Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebnah, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in the Aramaic language, for we understand it; do not speak to us in the language of Judah within the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”
Isaiah 36:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 But they were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s command was, “Do not answer him.” Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But they kept still and answered him not a word, for the king's [Hezekiah's] command was, Do not answer him. American Standard Version (1901) But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not. Common English Bible But they kept quiet and didn’t answer him with a single word, because King Hezekiah’s command was, “Don’t answer him!” Catholic Public Domain Version And they remained silent and did not answer a word to him. For the king had commanded them, saying, "You shall not respond to him." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they held their peace, and answered him not a word. For the king had commanded, saying: answer him not. |
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebnah, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in the Aramaic language, for we understand it; do not speak to us in the language of Judah within the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and told him the words of the Rabshakeh.
I said, “I will guard my ways that I may not sin with my tongue; I will keep a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence.”
Therefore the prudent will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.
“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you.