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In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz began his rule over Judah.

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In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.

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Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign.

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Hezekiah son of Ahaz began to rule over Judah in the third year of King Hoshea's reign in Israel.

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He was twenty-five years old when he became king and he ruled for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah.

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He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah.

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He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah.

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He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

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In GOD's opinion he was a good king; he kept to the standards of his ancestor David.

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He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.

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And he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father David had done.

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He did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, just as his ancestor David had done.

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He got rid of the local fertility shrines, smashed the phallic stone monuments, and cut down the sex-and-religion Asherah groves. As a final stroke he pulverized the ancient bronze serpent that Moses had made; at that time the Israelites had taken up the practice of sacrificing to it--they had even dignified it with a name, Nehushtan (The Old Serpent).

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He removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. (It was called Nehushtan. )

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He removed the high places and broke the sacred pillars, cut down the wooden image and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made; for until those days the children of Israel burned incense to it, and called it Nehushtan.

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He removed the pagan shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, and knocked down the Asherah poles. He broke up the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because the people of Israel had begun to worship it by burning incense to it. The bronze serpent was called Nehushtan.

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Hezekiah put his whole trust in the GOD of Israel. There was no king quite like him, either before or after.

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Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him.

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He trusted in the LORD God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor who were before him.

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Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was never another king like him in the land of Judah, either before or after his time.

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He held fast to GOD-never loosened his grip--and obeyed to the letter everything GOD had commanded Moses.

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He held fast to the LORD and did not cease to follow him; he kept the commands the LORD had given Moses.

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For he held fast to the LORD; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD had commanded Moses.

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He remained faithful to the LORD in everything, and he carefully obeyed all the commands the LORD had given Moses.

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And GOD, for his part, held fast to him through all his adventures. He revolted against the king of Assyria; he refused to serve him one more day.

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And the LORD was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

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The LORD was with him; he prospered wherever he went. And he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

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So the LORD was with him, and Hezekiah was successful in everything he did. He revolted against the king of Assyria and refused to pay him tribute.

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And he drove back the Philistines, whether in sentry outposts or fortress cities, all the way to Gaza and its borders.

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From watchtower to fortified city, he defeated the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory.

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He subdued the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory, from watchtower to fortified city.

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He also conquered the Philistines as far distant as Gaza and its territory, from their smallest outpost to their largest walled city.

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In the fourth year of Hezekiah and the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria attacked Samaria. He threw a siege around it

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In King Hezekiah's fourth year, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and laid siege to it.

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Now it came to pass in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it.

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During the fourth year of Hezekiah's reign, which was the seventh year of King Hoshea's reign in Israel, King Shalmaneser of Assyria attacked Israel and began a siege on the city of Samaria.

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and after three years captured it. It was in the sixth year of Hezekiah and the ninth year of Hoshea that Samaria fell to Assyria.

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At the end of three years the Assyrians took it. So Samaria was captured in Hezekiah's sixth year, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel.

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And at the end of three years they took it. In the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is, the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken.

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Three years later, during the sixth year of King Hezekiah's reign and the ninth year of King Hoshea's reign in Israel, Samaria fell.

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The king of Assyria took Israel into exile and relocated them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River, and in towns of the Medes.

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The king of Assyria deported Israel to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River and in towns of the Medes.

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Then the king of Assyria carried Israel away captive to Assyria, and put them in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes,

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At that time the king of Assyria deported the Israelites to Assyria and put them in colonies in Halah, along the banks of the Habor River in Gozan, and among the cities of the Medes.

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All this happened because they wouldn't listen to the voice of their GOD and treated his covenant with careless contempt. They refused either to listen or do a word of what Moses, the servant of GOD, commanded.

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This happened because they had not obeyed the LORD their God, but had violated his covenant-all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded. They neither listened to the commands nor carried them out.

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because they did not obey the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed His covenant and all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded; and they would neither hear nor do them.

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For they had refused to listen to the LORD their God. Instead, they had violated his covenant--all the laws the LORD had given through his servant Moses.

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In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the outlying fortress cities of Judah and captured them.

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In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

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And in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.

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In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria came to attack the fortified cities of Judah and conquered them.

