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Texts -- 2 Kings 19:1-19 (NET)

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19:1 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes , put on sackcloth , and went to the Lord’s temple . 19:2 He sent Eliakim the palace supervisor , supervisor , Shebna the scribe , and the leading priests , clothed in sackcloth , with this message to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz : 19:3 “This is what Hezekiah says : ‘This is a day of distress , insults , and humiliation , as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal , but the mother lacks the strength to push it through. 19:4 Perhaps the Lord your God will hear all these things the chief adviser has spoken on behalf of his master , the king of Assyria , who sent him to taunt the living God . When the Lord your God hears , perhaps he will punish him for the things he has said . So pray for this remnant that remains .’” 19:5 When King Hezekiah’s servants came to Isaiah , 19:6 Isaiah said to them, “Tell your master this : ‘This is what the Lord says : “Don’t be afraid because of the things you have heard – these insults the king of Assyria’s servants have hurled against me. 19:7 Look , I will take control of his mind ; he will receive a report and return to his own land . I will cut him down with a sword in his own land .”’” 19:8 When the chief adviser heard the king of Assyria had departed from Lachish , he left and went to Libnah , where the king was campaigning. 19:9 The king heard that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was marching out to fight him. He again sent messengers to Hezekiah , ordering them: 19:10 “Tell King Hezekiah of Judah this : ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust mislead you when he says , “Jerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria .” 19:11 Certainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands . Do you really think you will be rescued ? 19:12 Were the nations whom my ancestors destroyed – the nations of Gozan , Haran , Rezeph , and the people of Eden in Telassar – rescued by their gods ? 19:13 Where are the king of Hamath , the king of Arpad , and the king of Lair, Sepharvaim , Hena , and Ivvah ?’” 19:14 Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the Lord’s temple and spread it out before the Lord . 19:15 Hezekiah prayed before the Lord : “Lord God of Israel , who is enthroned on the cherubs ! You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth . You made the sky and the earth . 19:16 Pay attention , Lord , and hear ! Open your eyes , Lord , and observe ! Listen to the message Sennacherib sent and how he taunts the living God ! 19:17 It is true , Lord , that the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands . 19:18 They have burned the gods of the nations , for they are not really gods , but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone . That is why the Assyrians could destroy them . 19:19 Now , O Lord our God , rescue us from his power , so that all the kingdoms of the earth will know that you , Lord , are the only God .”

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