Isaiah 36:16

Easy To Read Version

Don’t listen to those words from Hezekiah. Listen to the king of Assyria. The king of Assyria says, “We should make an agreement. You people should come out of the city to me. Then every person will be free to go home. Every person will be free to eat grapes from his own vine. And every person will be free to eat the figs from his own fig tree. Every person will be free to drink water from his own well.

Cross References

Genesis 32:20

You will say, ‘This is a gift to you, and your servant Jacob is behind us.’”

Genesis 33:11

So I beg that you also accept the gifts I give you. God has been very good to me. I have more than I need.” In this way Jacob begged Esau to take the gifts. So Esau accepted the gifts.

2 Samuel 8:6

Then David put groups of soldiers in Damascus, Aram. The Arameans became David’s servants and brought tribute. [56] The Lord gave victory to David in every place he went.

1 Kings 4:20

There were many, many people in Judah and Israel. The number of people was like sands on the seashore. The people lived happy lives: They ate, drank, and enjoyed themselves.

1 Kings 4:25

During Solomon’s life all of the people in Judah and Israel, all the way from Dan to Beersheba, lived in peace and security. The people were at peace sitting under their own fig trees and grape vines.

2 Kings 18:31

But don’t listen to Hezekiah!

2 Kings 5:15

Naaman and all his group came back to the man of God [48] (Elisha). He stood before Elisha and said, “Look, I now know there is no God in all the earth except in Israel! Now please accept a gift from me!”

Proverbs 27:18

A person who cares for fig trees will be able to eat their fruit. In the same way, a person who cares for his master will be rewarded. His master will care for him.

Isaiah 36:17

You can do this until I come and take each of you to a country like your own. In that new country you will have good grain and new wine, bread and fields of grapes.”

Micah 4:4

Each person will sit under his own grapevine and fig tree.\par No person will make \{them\} afraid!\par Why? Because the Lord All-Powerful\par said it would happen like that!\par

Zechariah 3:10

The Lord All-Powerful says,\par “At that time, people will sit and talk\par with their friends and neighbors.\par They will invite each other to come sit under the fig trees and grape vines.”\par

2 Corinthians 9:5

So I thought that I should ask these brothers to go to you before we come. They will finish making ready the gift you promised. Then the gift will be ready when we come, and it will be a gift you wanted to give—not a gift that you hated to give.

1 Samuel 11:3

The leaders of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Let us have seven days. We will send messengers through all Israel. If no one comes to help us, we will come up to you {and surrender to you}.”

1 Samuel 25:27

Now, I am bringing this gift to you. Please give these things to your men.