THE BIBLE Verse by Verse (Isaiah Chapter 36 )
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Isaiah 36:2 (NLT)
Then the king of Assyria sent his chief of staff from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.
Then the king of Assyria sent his chief of staff from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.
Isaiah 36:3 (NLT) - 3 These are the officials who went out to meet with them: Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator; Shebna the court secretary; and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian.
Isaiah 36:4 (NLT) - 4 Then the Assyrian king’s chief of staff told them to give this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the great king of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you so confident?
Isaiah 36:5 (NLT) - 5 Do you think that mere words can substitute for military skill and strength? Who are you counting on, that you have rebelled against me?
Isaiah 36:6 (NLT)
6 On Egypt? If you lean on Egypt, it will be like a reed that splinters beneath your weight and pierces your hand. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is completely unreliable!
6 On Egypt? If you lean on Egypt, it will be like a reed that splinters beneath your weight and pierces your hand. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is completely unreliable!
Isaiah 36:7 (NLT)
7 “But perhaps you will say to me, ‘We are trusting in the LORD our God!’ But isn’t he the one who was insulted by Hezekiah? Didn’t Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah and Jerusalem worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem?
7 “But perhaps you will say to me, ‘We are trusting in the LORD our God!’ But isn’t he the one who was insulted by Hezekiah? Didn’t Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah and Jerusalem worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem?
Isaiah 36:8 (NLT) - 8 “I’ll tell you what! Strike a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you 2,000 horses if you can find that many men to ride on them!
Isaiah 36:9 (NLT) - 9 With your tiny army, how can you think of challenging even the weakest contingent of my master’s troops, even with the help of Egypt’s chariots and charioteers?
Isaiah 36:10 (NLT) - 10 What’s more, do you think we have invaded your land without the Lord's direction? The Lord himself told us, ‘Attack this land and destroy it!’”
Isaiah 36:12 (NLT)
But Sennacherib's chief of staff replied "Do you think my master sent this message only to you and your master? He wants all the people to hear it, for when we put this city under siege, they will suffer along with you. They will be so hungry and thirsty that they will eat their own dung and drink their own urine."
But Sennacherib's chief of staff replied "Do you think my master sent this message only to you and your master? He wants all the people to hear it, for when we put this city under siege, they will suffer along with you. They will be so hungry and thirsty that they will eat their own dung and drink their own urine."
Isaiah 36:16 (NLT)
"Don't listen to Hezrkiah! These are the terms the king of Assyria is offering: Make peace with me__ open the gates and come out. Then each of you can continue eating from your own grapevine and fig tree , and drinking from your own well.
"Don't listen to Hezrkiah! These are the terms the king of Assyria is offering: Make peace with me__ open the gates and come out. Then each of you can continue eating from your own grapevine and fig tree , and drinking from your own well.
Isaiah 36:19 (NLT) - 19 What happened to the gods of Hamath and Arpad? And what about the gods of Sepharvaim? Did any god rescue Samaria from my power?
Isaiah 36:20 (NLT) - 20 What god of any nation has ever been able to save its people from my power? So what makes you think that the Lord can rescue Jerusalem from me?”
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