Verse 20

Isaiah 36:20

Bible in Basic English

20 Who among all the gods of these countries have kept their country from falling into my hand, to give cause for the thought that the Lord will keep Jerusalem from falling into my hand?
Original Language Text
hebrew
מִ֗י בְּ/כָל אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָֽ/אֲרָצוֹת֙ הָ/אֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁר הִצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת אַרְצָ֖/ם מִ/יָּדִ֑/י כִּֽי יַצִּ֧יל יְהוָ֛ה אֶת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם מִ/יָּדִֽ/י
English Translation
Who among all the gods of these lands has rescued their land from my hand? For the LORD will rescue Jerusalem from my hand.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 36 Context
1 And it came about in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah that Sennacherib, king of Assyria, came up... Focus ↗
2 And the king of Assyria sent the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a strong... Focus ↗
3 And there came out to him Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe... Focus ↗
4 And the Rab-shakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, These are the words of the great king, the kin... Focus ↗
5 You say you have a design and strength for war, but these are only words: now to whom are you lookin... Focus ↗
6 See, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go into a man's hand if he mak... Focus ↗
7 And if you say to me, Our hope is in the Lord our God (Elohim); is it not he whose high places and a... Focus ↗
8 And now, take a chance with my master, the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses,... Focus ↗
9 How then may you put to shame the least of my master's servants? and you have put your hope in Egypt... Focus ↗
10 And have I now come to send destruction on this land without the Lord's authority? It was the Lord h... Focus ↗
11 Then Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to the Rab-shakeh, Please make use of the Aramaean language in... Focus ↗
12 But the Rab-shakeh said, Is it to your master or to you that my master has sent me to say these word... Focus ↗
13 Then the Rab-shakeh got up and said with a loud voice in the Jews' language, Give ear to the words o... Focus ↗
14 This is what the king says: Do not be tricked by Hezekiah, for there is no salvation for you in him. Focus ↗
15 And do not let Hezekiah make you put your faith in the Lord, saying, The Lord will certainly keep us... Focus ↗
16 Do not give ear to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says, Make peace with me, and come... Focus ↗
17 Till I come and take you away to a land like yours, a land of grain and wine, a land of bread and vi... Focus ↗
18 Give no attention to Hezekiah when he says to you, The Lord will keep us safe. Has any one of the go... Focus ↗
19 Where are the gods of Hamath and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? where are the gods of S... Focus ↗
20 Who among all the gods of these countries have kept their country from falling into my hand, to give...
21 But they kept quiet and gave him no answer: for the king's order was, Give him no answer. Focus ↗
22 Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son o... Focus ↗