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King Hezekiah sent a message to the king of Assyria at his headquarters in Lachish: "I've done wrong; I admit it. Pull back your army; I'll pay whatever tribute you set." The king of Assyria demanded tribute from Hezekiah king of Judah--eleven tons of silver and a ton of gold.

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So Hezekiah king of Judah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish: "I have done wrong. Withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand of me." The king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

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Then Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, "I have done wrong; turn away from me; whatever you impose on me I will pay." And the king of Assyria assessed Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

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King Hezekiah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish: "I have done wrong. I will pay whatever tribute money you demand if you will only go away." The king of Assyria then demanded a settlement of more than eleven tons of silver and about one ton of gold.

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Hezekiah turned over all the silver he could find in The Temple of GOD and in the palace treasuries.

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So Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the temple of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace.

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So Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the king's house.

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To gather this amount, King Hezekiah used all the silver stored in the Temple of the LORD and in the palace treasury.

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Hezekiah even took down the doors of The Temple of GOD and the doorposts that he had overlaid with gold and gave them to the king of Assyria.

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At this time Hezekiah king of Judah stripped off the gold with which he had covered the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD, and gave it to the king of Assyria.

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At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.

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Hezekiah even stripped the gold from the doors of the LORD's Temple and from the doorposts he had overlaid with gold, and he gave it all to the Assyrian king.

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So the king of Assyria sent his top three military chiefs (the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh) from Lachish with a strong military force to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. When they arrived at Jerusalem, they stopped at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool on the road to the laundry commons.

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The king of Assyria sent his supreme commander, his chief officer and his field commander with a large army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They came up to Jerusalem and stopped at the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Washerman's Field.

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Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh from Lachish, with a great army against Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. When they had come up, they went and stood by the aqueduct from the upper pool, which was on the highway to the Fuller's Field.

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Nevertheless the king of Assyria sent his commander in chief, his field commander, and his personal representative from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians stopped beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is bleached.

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They called loudly for the king. Eliakim son of Hilkiah who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the royal secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the court historian went out to meet them.

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They called for the king; and Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went out to them.

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And when they had called to the king, Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to them.

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They summoned King Hezekiah, but the king sent these officials to meet with them: Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator, Shebna the court secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian.

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The third officer, the Rabshakeh, was spokesman. He said, "Tell Hezekiah: A message from The Great King, the king of Assyria: You're living in a world of make-believe, of pious fantasy.

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The field commander said to them, "Tell Hezekiah: "'This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: On what are you basing this confidence of yours?

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Then the Rabshakeh said to them, "Say now to Hezekiah, "Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: "What confidence is this in which you trust?

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Then the Assyrian king's personal representative sent this message to King Hezekiah: "This is what the great king of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you so confident?

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Do you think that mere words are any substitute for military strategy and troops? Now that you've revolted against me, who can you expect to help you?

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You say you have strategy and military strength-but you speak only empty words. On whom are you depending, that you rebel against me?

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You speak of having plans and power for war; but they are mere words. And in whom do you trust, that you rebel against me?

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Do you think that mere words can substitute for military skill and strength? Which of your allies will give you any military backing against Assyria?

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You thought Egypt would, but Egypt's nothing but a paper tiger--one puff of wind and she collapses; Pharaoh king of Egypt is nothing but bluff and bluster.

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Look now, you are depending on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces a man's hand and wounds him if he leans on it! Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who depend on him.

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Now look! You are trusting in the staff of this broken reed, Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

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Will Egypt? If you lean on Egypt, you will find it to be a stick that breaks beneath your weight and pierces your hand. The pharaoh of Egypt is completely unreliable!

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Or are you going to tell me, "We rely on GOD'? But Hezekiah has just eliminated most of the people's access to God by getting rid of all the local God-shrines, ordering everyone in Judah and Jerusalem, "You must worship at the Jerusalem altar only.'

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And if you say to me, "We are depending on the LORD our God"-isn't he the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, "You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem"?

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But if you say to me, "We trust in the LORD our God,' is it not He whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and said to Judah and Jerusalem, "You shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem'?"'

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"But perhaps you will say, `We are trusting in the LORD our God!' But isn't he the one who was insulted by King Hezekiah? Didn't Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem?

