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Hilkiah’s son Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the secretary, and Asaph’s son Joah, the recorder, went out to him.

The field commander told them:

“Tell Hezekiah, king of Judah,[a] ‘This is what the mighty king, the king of Assyria, has to say: What is this “guarantee” that makes you yourself[b] rely on it?[c] Do you really think that guarantees alone can withstand[d] strategy and military strength? On whom are you now depending, that you’re rebelling against me?

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 36:4 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsaa corrector deleted king of Judah; MT LXX lack king of Judah
  2. Isaiah 36:4 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack yourself
  3. Isaiah 36:4 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack on it
  4. Isaiah 36:5 Lit. that words alone equal