<p class="poetry">In time of famine<n id="1" /> he will redeem you from death,p> <p class="poetry">and in time of war from the power of the sword.<n id="2" />p>

Who among all the gods of the lands has rescued their lands from my power? So how can the <sc>Lordsc> rescue Jerusalem from my power?&#8217;&#8221;<n id="1" />

Who among all the gods of these lands have rescued their lands from my power? So how can the <sc>Lordsc> rescue Jerusalem from my power?&#8217;&#8221;<n id="1" />

<p class="poetry">Protect me from the snare they have laid for me,p> <p class="poetry">and the traps the evildoers have set.<n id="1" />p>

Animals torn by wild beasts I never brought to you; I always absorbed the loss myself.<n id="1" /> You always made me pay for every missing animal,<n id="2" /> whether it was taken by day or at night.

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, shelter me from the power<n id="1" /> of the wicked!p> <p class="poetry">Protect me from violent men,p> <p class="poetry">who plan to knock me over.<n id="2" />p>

Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim?<n id="1" /> Indeed, did any gods rescue Samaria<n id="2" /> from my power?<n id="3" />

<p class="poetry">From this day forward I am he;p> <p class="poetry">no one can deliver from my power;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I will act, and who can prevent it?&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">Soon<n id="1" /> I will expose her lewd nakedness<n id="2" /> in front of her lovers,p> <p class="poetry">and no one will be able to rescue her from me!<n id="3" />p>

Who among all the gods of these nations whom my predecessors annihilated was able to rescue his people from my power?<n id="1" />

He wrote letters mocking the <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel and insulting him with these words:<n id="1" /> &#8220;The gods of the surrounding nations could not rescue their people from my power. Neither can Hezekiah&#8217;s god rescue his people from my power.&#8221;<n id="2" />

He replied, &#8220;You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal proof<n id="1" /> that I dug this well.&#8221;<n id="2" />

I myself pledge security<n id="1" /> for him; you may hold me liable. If I do not bring him back to you and place him here before you, I will bear the blame before you all my life.<n id="2" />

<p class="poetry">But his bow will remain steady,p> <p class="poetry">and his hands<n id="1" /> will be skillful;p> <p class="poetry">because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,p> <p class="poetry">because of<n id="2" /> the Shepherd, the Rock<n id="3" /> of Israel,p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;See now that I, indeed I, am he!&#8221; says the <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;and there is no other god besides me.p> <p class="poetry">I kill and give life,p> <p class="poetry">I smash and I heal,p> <p class="poetry">and none can resist<n id="2" /> my power.p>

Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?<n id="1" /> Indeed, did any gods rescue Samaria<n id="2" /> from my power?<n id="3" />

Are you not aware of what I and my predecessors<n id="1" /> have done to all the nations of the surrounding lands? Have the gods of the surrounding lands actually been able to rescue their lands from my power?<n id="2" />

<p class="poetry">Look, all of you who start a firep> <p class="poetry">and who equip yourselves with<n id="1" /> flaming arrows,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">walk<n id="3" /> in the light<n id="4" /> of the fire you startedp> <p class="poetry">and among the flaming arrows you ignited!<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">This is what you will receive from me:<n id="6" />p> <p class="poetry">you will lie down in a place of pain.<n id="7" />p>

Now don&#8217;t let Hezekiah deceive you or mislead you like this. Don&#8217;t believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to rescue his people from my power or the power of my predecessors. So how<n id="1" /> can your gods rescue<n id="2" /> you from my power?&#8217;&#8221;p>

&#8220;No, please take them,&#8221; Jacob said.<n id="1" /> &#8220;If I have found favor in your sight, accept<n id="2" /> my gift from my hand. Now that I have seen your face and you have accepted me,<n id="3" /> it is as if I have seen the face of God.<n id="4" />