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"So be reasonable. Make a deal with my master, the king of Assyria. I'll give you two thousand horses if you think you can provide riders for them.

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"'Come now, make a bargain with my master, the king of Assyria: I will give you two thousand horses-if you can put riders on them!

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Now therefore, I urge you, give a pledge to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses--if you are able on your part to put riders on them!

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"I'll tell you what! My master, the king of Assyria, will strike a bargain with you. If you can find two thousand horsemen in your entire army, he will give you two thousand horses for them to ride on!

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You can't do it? Well, then, how do you think you're going to turn back even one raw buck private from my master's troops? How long are you going to hold on to that figment of your imagination, these hoped-for Egyptian chariots and horses?

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How can you repulse one officer of the least of my master's officials, even though you are depending on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

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How then will you repel one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put your trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

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With your tiny army, how can you think of challenging even the weakest contingent of my master's troops, even with the help of Egypt's chariots and horsemen?

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"Do you think I've come up here to destroy this country without the express approval of GOD? The fact is that GOD expressly ordered me, "Attack and destroy this country!'"

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Furthermore, have I come to attack and destroy this place without word from the LORD? The LORD himself told me to march against this country and destroy it.'"

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Have I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, "Go up against this land, and destroy it."'

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What's more, do you think we have invaded your land without the LORD's direction? The LORD himself told us, `Go and destroy it!'"

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Eliakim son of Hilkiah and Shebna and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please, speak to us in the Aramaic language. We understand Aramaic. Don't speak in Hebrew--everyone crowded on the city wall can hear you."

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Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, and Shebna and Joah said to the field commander, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Don't speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall."

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Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people who are on the wall."

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Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the king's representative, "Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don't speak in Hebrew, for the people on the wall will hear."

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But the Rabshakeh said, "We weren't sent with a private message to your master and you; this is public--a message to everyone within earshot. After all, they're involved in this as well as you; if you don't come to terms, they'll be eating their own turds and drinking their own pee right along with you."

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But the commander replied, "Was it only to your master and you that my master sent me to say these things, and not to the men sitting on the wall-who, like you, will have to eat their own filth and drink their own urine?"

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But the Rabshakeh said to them, "Has my master sent me to your master and to you to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, who will eat and drink their own waste with you?"

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But Sennacherib's representative replied, "My master wants everyone in Jerusalem to hear this, not just you. He wants them to know that if you do not surrender, this city will be put under siege. The people will become so hungry and thirsty that they will eat their own dung and drink their own urine."

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Then he stepped forward and spoke in Hebrew loud enough for everyone to hear, "Listen carefully to the words of The Great King, the king of Assyria:

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Then the commander stood and called out in Hebrew: "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!

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Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out with a loud voice in Hebrew, and spoke, saying, "Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria!

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Then he stood and shouted in Hebrew to the people on the wall, "Listen to this message from the great king of Assyria!

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Don't let Hezekiah fool you; he can't save you.

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This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive you. He cannot deliver you from my hand.

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Thus says the king: "Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you from his hand;

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This is what the king says: Don't let King Hezekiah deceive you. He will never be able to rescue you from my power.

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And don't let Hezekiah give you that line about trusting in GOD, telling you, "GOD will save us--this city will never be abandoned to the king of Assyria.'

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Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, 'The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.'

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nor let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, "The LORD will surely deliver us; this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria."'

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Don't let him fool you into trusting in the LORD by saying, `The LORD will rescue us! This city will never be handed over to the Assyrian king.'

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Don't listen to Hezekiah--he doesn't know what he's talking about. Listen to the king of Assyria--deal with me and live the good life; I'll guarantee everyone your own plot of ground--a garden and a well!

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"Do not listen to Hezekiah. This is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and fig tree and drink water from his own cistern,

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Do not listen to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria: "Make peace with me by a present and come out to me; and every one of you eat from his own vine and every one from his own fig tree, and every one of you drink the waters of his own cistern;

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"Don't listen to Hezekiah! These are the terms the king of Assyria is offering: Make peace with me--open the gates and come out. Then I will allow each of you to continue eating from your own garden and drinking from your own well.

