Translations
Modern
…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.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And Isaiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to your master, thus says YHWH: ‘Do not be afraid in the face of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
Latin
Dixitque eis Isaias: Hæc dicetis domino vestro: Hæc dicit Dominus: Noli timere a facie sermonum quos audisti, quibus blasphemaverunt pueri regis Assyriorum me.
Original
Hebrew
English
…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.
Notes
Theme notes and profiles
Assyria Hezekiah Isaiah God’s Judgment of His People Invasion Nehemiah’s Confidence in God The Sovereignty of God
Events
- Reign of Hezekiahc. 726 BC
Parallels
People
Isaiah: Prophet during reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah
Places
Assyria: A powerful ancient empire, often in conflict with Israel
Glossary
Assyria, Assyrians Blasphemy Hezekiah Kings, Books of First and Second Psalms, Book of Rabshakeh Shebna Warfare
Topics
Diplomacy: Rab-Shakeh, in Trying to Induce Jerusalem to Capitulate by Bombastic Harangue Faith: Enjoined Jerusalem: Calamities of, Mentioned: Besieged but not Taken by Sennacherib Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: Destruction of Sennacherib's Army, and his Death