Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:
Parallel translations
- WEB Thus says the king, ‘Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand.
- BSB This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you; he cannot deliver you from my hand.
- NKJV Thus says the king: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you from his hand;
- NASB This is what the king says: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to save you from my hand.
- NLT This is what the king says: Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you. He will never be able to rescue you from my power.
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Quick answer
Rabshakeh warns the people not to let Hezekiah deceive them, claiming the king cannot deliver them. He attacks the credibility of Judah's leader.
Overview
The Assyrian seeks to drive a wedge between the people and their king by branding Hezekiah a deceiver. His goal is to isolate the people from the leadership that calls them to trust God. By denying Hezekiah's power to save, he subtly denies the God behind him. The narrative will vindicate Hezekiah's hope and expose the Assyrian's lie.
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Cross-references · 8
- 2 Chr 32:15Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?
- 2 Chr 32:11Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?
- Dan 3:15–17Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
- Dan 6:16Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
- 2 Th 2:4Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
- 2 Th 2:8And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
- Ps 73:8–9They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
- John 19:10–11Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee?
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