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Sennacherib Invades Judah

36 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign,[a] King Sennacherib of Assyria marched up against all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

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  1. Isaiah 36:1 tn The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.

“This is what Hezekiah says:[a] ‘This is a day of distress, insults,[b] and humiliation,[c] as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through.[d]

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  1. Isaiah 37:3 tn In the Hebrew text this verse begins with “they said to him” (cf. NRSV).
  2. Isaiah 37:3 tn Or “rebuke” (KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV), or “correction.”
  3. Isaiah 37:3 tn Or “contempt”; NAB, NIV, NRSV “disgrace.”
  4. Isaiah 37:3 tn Heb “when sons come to the cervical opening and there is no strength to give birth.”