² He sent Eliakim^(A) the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary and the leading priests,^(B) all wearing sackcloth,^(C) to the prophet Isaiah^(D) son of Amoz.

⁵ When King Hezekiah’s officials came to Isaiah, ⁶ Isaiah said to them, “Tell your master, ‘This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid^(A) of what you have heard—those words with which the underlings of the king of Assyria have blasphemed^(B) me. ⁷ Listen! When he hears a certain report,^(C) I will make him want to return to his own country, and there I will have him cut down with the sword.^(D)’”