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18 Then the king’s ·officers [officials] shouted in ·Hebrew [L the language of Judah], calling out to the people of Jerusalem who were on the city wall. The ·officers [officials] wanted to ·scare [frighten and terrify] the people so they could capture Jerusalem. 19 They spoke about the God of Jerusalem as though he were like the gods the people of the ·world [earth] worshiped, which are made by human hands.

God Rescues Judah(A)

20 King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz ·prayed [cried out to] to heaven about this.

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18 Then they called out in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to terrify them and make them afraid in order to capture the city. 19 They spoke about the God of Jerusalem as they did about the gods of the other peoples of the world—the work of human hands.(A)

20 King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out in prayer(B) to heaven about this.

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