Verse 5
Isaiah 36:5
Bible in Basic English
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You say you have a design and strength for war, but these are only words: now to whom are you looking for support, that you have gone against my authority?
Original Language Text
hebrew
אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ אַךְ דְּבַר שְׂפָתַ֔יִם עֵצָ֥ה וּ/גְבוּרָ֖ה לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֑ה עַתָּה֙ עַל מִ֣י בָטַ֔חְתָּ כִּ֥י מָרַ֖דְתָּ בִּֽ/י
English Translation
I said, "Surely the word of my lips is counsel and strength for battle; now on whom have you relied, because you have rebelled against me?"
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Chapter 36 Context
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