Verse 11
Isaiah 36:11
New Living Translation
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Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Assyrian chief of staff, “Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don’t speak in Hebrew, for the people on the wall will hear.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֶלְיָקִים֩ וְ/שֶׁבְנָ֨א וְ/יוֹאָ֜ח אֶל רַב שָׁקֵ֗ה דַּבֶּר נָ֤א אֶל עֲבָדֶ֨י/ךָ֙ אֲרָמִ֔ית כִּ֥י שֹׁמְעִ֖ים אֲנָ֑חְנוּ וְ/אַל תְּדַבֵּ֤ר אֵלֵ֨י/נוּ֙ יְהוּדִ֔ית בְּ/אָזְנֵ֣י הָ/עָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל הַ/חוֹמָֽה
English Translation
And Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand; and do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people who are on the wall."
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Chapter 36 Context
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In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria came to attack the fort...
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Then the king of Assyria sent his chief of staff from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Heze...
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These are the officials who went out to meet with them: Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administr...
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4
Then the Assyrian king’s chief of staff told them to give this message to Hezekiah: “This is what th...
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5
Do you think that mere words can substitute for military skill and strength? Who are you counting on...
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6
On Egypt? If you lean on Egypt, it will be like a reed that splinters beneath your weight and pierce...
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7
“But perhaps you will say to me, ‘We are trusting in the LORD our God (Elohim)!’ But isn’t he the on...
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8
“I’ll tell you what! Strike a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you 2,000 hor...
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9
With your tiny army, how can you think of challenging even the weakest contingent of my master’s tro...
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10
What’s more, do you think we have invaded your land without the LORD’s direction? The LORD himself t...
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11
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12
But Sennacherib’s chief of staff replied, “Do you think my master sent this message only to you and...
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13
Then the chief of staff stood and shouted in Hebrew to the people on the wall, “Listen to this messa...
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14
This is what the king says: Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you. He will never be able to rescue you.
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15
Don’t let him fool you into trusting in the LORD by saying, ‘The LORD will surely rescue us. This ci...
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16
“Don’t listen to Hezekiah! These are the terms the king of Assyria is offering: Make peace with me —...
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17
Then I will arrange to take you to another land like this one — a land of grain and new wine, bread...
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18
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19
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20
What god of any nation has ever been able to save its people from my power? So what makes you think...
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21
But the people were silent and did not utter a word because Hezekiah had commanded them, “Do not ans...
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22
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of A...
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