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God Answers Hezekiah

20 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah that said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer to me about Sennacherib king of Assyria. 21 This is ·what [L the word] the Lord has said against Sennacherib:

‘The ·people of Jerusalem [L virgin daughter of Zion]
    ·hate you [despises] and ·make fun of [mocks; scorns] you.
The ·people [L daughter] of Jerusalem
    ·laugh at you [L tosses her head] ·as you run away [as you flee; or behind your back].
22 ·You have insulted me and spoken against me [Whom have you defied/ridiculed/mocked?];
    ·you have raised your voice against me [Against whom have you raised your voice…].
·You have a proud look on your face [and arrogantly lifted your eyes/gaze?]!
    Against the Holy One of Israel!
23 You have sent your messengers to ·insult [defy; ridicule; mock] the Lord.
    You have said, “With my many chariots
I have gone to the tops of the mountains,
    to the ·highest [or remotest] mountains of Lebanon.
I have cut down its tallest cedars
    and its best ·pine [cypress] trees.
I have gone to its farthest places
    and to its ·best [densest] forests.
24 I have dug wells in foreign ·countries [lands]
    and drunk water there.
By the soles of my feet,
    I have ·dried [stopped] up all the rivers of Egypt.”

25 “‘King of Assyria, ·surely you have [L have you not…?] heard.
    Long ago I, the Lord, ·planned [determined; ordained] these things.
·Long ago [In ancient times/days of old] I ·designed them [planned it],
    and now I have ·made them happen [brought them to pass].
I allowed you to turn those ·strong, walled [fortified] cities
    into piles of ·rocks [rubble; ruins].
26 The people in those cities were ·weak [powerless; drained of strength];
    they were ·frightened [dismayed] and ·put to shame [confused; confounded].
They were like grass in the field,
    like tender, young ·grass [shoots],
like grass on the housetop
    that is ·burned [scorched] by the wind before it can grow.

27 “‘I know ·when you rest [when you stand or sit; or where you are],
    when you come and go,
    and how you ·rage [rave] against me.
28 Because you ·rage [rave] against me,
    and because I have heard your ·proud [arrogant] words,
I will put my hook in your nose
    and my bit in your mouth.
Then I will ·force you to leave my country [turn you back; make you retreat]
    the ·same way [road] you came.’

29 “Then the Lord said, ‘Hezekiah, I will give you this sign:

This year you will eat the grain that grows ·wild [L of itself],
    and the second year you will eat what ·grows [springs] from that.
But in the third year, ·plant grain [sow] and ·harvest it [reap].
    Plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
30 ·Some of the people in [A remnant of] the ·family [L house] of Judah
    will ·escape [survive].
·Like plants that take root [They will put down roots below],
    ·they will grow strong and have many children [and will bear fruit above].
31 A ·few people will come out of Jerusalem alive [remnant will spread out from Jerusalem];
    ·a few from Mount Zion will live [and survivors out from Mount Zion].
The ·strong love [zeal] of the Lord All-Powerful
    will ·make this happen [accomplish this].’

32 “So this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria:

‘He will not enter this city
    or even shoot an arrow here.
He will not fight against it with shields
    or build a ramp to ·attack the city walls [lay siege to it].
33 He will ·return to his country [retreat] the same ·way [road] he came,
    and he will not enter this city,’
    says the Lord.
34 ‘I will defend and ·save [rescue; T deliver] this city
    for my sake and for the sake of David, my servant.’”

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