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I'll take you to a land sweeter by far than this one, a land of grain and wine, bread and vineyards, olive orchards and honey. You only live once--so live, really live! "No. Don't listen to Hezekiah. Don't listen to his lies, telling you "GOD will save us.'

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until I come and take you to a land like your own, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey. Choose life and not death! "Do not listen to Hezekiah, for he is misleading you when he says, 'The LORD will deliver us.'

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until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive groves and honey, that you may live and not die. But do not listen to Hezekiah, lest he persuade you, saying, "The LORD will deliver us."

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Then I will arrange to take you to another land like this one--a country with bountiful harvests of grain and wine, bread and vineyards, olive trees and honey--a land of plenty. Choose life instead of death! "Don't listen to Hezekiah when he tries to mislead you by saying, `The LORD will rescue us!'

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Has there ever been a god anywhere who delivered anyone from the king of Assyria?

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Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?

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Has any of the gods of the nations at all delivered its land from the hand of the king of Assyria?

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Have the gods of any other nations ever saved their people from the king of Assyria?

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Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? And Samaria--did their gods save them?

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Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah? Have they rescued Samaria from my hand?

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Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim and Hena and Ivah? Indeed, have they delivered Samaria from my hand?

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What happened to the gods of Hamath and Arpad? And what about the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Did they rescue Samaria from my power?

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Can you name a god who saved anyone anywhere from me, the king of Assyria? So what makes you think that GOD can save Jerusalem from me?"

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Who of all the gods of these countries has been able to save his land from me? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?"

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Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their countries from my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?"'

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What god of any nation has ever been able to save its people from my power? Name just one! So what makes you think that the LORD can rescue Jerusalem?"

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The people were silent. No one spoke a word for the king had ordered, "Don't anyone say a word--not one word!"

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But the people remained silent and said nothing in reply, because the king had commanded, "Do not answer him."

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But the people held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, "Do not answer him."

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But the people were silent and did not answer because Hezekiah had told them not to speak.

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Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator, and Shebna the royal secretary, and Joah son of Asaph the court historian went back to Hezekiah. They had ripped their robes in despair; they reported to Hezekiah the speech of the Rabshakeh.

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Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went to Hezekiah, with their clothes torn, and told him what the field commander had said.

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Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh.

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Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator, Shebna the court secretary, and Joah son of Asaph, the royal historian, went back to Hezekiah. They tore their clothes in despair, and they went in to see the king and told him what the Assyrian representative had said.

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When Hezekiah heard it all, he too ripped his robes apart and dressed himself in rough burlap. Then he went into The Temple of GOD.

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When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the LORD.

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And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

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When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the Temple of the LORD to pray.

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He sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, all of them dressed in rough burlap, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.

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He sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.

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Then he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.

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And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the court secretary, and the leading priests, all dressed in sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.

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They said to him, "A message from Hezekiah: "This is a black day, a terrible day--doomsday! Babies poised to be born, No strength to birth them.

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They told him, "This is what Hezekiah says: This day is a day of distress and rebuke and disgrace, as when children come to the point of birth and there is no strength to deliver them.

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And they said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah: "This day is a day of trouble, and rebuke, and blasphemy; for the children have come to birth, but there is no strength to bring them forth.

2Kgs.19.3

They told him, "This is what King Hezekiah says: This is a day of trouble, insult, and disgrace. It is like when a child is ready to be born, but the mother has no strength to deliver it.

2Kgs.19.4

Maybe GOD, your God, has been listening to the blasphemous speech of the Rabshakeh who was sent by the king of Assyria, his master, to humiliate the living God; maybe GOD, your God, won't let him get by with such talk; and you, maybe you will lift up prayers for what's left of these people.'"

2Kgs.19.4

It may be that the LORD your God will hear all the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to ridicule the living God, and that he will rebuke him for the words the LORD your God has heard. Therefore pray for the remnant that still survives."

2Kgs.19.4

It may be that the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to reproach the living God, and will rebuke the words which the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left."'

2Kgs.19.4

But perhaps the LORD your God has heard the Assyrian representative defying the living God and will punish him for his words. Oh, pray for those of us who are left!"

2Kgs.19.5

That's the message King Hezekiah's servants delivered to Isaiah.

