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Isaiah 36:16

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Don’t listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: ‘Make peace  with me and surrender to me. Then every one of you may eat from his own vine and his own fig tree  and drink water from his own cistern

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On that day, each of you will invite his neighbour to sit under his vine and fig tree.’  This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.


Throughout Solomon’s reign, Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beer-sheba,  each person under his own vine and his own fig tree.


But each person will sit under his grapevine and under his fig tree with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the Lord   of Armies has spoken.


Therefore I considered it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance the generous gift  you promised, so that it will be ready as a gift and not as an extortion.


Drink water from your own cistern, water flowing from your own well.


‘Don’t listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: “Make peace  with me and surrender to me. Then each of you may eat from his own vine and his own fig-tree,  and each may drink water from his own cistern


Then Naaman and his whole company went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, ‘I know there’s no God in the whole world except in Israel.  Therefore, please accept a gift  from your servant.’


Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand by the sea;  they were eating, drinking, and rejoicing.


Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.


Let this gift  your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.


‘Don’t do anything to us for seven days,’ the elders of Jabesh said to him, ‘and let us send messengers throughout the territory of Israel. If no one saves us, we will surrender to you.’


Please take my present that was brought to you, because God has been gracious to me and I have everything I need.’ So Jacob urged him until he accepted.


You are also to say, “Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.” ’ For he thought, ‘I want to appease Esau with the gift that is going ahead of me. After that, I can face him, and perhaps he will forgive me.’


Whoever tends a fig tree  will eat its fruit, and whoever looks after his master will be honoured.


until I come and take you away to a land like your own land #– #a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.





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