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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.(A)

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

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12 When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, he[a] will punish the arrogant boasting of the king of Assyria and his haughty pride.(A)

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  1. 10.12 Gk: Heb I

12 When the Lord has finished all his work(A) against Mount Zion(B) and Jerusalem, he will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria(C) for the willful pride(D) of his heart and the haughty look(E) in his eyes.

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Sennacherib’s Defeat and Death

35 That very night 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.(A)

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35 That night the angel of the Lord(A) went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!(B)

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“Then the Assyrian shall fall by a sword not of mortals,
    and a sword not of humans shall devour him;
he shall flee from the sword,
    and his young men shall be put to forced labor.(A)

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“Assyria(A) will fall by no human sword;
    a sword, not of mortals, will devour(B) them.
They will flee before the sword
    and their young men will be put to forced labor.(C)

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

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

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16 But when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord relented concerning the evil and said to the angel who was bringing destruction among the people, “It is enough; now stay your hand.” The angel of the Lord was standing[a] by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven and in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.[b](A)

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  1. 24.16 Q ms: MT lacks standing
  2. 24.16 Q ms Compare 1 Chr 21.16: MT lacks David looked . . . faces

16 When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented(A) concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” The angel of the Lord(B) was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

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For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.(A) When they say, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there will be no escape!(B)

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for you know very well that the day of the Lord(A) will come like a thief in the night.(B) While people are saying, “Peace and safety,”(C) destruction will come on them suddenly,(D) as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.(E)

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23 And immediately, because he had not given the glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.(A)

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23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel(A) of the Lord struck him down,(B) and he was eaten by worms and died.

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10 “Now I will arise,” says the Lord,
    “now I will lift myself up;
    now I will be exalted.
11 You conceive chaff; you bring forth stubble;
    wind like a fire[a] will consume you.
12 And the peoples will be as if burned to lime,
    like thorns cut down that are burned in the fire.”

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  1. 33.11 Cn: Heb your breath

10 “Now will I arise,(A)” says the Lord.
    “Now will I be exalted;(B)
    now will I be lifted up.
11 You conceive(C) chaff,
    you give birth(D) to straw;
    your breath is a fire(E) that consumes you.
12 The peoples will be burned to ashes;(F)
    like cut thornbushes(G) they will be set ablaze.(H)

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21 And the Lord sent an angel who cut off all the mighty warriors and commanders and officers in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned in disgrace to his own land. When he came into the house of his god, some of his own sons struck him down there with the sword.(A) 22 So the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of King Sennacherib of Assyria and from the hand of all his enemies; he gave them rest[a] on every side.

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  1. 32.22 Gk Vg: Heb guided them

21 And the Lord sent an angel,(A) who annihilated all the fighting men and the commanders and officers in the camp of the Assyrian king. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he went into the temple of his god, some of his sons, his own flesh and blood, cut him down with the sword.(B)

22 So the Lord saved Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib king of Assyria and from the hand of all others. He took care of them[a] on every side.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 32:22 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate He gave them rest

30 And the Lord will cause his majestic voice to be heard and the descending blow of his arm to be seen, in furious anger and a flame of devouring fire, with a cloudburst and tempest and hailstones.(A) 31 The Assyrian will be terror-stricken at the voice of the Lord when he strikes with his rod.(B) 32 And every stroke of the staff of punishment[a] that the Lord lays upon him will be to the sound of timbrels and lyres with dancing;[b] with brandished arm he will fight with him.(C) 33 For his burning place[c] has long been prepared, also for the king;[d] its pyre is made deep and wide, with fire and wood in abundance; the breath of the Lord, like a stream of sulfur, kindles it.(D)

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  1. 30.32 Heb mss Syr: MT foundation
  2. 30.32 Cn: Heb and with battles
  3. 30.33 Or Topheth
  4. 30.33 Or Molech

30 The Lord will cause people to hear his majestic voice(A)
    and will make them see his arm(B) coming down
with raging anger(C) and consuming fire,(D)
    with cloudburst, thunderstorm(E) and hail.(F)
31 The voice of the Lord will shatter Assyria;(G)
    with his rod he will strike(H) them down.
32 Every stroke the Lord lays on them
    with his punishing club(I)
will be to the music of timbrels(J) and harps,
    as he fights them in battle with the blows of his arm.(K)
33 Topheth(L) has long been prepared;
    it has been made ready for the king.
Its fire pit has been made deep and wide,
    with an abundance of fire and wood;
the breath(M) of the Lord,
    like a stream of burning sulfur,(N)
    sets it ablaze.(O)

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16 Therefore the Sovereign, the Lord of hosts,
    will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors,
and under his glory a burning will be kindled
    like the burning of fire.(A)
17 The light of Israel will become a fire
    and his Holy One a flame,
and it will burn and devour
    his thorns and briers in one day.(B)
18 The glory of his forest and his fruitful land
    the Lord will destroy, both soul and body,
    and it will be as when an invalid wastes away.(C)
19 The remnant of the trees of his forest will be so few
    that a child can write them down.(D)

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16 Therefore, the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    will send a wasting disease(A) upon his sturdy warriors;(B)
under his pomp(C) a fire(D) will be kindled
    like a blazing flame.
17 The Light of Israel will become a fire,(E)
    their Holy One(F) a flame;
in a single day it will burn and consume
    his thorns(G) and his briers.(H)
18 The splendor of his forests(I) and fertile fields
    it will completely destroy,(J)
    as when a sick person wastes away.
19 And the remaining trees of his forests(K) will be so few(L)
    that a child could write them down.

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The courageous were stripped of their spoil;
    they sank into sleep;
none of the troops
    was able to lift a hand.(A)
At your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
    both rider and horse lay stunned.

But you indeed are awesome!
    Who can stand before you
    when your anger is roused?(B)

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The valiant(A) lie plundered,
    they sleep their last sleep;(B)
not one of the warriors
    can lift his hands.
At your rebuke,(C) God of Jacob,
    both horse and chariot(D) lie still.

It is you alone who are to be feared.(E)
    Who can stand(F) before you when you are angry?(G)

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