19:5 When King Hezekiah’s servants came to Isaiah, 19:6 Isaiah said to them, “Tell your master this: ‘This is what the Lord says: “Don’t be afraid because of the things you have heard – these insults the king of Assyria’s servants have hurled against me. 9 19:7 Look, I will take control of his mind; 10 he will receive 11 a report and return to his own land. I will cut him down 12 with a sword in his own land.”’”
19:8 When the chief adviser heard the king of Assyria had departed from Lachish, he left and went to Libnah, where the king was campaigning. 13 19:9 The king 14 heard that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was marching out to fight him. 15 He again sent messengers to Hezekiah, ordering them: 19:10 “Tell King Hezekiah of Judah this: ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust mislead you when he says, “Jerusalem will not be handed over 16 to the king of Assyria.” 19:11 Certainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands. 17 Do you really think you will be rescued? 18 19:12 Were the nations whom my ancestors destroyed – the nations of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden in Telassar – rescued by their gods? 19 19:13 Where are the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of Lair, 20 Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”
19:14 Hezekiah took the letter 21 from the messengers and read it. 22 Then Hezekiah went up to the Lord’s temple and spread it out before the Lord.