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2 Kings 19:6
who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Isaiah speaks to Hezekiah’s messengers immediately after they arrive with the Assyrian king’s threats. He instructs them to return and deliver a specific message to their master on behalf of the LORD.
The words — The Hebrew כֹּה־תֹאמְרוּ (koh-tomeru) literally means "thus you shall say," marking the transmission of a direct oracle. אָמַר (amar), "he says," follows to explicitly identify the LORD as the speaker of the warning.
The thread — The identical reply appears in Isaiah 37:6, confirming the parallel prophetic record. The surrounding context of Assyrian intimidation and divine counter-promises runs through 2 Kings 18:17 and 18:35.
Why it lands — The text commands the messengers to discard fear and recognize that human blasphemy does not nullify divine authority. It requires the reader to separate reported threats from the actual word of God and act accordingly.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 18:17 Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
- 2 Kings 18:35 Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”
- Isaiah 37:6 who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
- 2 Chronicles 20:15 And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God.
- Exodus 14:13 But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.
- Leviticus 26:8 Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.
- Deuteronomy 20:1 When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, is with you.
- Deuteronomy 20:3 saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them.
- Joshua 11:6 Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”
- 2 Kings 6:16 “Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”