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2 Kings 18:35

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

None of these gods kept their people safe from the king of Assyria. Do you think the LORD your God can do any better?

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Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah had been warned by King Hezekiah not to answer the Assyrian commander. So they tore their clothes in sorrow and reported to Hezekiah everything the commander had said.

You have heard how we Assyrian kings have completely wiped out other nations. What makes you feel so safe?

It is true, our LORD, that Assyrian kings have turned nations into deserts.

Please pray for those of us who are left alive. The king of Assyria sent his army commander to insult the living God. Perhaps the LORD heard what he said and will do something, if you will pray.

Don't be fooled by Hezekiah! No god of any nation has ever been able to stand up to Assyria. Believe me, your God cannot keep you safe!

They curse and their words cut like swords, as they say to themselves, “No one can hear us!”

“Who is this LORD and why should I obey him?” the king replied. “I refuse to let you and your people go!”

King of Assyria, can an axe or a saw overpower the one who uses it? Can a wooden pole lift whoever holds it?

Now I am going to give you one more chance. If you bow down and worship the statue when you hear the music, everything will be all right. But if you don't, you will at once be thrown into a flaming furnace. No god can save you from me.”

I, the LORD, have been your God since the time you were in Egypt. I am the only God you know, the only one who can save.




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