And Sennacherib’s officers further mocked the Lord God and his servant Hezekiah, heaping insult upon insult.
Parallel translations
- WEB His servants spoke yet more against Yahweh God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
- KJV And his servants spake yet more against the LORD God, and against his servant Hezekiah.
- BSB And the servants of Sennacherib spoke further against the LORD God and against His servant Hezekiah.
- NKJV Furthermore, his servants spoke against the Lord God and against His servant Hezekiah.
- NASB His servants spoke further against the Lord God and against His servant Hezekiah.
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Quick answer
Sennacherib's servants spoke still more against the Lord God and His servant Hezekiah. It matters because the assault on God's honor intensified.
Overview
The envoys piled up further words against Yahweh and His faithful king. Their persistent blasphemy underscores the depth of Assyrian arrogance. By attacking both God and His servant, they aligned themselves against the One whose name they could not overthrow.
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- Job 15:25–26Because he has stretched out his hand against God, and behaves himself proudly against the Almighty;
- Ps 73:9They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
- John 15:21But all these things will they do to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.
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