1 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
2 From Lakish the king of Assyria sent his field commander with a large army to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. They halted at the channel of the Upper Pool on the highway of the Fuller's Field.
3 So Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace administrator, went out to him together with Shebna the secretary and Joah son of Asaph the recorder.
4 The field commander said to them, "Give Hezekiah this message of the great king of Assyria: How can you be so confident?
5 Do you think words can replace strategy and military strength? On whom are you relying to rebel against me?
6 You rely on Egypt, a broken staff which pierces the palm of him who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, for all who rely on him.
7 Yes, you may say to me: 'We rely on Yahweh our God.' But isn't he the one whose altars and high places Hezekiah removed when he commanded Judah and Jerusalem: You shall worship before this altar?
8 Come now, make a bargain with my master, the king. I will give you two thousand horses if you are able to supply riders.
9 How could you ever repulse one of the least of my master's generals? And you rely on Egypt for chariots and horsemen!
10 Do you think that I have come to attack and destroy this land without consulting Yahweh? He himself said to me: Go up to this land and conquer it!"
11 Then Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to the field commander, "Speak to your servants in Aramaic, we understand it. Do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of these people on the walls."
12 But the field commander said, "Do you think that my master sent me to speak these words only to your master and you? Isn't it also to the men on the walls who with you will have to eat their own dung and drink their urine?"
13 Then the field commander stood and cried out with a loud voice in Hebrew, "Hear the words of the great king of Assyria:
14 Do not let Hezekiah deceive you! No, he will not be able to help you!
15 Do not listen to him when he tells you to trust in Yahweh, saying, 'Yahweh will save us; this city will not be given over to the king of Assyria.'
16 Do not listen to Hezekiah but to what the king of Assyria says, 'Make your peace with me
17 and surrender. So I will let each of you eat of your vine and of your fig tree and drink the water of your cistern until I come again. Then I will take you to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, of bread and vineyards.
18 Hezekiah is misleading you when he says that Yahweh will save you. Have the gods of the nations rescued their lands from the hands of the king of Assyria?
19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Shepharvaim? And have the gods delivered Samaria from my hand?
20 Who among all the gods of these nations has been able to save his country from me? Do you think that Yahweh could deliver Jerusalem from my hand?"
21 The people were like deaf men and remained silent, for the king had commanded them not to answer him.
22 Then Eliakim with Shebna and Joah came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and told him what the field commander had said.
Versículos relacionados com Isaiah, 36:
Isaiah 36 narrates the story of Senaqueribe, king of Assyria, who sent his commander to intimidate and threaten the people of Judah, including King Hezekiah, in order to conquer Jerusalem. Hezekiah uses the prophet Isaiah to ask for divine help and guidance. The verses related to the themes of the chapter are:
2 Kings 18:5: "Hezekiah entrusted in the Lord the God of Israel. No King of Judah was like Him, neither before nor after Him." This verse highlights the faithfulness of Hezekiah to God, even in the face of Senaquerib's threats.
2 Kings 18:13: "In the fourteenth year of the reign of Hezekiah, Senaqueribe, king of Assyria, marched against all the fortified cities of Judah and conquered them." This verse describes Senaquerib's offensive against the cities of Judah, including Jerusalem.
2 Kings 18:17: "The King of Assyria sent his chief commander with three thousand cavalry men and war cars, and they camped by the upper tank aqueduct, on the road from the laundry field to the Royal Laundry. " This verse describes the arrival of the Assyrian commander and his army to Jerusalem.
Psalm 46:1: "God is our refuge and our fortress, aid always present in adversity." This verse highlights trust in God as a source of protection and helps in times of crisis.
Isaiah 37:35: "I will defend this city and save it, for the sake of me and my servant David!" This verse shows God's promise to Hezekiah that He will protect and save the city of Jerusalem from the Assyrian threat.
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