2Kgs.19.5

When King Hezekiah's officials came to Isaiah,

2Kgs.19.5

So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

2Kgs.19.5

After King Hezekiah's officials delivered the king's message to Isaiah,

2Kgs.19.6

Isaiah answered them, "Tell your master, "GOD's word: Don't be at all concerned about what you've heard from the king of Assyria's bootlicking errand boys--these outrageous blasphemies.

2Kgs.19.6

Isaiah said to them, "Tell your master, 'This is what the LORD says: Do not be afraid of what you have heard-those words with which the underlings of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

2Kgs.19.6

And Isaiah said to them, "Thus you shall say to your master, "Thus says the LORD: "Do not be afraid of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.

2Kgs.19.6

the prophet replied, "Say to your master, `This is what the LORD says: Do not be disturbed by this blasphemous speech against me from the Assyrian king's messengers.

2Kgs.19.7

Here's what I'm going to do: Afflict him with self-doubt. He's going to hear a rumor and, frightened for his life, retreat to his own country. Once there, I'll see to it that he gets killed.'"

2Kgs.19.7

Listen! I am going to put such a spirit in him that when he hears a certain report, he will return to his own country, and there I will have him cut down with the sword.'"

2Kgs.19.7

Surely I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.""'

2Kgs.19.7

Listen! I myself will move against him, and the king will receive a report from Assyria telling him that he is needed at home. Then I will make him want to return to his land, where I will have him killed with a sword.'"

2Kgs.19.8

The Rabshakeh left and found that the king of Assyria had pulled up stakes from Lachish and was now fighting against Libnah.

2Kgs.19.8

When the field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.

2Kgs.19.8

Then the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he heard that he had departed from Lachish.

2Kgs.19.8

Meanwhile, the Assyrian representative left Jerusalem and went to consult his king, who had left Lachish and was attacking Libnah.

2Kgs.19.9

Then Sennacherib heard that Tirhakah king of Cush was on his way to fight against him. So he sent another envoy with orders to deliver this message to Hezekiah king of Judah:

2Kgs.19.9

Now Sennacherib received a report that Tirhakah, the Cushite king of Egypt, was marching out to fight against him. So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah with this word:

2Kgs.19.9

And the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, "Look, he has come out to make war with you." So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

2Kgs.19.9

Soon afterward King Sennacherib received word that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading an army to fight against him. Before leaving to meet the attack, he sent this message back to Hezekiah in Jerusalem:

2Kgs.19.10

"Don't let that god that you think so much of keep stringing you along with the line, "Jerusalem will never fall to the king of Assyria.' That's a barefaced lie.

2Kgs.19.10

"Say to Hezekiah king of Judah: Do not let the god you depend on deceive you when he says, 'Jerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.'

2Kgs.19.10

"Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: "Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, "Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria."

2Kgs.19.10

"This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don't let this God you trust deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by the king of Assyria.

2Kgs.19.11

You know the track record of the kings of Assyria--country after country laid waste, devastated. And what makes you think you'll be an exception?

2Kgs.19.11

Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries, destroying them completely. And will you be delivered?

2Kgs.19.11

Look! You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered?

2Kgs.19.11

You know perfectly well what the kings of Assyria have done wherever they have gone. They have crushed everyone who stood in their way! Why should you be any different?

2Kgs.19.12

Take a good look at these wasted nations, destroyed by my ancestors; did their gods do them any good? Look at Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, the people of Eden at Tel Assar. Ruins.

2Kgs.19.12

Did the gods of the nations that were destroyed by my forefathers deliver them: the gods of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph and the people of Eden who were in Tel Assar?

2Kgs.19.12

Have the 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?

2Kgs.19.12

Have the gods of other nations rescued them--such nations as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Tel-assar? The former kings of Assyria destroyed them all!

2Kgs.19.13

And what's left of the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of Sepharvaim, of Hena, of Ivvah? Bones."

2Kgs.19.13

Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, the king of the city of Sepharvaim, or of Hena or Ivvah?"

2Kgs.19.13

Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?"'

2Kgs.19.13

What happened to the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?"

Acts.27.13

When a gentle southerly breeze came up, they weighed anchor, thinking it would be smooth sailing.

Acts.27.13

When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had obtained what they wanted; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

Acts.27.13

When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their desire, putting out to sea, they sailed close by Crete.

