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Isaiah 37:10
“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Sennacherib’s messengers deliver a warning to Hezekiah king of Judah immediately after Sennacherib learns that Tirhakah king of Cush has set out to fight him.
The words — The supplied lexicon lists כֹּ֣ה (koh, "thus"), אֶל־ (ʾel-, "to"), חִזְקִיָּ֤הוּ (ḥizqîyyāhû, "Hezekiah"), מֶֽלֶךְ (melekh, "king"), יְהוּדָה (Yəhûḏāh, "Judah"), לְאֹמַר (ləʾōmar, "to say"), and אַל־ (ʾal-, "do not").
The thread — This exact taunt runs through Isaiah 36:15 and the parallel narrative at 2 Kings 19:10, while standing in direct contrast to the historical record of Hezekiah’s unique trust in the LORD at 2 Kings 18:5.
Why it lands — The text commands Hezekiah not to allow his trusted God to deceive him with a promise of Jerusalem’s deliverance, forcing the reader to confront the messenger’s direct challenge against the king’s established faith without softening the confrontation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 36:15 Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’
- 2 Kings 18:5 Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.
- 2 Kings 19:10 “Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
- 2 Chronicles 32:7 “Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged before the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater One with us than with him.
- 2 Chronicles 32:15 So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”
- Psalms 22:8 “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
- Isaiah 36:4 The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?
- Isaiah 36:20 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?”
- Matthew 27:43 He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”