Isaiah 36:13

36:13 The chief adviser then stood there and called out loudly in the Judahite dialect, “Listen to the message of the great king, the king of Assyria.

Isaiah 46:7

46:7 They put it on their shoulder and carry it;

they put it in its place and it just stands there;

it does not move from its place.

Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply;

it does not deliver him from his distress.


tn The Hebrew text includes “and he said.”

tn Or perhaps, “cannot,” here and in the following two lines. The imperfect forms can indicate capability.