Acts.27.13

When a light wind began blowing from the south, the sailors thought they could make it. So they pulled up anchor and sailed along close to shore.

Acts.27.14

But they were no sooner out to sea than a gale-force wind, the infamous nor'easter, struck.

Acts.27.14

Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the "northeaster," swept down from the island.

Acts.27.14

But not long after, a tempestuous head wind arose, called Euroclydon.

Acts.27.14

But the weather changed abruptly, and a wind of typhoon strength (a "northeaster," they called it) caught the ship and blew it out to sea.

Acts.27.15

They lost all control of the ship. It was a cork in the storm.

Acts.27.15

The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along.

Acts.27.15

So when the ship was caught, and could not head into the wind, we let her drive.

Acts.27.15

They couldn't turn the ship into the wind, so they gave up and let it run before the gale.

Acts.27.16

We came under the lee of the small island named Clauda, and managed to get a lifeboat ready and reef the sails.

Acts.27.16

As we passed to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were hardly able to make the lifeboat secure.

Acts.27.16

And running under the shelter of an island called Clauda, we secured the skiff with difficulty.

Acts.27.16

We sailed behind a small island named Cauda, where with great difficulty we hoisted aboard the lifeboat that was being towed behind us.

Acts.27.17

But rocky shoals prevented us from getting close. We only managed to avoid them by throwing out drift anchors.

Acts.27.17

When the men had hoisted it aboard, they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along.

Acts.27.17

When they had taken it on board, they used cables to undergird the ship; and fearing lest they should run aground on the Syrtis Sands, they struck sail and so were driven.

Acts.27.17

Then we banded the ship with ropes to strengthen the hull. The sailors were afraid of being driven across to the sandbars of Syrtis off the African coast, so they lowered the sea anchor and were thus driven before the wind.

Acts.27.18

Next day, out on the high seas again and badly damaged now by the storm, we dumped the cargo overboard.

Acts.27.18

We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard.

Acts.27.18

And because we were exceedingly tempest-tossed, the next day they lightened the ship.

Acts.27.18

The next day, as gale-force winds continued to batter the ship, the crew began throwing the cargo overboard.

Acts.27.19

The third day the sailors lightened the ship further by throwing off all the tackle and provisions.

Acts.27.19

On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands.

Acts.27.19

On the third day we threw the ship's tackle overboard with our own hands.

Acts.27.19

The following day they even threw out the ship's equipment and anything else they could lay their hands on.

Acts.27.20

It had been many days since we had seen either sun or stars. Wind and waves were battering us unmercifully, and we lost all hope of rescue.

Acts.27.20

When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.

Acts.27.20

Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we would be saved was finally given up.

Acts.27.20

The terrible storm raged unabated for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, until at last all hope was gone.

Acts.27.21

With our appetite for both food and life long gone, Paul took his place in our midst and said, "Friends, you really should have listened to me back in Crete. We could have avoided all this trouble and trial.

Acts.27.21

After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: "Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss.

Acts.27.21

But after long abstinence from food, then Paul stood in the midst of them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and loss.

Acts.27.21

No one had eaten for a long time. Finally, Paul called the crew together and said, "Men, you should have listened to me in the first place and not left Fair Havens. You would have avoided all this injury and loss.

Acts.27.22

But there's no need to dwell on that now. From now on, things are looking up! I can assure you that there'll not be a single drowning among us, although I can't say as much for the ship--the ship itself is doomed.

Acts.27.22

But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed.

Acts.27.22

And now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

Acts.27.22

But take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even though the ship will go down.

Acts.27.23

"Last night God's angel stood at my side, an angel of this God I serve,

Acts.27.23

Last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood beside me

Acts.27.23

For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,

Acts.27.23

For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me,

Acts.27.24

saying to me, "Don't give up, Paul. You're going to stand before Caesar yet--and everyone sailing with you is also going to make it.'

Acts.27.24

and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.'

Acts.27.24

saying, "Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you.'

Acts.27.24

and he said, 'Don't be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What's more, God in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.'

Acts.27.25

So, dear friends, take heart. I believe God will do exactly what he told me.

Acts.27.25

So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.

Acts.27.25

Therefore take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me.

