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Now the king[a] heard concerning King Tirhakah of Cush, “He has set out to fight against you.” When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,(A)

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  1. 37.9 Heb he

I myself will put a spirit in him, so that he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.”]][a](A)

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  1. 37.5–7 Q ms lacks 37.5–7

And they shall be dismayed and confounded because of Cush their hope and of Egypt their boast.(A)

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An Oracle concerning Cush

18 Woe, land of buzzing[a] wings
    beyond the rivers of Cush,(A)

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  1. 18.1 Meaning of Heb uncertain

27 Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Hurry and come, for the Philistines have made a raid on the land.” 28 So Saul stopped pursuing David and went against the Philistines; therefore that place was called the Rock of Escape.[a]

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  1. 23.28 Or Rock of Division; meaning of Heb uncertain