Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’
Parallel translations
- WEB Don’t let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh will surely deliver us. This city won’t be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”’
- KJV Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us: this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
- NKJV nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, “The Lord will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.” ’
- NASB and do not let Hezekiah lead you to rely on the Lord, saying, “The Lord will certainly save us. This city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria!”
- NLT Don’t let him fool you into trusting in the Lord by saying, ‘The Lord will surely rescue us. This city will never fall into the hands of the Assyrian king!’
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Quick answer
He specifically attacks trust in Yahweh, warning the people not to believe the city will be delivered.
Overview
The Rabshakeh targets the heart of Judah's hope, ridiculing confidence that the Lord will rescue Jerusalem from Assyria. This direct assault on faith in God is the gravest part of his speech. By challenging God's ability to save, he provokes the very demonstration of divine power that will follow in chapter 37.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Isa 37:10“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
- Ps 71:9–11Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
- Isa 36:7But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before this altar’?
- Matt 27:43He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
- Ps 22:7–8All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
- Isa 37:23–24Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
- Ps 4:2How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah
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