Acts.27.25

So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said.

Acts.27.26

But we're going to shipwreck on some island or other."

Acts.27.26

Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island."

Acts.27.26

However, we must run aground on a certain island."

Acts.27.26

But we will be shipwrecked on an island."

Acts.27.27

On the fourteenth night, adrift somewhere on the Adriatic Sea, at about midnight the sailors sensed that we were approaching land.

Acts.27.27

On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.

Acts.27.27

Now when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors sensed that they were drawing near some land.

Acts.27.27

About midnight on the fourteenth night of the storm, as we were being driven across the Sea of Adria, the sailors sensed land was near.

Acts.27.28

Sounding, they measured a depth of one hundred twenty feet, and shortly after that ninety feet.

Acts.27.28

They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep.

Acts.27.28

And they took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little farther, they took soundings again and found it to be fifteen fathoms.

Acts.27.28

They took soundings and found the water was only 120 feet deep. A little later they sounded again and found only 90 feet.

Acts.27.29

Afraid that we were about to run aground, they threw out four anchors and prayed for daylight.

Acts.27.29

Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.

Acts.27.29

Then, fearing lest we should run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern, and prayed for day to come.

Acts.27.29

At this rate they were afraid we would soon be driven against the rocks along the shore, so they threw out four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.

Acts.27.30

Some of the sailors tried to jump ship. They let down the lifeboat, pretending they were going to set out more anchors from the bow.

Acts.27.30

In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow.

Acts.27.30

And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, when they had let down the skiff into the sea, under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow,

Acts.27.30

Then the sailors tried to abandon the ship; they lowered the lifeboat as though they were going to put out anchors from the prow.

Acts.27.31

Paul saw through their guise and told the centurion and his soldiers, "If these sailors don't stay with the ship, we're all going down."

Acts.27.31

Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved."

Acts.27.31

Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved."

Acts.27.31

But Paul said to the commanding officer and the soldiers, "You will all die unless the sailors stay aboard."

Acts.27.32

So the soldiers cut the lines to the lifeboat and let it drift off.

Acts.27.32

So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it fall away.

Acts.27.32

Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff and let it fall off.

Acts.27.32

So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the boat fall off.

Acts.27.33

With dawn about to break, Paul called everyone together and proposed breakfast: "This is the fourteenth day we've gone without food. None of us has felt like eating!

Acts.27.33

Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. "For the last fourteen days," he said, "you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food--you haven't eaten anything.

Acts.27.33

And as day was about to dawn, Paul implored them all to take food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day you have waited and continued without food, and eaten nothing.

Acts.27.33

As the darkness gave way to the early morning light, Paul begged everyone to eat. "You haven't touched food for two weeks," he said.

Acts.27.34

But I urge you to eat something now. You'll need strength for the rescue ahead. You're going to come out of this without even a scratch!"

Acts.27.34

Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head."

Acts.27.34

Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, for this is for your survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you."

Acts.27.34

"Please eat something now for your own good. For not a hair of your heads will perish."

Acts.27.35

He broke the bread, gave thanks to God, passed it around,

Acts.27.35

After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.

Acts.27.35

And when he had said these things, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all; and when he had broken it he began to eat.

Acts.27.35

Then he took some bread, gave thanks to God before them all, and broke off a piece and ate it.

Acts.27.36

and they all ate heartily--

Acts.27.36

They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves.

Acts.27.36

Then they were all encouraged, and also took food themselves.

Acts.27.36

Then everyone was encouraged,

Acts.27.37

two hundred seventy-six of us, all told!

Acts.27.37

Altogether there were 276 of us on board.

Acts.27.37

And in all we were two hundred and seventy-six persons on the ship.

Acts.27.37

and all 276 of us began eating--for that is the number we had aboard.

Acts.27.38

With the meal finished and everyone full, the ship was further lightened by dumping the grain overboard.

Acts.27.38

When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

Acts.27.38

So when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and threw out the wheat into the sea.

Acts.27.38

After eating, the crew lightened the ship further by throwing the cargo of wheat overboard.

Acts.27.39

At daybreak, no one recognized the land--but then they did notice a bay with a nice beach. They decided to try to run the ship up on the beach.

