At the noise of the tumult the people (A)shall flee;
When You lift Yourself up, the nations shall be scattered;

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At the uproar of your army,(A) the peoples flee;(B)
    when you rise up,(C) the nations scatter.

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13 (A)For he says:

“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
And by my wisdom, for I am prudent;
Also I have removed the boundaries of the people,
And have robbed their treasuries;
So I have put down the inhabitants like a [a]valiant man.
14 (B)My hand has found like a nest the riches of the people,
And as one gathers eggs that are left,
I have gathered all the earth;
And there was no one who moved his wing,
Nor opened his mouth with even a peep.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 10:13 mighty

13 For he says:

“‘By the strength of my hand(A) I have done this,(B)
    and by my wisdom, because I have understanding.
I removed the boundaries of nations,
    I plundered their treasures;(C)
    like a mighty one I subdued[a] their kings.(D)
14 As one reaches into a nest,(E)
    so my hand reached for the wealth(F) of the nations;
as people gather abandoned eggs,
    so I gathered all the countries;(G)
not one flapped a wing,
    or opened its mouth to chirp.(H)’”

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  1. Isaiah 10:13 Or treasures; / I subdued the mighty,

16 (A)He saw that there was no man,
And (B)wondered that there was no intercessor;
(C)Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him;
And His own righteousness, it sustained Him.
17 (D)For He put on righteousness as a breastplate,
And a helmet of salvation on His head;
He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing,
And was clad with zeal as a cloak.
18 (E)According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay,
Fury to His adversaries,
Recompense to His enemies;
The coastlands He will fully repay.

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16 He saw that there was no one,(A)
    he was appalled that there was no one to intervene;(B)
so his own arm achieved salvation(C) for him,
    and his own righteousness(D) sustained him.
17 He put on righteousness as his breastplate,(E)
    and the helmet(F) of salvation on his head;
he put on the garments(G) of vengeance(H)
    and wrapped himself in zeal(I) as in a cloak.
18 According to what they have done,
    so will he repay(J)
wrath to his enemies
    and retribution to his foes;
    he will repay the islands(K) their due.

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11 Look! You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered? 12 Have the (A)gods of the nations delivered those whom my fathers have destroyed, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar? 13 Where is the king of (B)Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?’ ”

14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. 15 Then Hezekiah prayed to the Lord, saying: 16 “O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You (C)alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 17 (D)Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and (E)hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. 18 Truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their (F)lands,

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11 Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries, destroying them completely. And will you be delivered?(A) 12 Did the gods of the nations that were destroyed by my predecessors(B) deliver them—the gods of Gozan, Harran,(C) Rezeph and the people of Eden(D) who were in Tel Assar? 13 Where is the king of Hamath or the king of Arpad?(E) Where are the kings of Lair, Sepharvaim,(F) Hena and Ivvah?”(G)

Hezekiah’s Prayer(H)

14 Hezekiah received the letter(I) from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple(J) of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord. 15 And Hezekiah prayed(K) to the Lord: 16 Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, enthroned(L) between the cherubim,(M) you alone are God(N) over all the kingdoms(O) of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.(P) 17 Give ear, Lord, and hear;(Q) open your eyes, Lord, and see;(R) listen to all the words Sennacherib(S) has sent to ridicule(T) the living God.(U)

18 “It is true, Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste all these peoples and their lands.(V)

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12 Woe to the multitude of many people
Who make a noise (A)like the roar of the seas,
And to the rushing of nations
That make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
13 The nations will rush like the rushing of many waters;
But God will (B)rebuke them and they will flee far away,
And (C)be chased like the chaff of the mountains before the wind,
Like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
14 Then behold, at eventide, trouble!
And before the morning, he is no more.
This is the portion of those who plunder us,
And the lot of those who rob us.

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12 Woe to the many nations that rage(A)
    they rage like the raging sea!(B)
Woe to the peoples who roar(C)
    they roar like the roaring of great waters!(D)
13 Although the peoples roar(E) like the roar of surging waters,
    when he rebukes(F) them they flee(G) far away,
driven before the wind like chaff(H) on the hills,
    like tumbleweed before a gale.(I)
14 In the evening, sudden(J) terror!(K)
    Before the morning, they are gone!(L)
This is the portion of those who loot us,
    the lot of those who plunder us.

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32 As yet he will remain (A)at Nob that day;
He will (B)shake his fist at the mount of (C)the daughter of Zion,
The hill of Jerusalem.

33 Behold, the Lord,
The Lord of hosts,
Will lop off the bough with terror;
(D)Those of high stature will be hewn down,
And the haughty will be humbled.
34 He will cut down the thickets of the forest with iron,
And Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.

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32 This day they will halt at Nob;(A)
    they will shake their fist(B)
at the mount of Daughter Zion,(C)
    at the hill of Jerusalem.

33 See, the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    will lop off(D) the boughs with great power.
The lofty trees will be felled,(E)
    the tall(F) ones will be brought low.(G)
34 He will cut down(H) the forest thickets with an ax;
    Lebanon(I) will fall before the Mighty One.(J)

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(A)The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved;
He uttered His voice, the earth melted.

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Nations(A) are in uproar,(B) kingdoms(C) fall;
    he lifts his voice,(D) the earth melts.(E)

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29 Because your rage against Me and your tumult
Have come up to My ears,
Therefore (A)I will put My hook in your nose
And My bridle in your lips,
And I will (B)turn you back
By the way which you came.” ’

30 “This shall be a sign to you:

You shall eat this year such as grows of itself,
And the second year what springs from the same;
Also in the third year sow and reap,
Plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them.
31 And the remnant who have escaped of the house of Judah
Shall again take root downward,
And bear fruit upward.
32 For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant,
And those who escape from Mount Zion.
The (C)zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

33 “Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria:

‘He shall not come into this city,
Nor shoot an arrow there,
Nor come before it with shield,
Nor build a siege mound against it.
34 By the way that he came,
By the same shall he return;
And he shall not come into this city,’
Says the Lord.
35 ‘For I will (D)defend this city, to save it
For My own sake and for My servant (E)David’s sake.’ ”

Sennacherib’s Defeat and Death(F)

36 Then the (G)angel[a] of the Lord went out, and [b]killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses—all dead.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 37:36 Or Angel
  2. Isaiah 37:36 Lit. struck

29 Because you rage against me
    and because your insolence(A) has reached my ears,
I will put my hook(B) in your nose(C)
    and my bit in your mouth,
and I will make you return
    by the way you came.(D)

30 “This will be the sign(E) for you, Hezekiah:

“This year(F) you will eat what grows by itself,
    and the second year what springs from that.
But in the third year(G) sow and reap,
    plant vineyards(H) and eat their fruit.(I)
31 Once more a remnant of the kingdom of Judah
    will take root(J) below and bear fruit(K) above.
32 For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant,(L)
    and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors.(M)
The zeal(N) of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.

33 “Therefore this is what the Lord says concerning the king of Assyria:

“He will not enter this city(O)
    or shoot an arrow here.
He will not come before it with shield
    or build a siege ramp(P) against it.
34 By the way that he came he will return;(Q)
    he will not enter this city,”
declares the Lord.
35 “I will defend(R) this city and save it,
    for my sake(S) and for the sake of David(T) my servant!”

36 Then the angel(U) of the Lord went out and put to death(V) a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian(W) camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!

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