2 Kings 19:9-11

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁹ When the king^[a] heard concerning King Tirhakah of Ethiopia,^[b] “See, he has set out to fight against you,” he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying, ¹⁰ “Thus shall you speak to King Hezekiah of Judah: Do not let your God on whom you rely deceive you by promising that Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. ¹¹ See, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, destroying them utterly. Shall you be delivered?