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At the sound of tumult, peoples fled;
    before your majesty, nations scattered.(A)

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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 For he says:

“By the strength of my hand I have done it,
    and by my wisdom, for I have understanding;
I have removed the boundaries of peoples
    and have plundered their treasures;
    like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones.(A)
14 My hand has found, like a nest,
    the wealth of the peoples,
and as one gathers eggs that have been forsaken,
    so I have gathered all the earth,
and there was none that moved a wing
    or opened its mouth or chirped.”(B)

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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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Footnotes

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

16 He saw that there was no one
    and was appalled that there was no one to intervene,
so his own arm brought him victory,
    and his righteousness upheld him.(A)
17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate
    and a helmet of salvation on his head;
he put on garments of vengeance for clothing
    and wrapped himself in fury as in a mantle.(B)
18 According to their deeds, so will he repay
    wrath to his adversaries, requital to his enemies;
    to the coastlands he will render requital.(C)

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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 See, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, destroying them utterly. Shall you be delivered?(A) 12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them, the nations that my predecessors destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar?(B) 13 Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of Laar, Sepharvaim, Hena, or Ivvah?”

Hezekiah’s Prayer

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

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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, the thunder of many peoples,
    they thunder like the thundering of the sea!
The roar of nations,
    they roar like the roaring of mighty waters!(A)
13 [[When the nations roar like the roaring of many waters,]][a]
    he will rebuke them, and they will flee far away,
chased like chaff on the mountains before the wind
    and like whirling dust before the storm.(B)
14 At evening time, sudden terror!
    Before morning, they are no more.
This is the fate of those who despoil us
    and the lot of those who plunder us.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 17.13 Heb mss Syr lack When . . . waters

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 This very day he will halt at Nob;
    he will shake his fist
    at the mount of daughter Zion,
    the hill of Jerusalem.(A)

33 Look, the Sovereign, the Lord of hosts,
    will lop the boughs with terrifying power;
the tallest trees will be cut down,
    and the lofty will be brought low.(B)
34 He will hack down the thickets of the forest with an ax,
    and Lebanon with its majestic trees[a] will fall.

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Footnotes

  1. 10.34 Cn Compare Gk Vg: Heb with a majestic one

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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The nations are in an uproar; the kingdoms totter;
    he utters his voice; the earth melts.(A)

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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 you have raged against me
    and your arrogance has come to my ears,
I will put my hook in your nose
    and my bit in your mouth;
I will turn you back on the way
    by which you came.(A)

30 “And this shall be the sign for you: This year eat what grows of itself and in the second year what springs from that; then in the third year sow, reap, plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. 31 The surviving remnant of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward,(B) 32 for from Jerusalem a remnant shall go out and from Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.(C)

33 “Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city, shoot an arrow there, come before it with a shield, or cast up a siege ramp against it. 34 By the way that he came, by the same he shall return; he shall not come into this city, says the Lord. 35 For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.”(D)

Sennacherib’s Defeat and Death

36 Then the angel of the Lord set out and struck down one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians; when morning dawned, they were all dead bodies.(E)

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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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