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19 They destroyed the idols of wood and stone that the people of those nations had made and worshiped. 20 But you are our Lord and our God! We ask you to keep us safe from the Assyrian king. Then everyone in every kingdom on earth will know that you are the only Lord.

Isaiah Gives the Lord's Answer to Hezekiah

(2 Kings 19.20-34)

21-22 I went to Hezekiah and told him that the Lord God of Israel had said:

Hezekiah, you prayed to me about King Sennacherib of Assyria.[a] Now this is what I say to that king:

The people of Jerusalem
hate and make fun of you;
    they laugh behind your back.

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Footnotes

  1. 37.21,22 Hezekiah, you prayed … Assyria: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

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