Isa 36 | EngLXX | STEP | Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of the reign of Ezekias, that Sennacherim, king of the Assyrians, came up against the strong cities of Judea, and tookthem.

Isaiah 36

1 Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of the reign of Ezekias,that Sennacherim, king of the Assyrians, came up against the strong cities of Judea, and tookthem. 2 And the king of the Assyrians sent Rabsaces out of Laches to Jerusalem to king Ezekiaswith a large force: and he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the way of the fuller's field. 3 And there went forth to him Heliakim the steward, theson of Chelcias, and Somnas the scribe, and Joach theson of Asaph, the recorder. 4 And Rabsaces said to them, Say to Ezekias, Thus says the great king, the king of the Assyrians,Why are you secure? 5 Is war carried on with counsel andmere words of the lips? and now on whom do you trust, that you rebel against me? 6 Behold, you trust on this bruised staff of reed, on Egypt:as soon as a man leans upon it, it shall go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharao kingof Egypt and all that trust in him. 7 But if you⌃ say, We trust in the Lord our God; 8 yet now make an agreement with my lord the king of the Assyrians, and I will give youtwo thousand horses, if you⌃ shall be able to set riders upon them. 9 And how can you⌃then turn to the face of the satraps? They that trust on the Egyptians for horse and rider,areour servants. 10 And now, Have we come up against this land to fight against it without the Lord? TheLord said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it. 11 Then Eliakim and Somnas and Joach said to him, Speak to your servants in the Syrian tongue;for we understandit: and speak not to us in the Jewish tongue: and wherefore speak you in the ears of the menon the wall? 12 And Rabsaces said to them, Has my lord sent me to your lord or to you, to speak thesewords?has he notsent me to the men that sit on the wall, that they may eat dung, and drinktheir water together with you? 13 And Rabsaces stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jewish language, and said, Hearyou⌃ the words of the great king, the king of the Assyrians: 14 thus says the king, Let not Ezekias deceive you with words: he will not be able to deliveryou. 15 And let not Ezekias say to you, That God will deliver you, and this city will not atall be delivered into the hand of the king of the Assyrians. 16 Hearken not to Ezekias: thus says the king of the Assyrians, If you⌃ wish to be blessed,come out to me: and you⌃ shall eat every oneof his vine and his fig-trees, and you⌃ shall drink water out of your own cisterns: 17 until I come and take you to a land, like your own land, a land of corn and wine, andbread, and vineyards. 18 Let not Ezekias deceive you, saying, God will deliver you. Have the gods of the nationsdelivered each one his own land out of the hand of the king of the Assyrians? 19 Where is the god of Emath, and Arphath? and where is the god of Eppharuaim? have theybeen able to deliver Samaria out of my hand? 20 Which is the god of all these nations, that has delivered his land out of my hand, thatGod should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand? 21 And they were silent, and none answered him a word; because the king had commanded thatnone should answer. 22 And Heliakim theson of Chelcias, the steward, and Somnas the military scribe, and Joach theson of Asaph, the recorder, came in to Ezekias, having their garments tore, and they reportedto him the words of Rabsaces.