But the people kept silent; they did not answer him at all, for the king’s command was, ‘Don’t answer him.’
2 Kings 18:35 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Who among all the gods of the lands has rescued his land from my power? So will the Lord rescue Jerusalem from my power? ” ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Who of all the gods of the countries has delivered his country out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand? American Standard Version (1901) Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that Jehovah should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand? Common English Bible Which one of any of the gods of those lands has rescued their country from my power? Why should the LORD rescue Jerusalem from my power?” Catholic Public Domain Version Which ones among all the gods of the lands have rescued their region from my hand, so that the Lord would be able to rescue Jerusalem from my hand?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who are they among all the gods of the nations, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the Lord may deliver Jerusalem out of my hand? |
But the people kept silent; they did not answer him at all, for the king’s command was, ‘Don’t answer him.’
Look, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries: They completely destroyed them. Will you be rescued?
Lord, it is true that the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands.
Perhaps the Lord your God will hear all the words of the royal spokesman, whom his master the king of Assyria sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke him for the words that the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for the surviving remnant.” ’
So now, don’t let Hezekiah deceive you, and don’t let him mislead you like this. Don’t believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to rescue his people from my power or the power of my predecessors. How much less will your God rescue you from my power! ” ’
But Pharaoh responded, ‘Who is the Lord that I should obey him by letting Israel go? I don’t know the Lord, and besides, I will not let Israel go.’
Does an axe exalt itself above the one who chops with it? Does a saw magnify itself above the one who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the ones who lift it! It would be like a staff lifting the one who isn’t wood!
Now if you’re ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, drum, and every kind of music, fall down and worship the statue I made. But if you don’t worship it, you will immediately be thrown into a furnace of blazing fire #– #and who is the god who can rescue you from my power? ’
I have been the Lord your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and no Saviour exists besides me.