Acts.27.39

When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

Acts.27.39

When it was day, they did not recognize the land; but they observed a bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship if possible.

Acts.27.39

When morning dawned, they didn't recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay with a beach and wondered if they could get between the rocks and get the ship safely to shore.

Acts.27.40

They cut the anchors, loosed the tiller, raised the sail, and ran before the wind toward the beach.

Acts.27.40

Cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.

Acts.27.40

And they let go the anchors and left them in the sea, meanwhile loosing the rudder ropes; and they hoisted the mainsail to the wind and made for shore.

Acts.27.40

So they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea. Then they lowered the rudders, raised the foresail, and headed toward shore.

Acts.27.41

But we didn't make it. Still far from shore, we hit a reef and the ship began to break up.

Acts.27.41

But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.

Acts.27.41

But striking a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence of the waves.

Acts.27.41

But the ship hit a shoal and ran aground. The bow of the ship stuck fast, while the stern was repeatedly smashed by the force of the waves and began to break apart.

Acts.27.42

The soldiers decided to kill the prisoners so none could escape by swimming,

Acts.27.42

The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.

Acts.27.42

And the soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape.

Acts.27.42

The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners to make sure they didn't swim ashore and escape.

Acts.27.43

but the centurion, determined to save Paul, stopped them. He gave orders for anyone who could swim to dive in and go for it,

Acts.27.43

But the centurion wanted to spare Paul's life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

Acts.27.43

But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land,

Acts.27.43

But the commanding officer wanted to spare Paul, so he didn't let them carry out their plan. Then he ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and make for land,

Acts.27.44

and for the rest to grab a plank. Everyone made it to shore safely. [JC]

Acts.27.44

The rest were to get there on planks or on pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land in safety.

Acts.27.44

and the rest, some on boards and some on parts of the ship. And so it was that they all escaped safely to land.

Acts.27.44

and he told the others to try for it on planks and debris from the broken ship. So everyone escaped safely ashore!

Ps.82.1

God calls the judges into his courtroom, he puts all the judges in the dock.

Ps.82.1

God presides in the great assembly; he gives judgment among the "gods":

Ps.82.1

God stands in the congregation of the mighty; He judges among the gods.

Ps.82.1

God presides over heaven's court; he pronounces judgment on the judges:

Ps.82.2

"Enough! You've corrupted justice long enough, you've let the wicked get away with murder.

Ps.82.2

"How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

Ps.82.2

How long will you judge unjustly, And show partiality to the wicked?Selah

Ps.82.2

"How long will you judges hand down unjust decisions? How long will you shower special favors on the wicked?

Ps.82.3

You're here to defend the defenseless, to make sure that underdogs get a fair break;

Ps.82.3

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

Ps.82.3

Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Ps.82.3

"Give fair judgment to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.

Ps.82.4

Your job is to stand up for the powerless, and prosecute all those who exploit them."

Ps.82.4

Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

Ps.82.4

Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked.

Ps.82.4

Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people.

Ps.82.5

Ignorant judges! Head-in-the-sand judges! They haven't a clue to what's going on. And now everything's falling apart, the world's coming unglued.

Ps.82.5

"They know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Ps.82.5

They do not know, nor do they understand; They walk about in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are unstable.

Ps.82.5

But these oppressors know nothing; they are so ignorant! And because they are in darkness, the whole world is shaken to the core.

Ps.82.6

"I commissioned you judges, each one of you, deputies of the High God,

Ps.82.6

"I said, 'You are "gods"; you are all sons of the Most High.'

Ps.82.6

I said, "You are gods, And all of you are children of the Most High.

Ps.82.6

I say, `You are gods and children of the Most High.

Ps.82.7

But you've betrayed your commission and now you're stripped of your rank, busted."

Ps.82.7

But you will die like mere men; you will fall like every other ruler."

Ps.82.7

But you shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes."

Ps.82.7

But in death you are mere men. You will fall as any prince, for all must die.'"

Ps.82.8

O God, give them their just deserts! You've got the whole world in your hands! An Asaph psalm

Ps.82.8

Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance.

Ps.82.8

Arise, O God, judge the earth; For You shall inherit all nations.

Ps.82.8

Rise up, O God, and judge the earth, for all the nations belong to you.