr 36 Then the angel4397 of the LORD3068 went forth,3318 and smote5221 in the camp4264 of the Assyrians804 a hundred3967 and fourscore8084 and five2568 thousand:505 and when they arose early7925 in the morning,1242 behold, they were all dead4191 corpses.6297 cr

Isaiah 37:37 So Sennacherib5576 king4428 of Assyria804 departed,5265 and went3212 and returned,7725 and dwelt3427 at Nineveh.5210 cr 38 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping7812 in the house1004 of Nisroch5268 his god,430 that Adrammelech152 and Sharezer8272 his sons1121 smote5221 him with the sword;2719 and they escaped4422 into the land776 of Armenia:780{Heb. Ararat} and Esarhaddon634 his son1121 reigned4427 in his stead. cr