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1  And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ when king⁴⁴²⁸ Hezekiah²³⁹⁶ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ it, that he rent^{7167 853} his clothes,⁸⁹⁹ and covered himself³⁶⁸⁰ with sackcloth,⁸²⁴² and went⁹³⁵ into the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD.³⁰⁶⁸

2  And he sent^{7971 853} Eliakim,⁴⁷¹ which⁸³⁴ was over⁵⁹²¹ the household,¹⁰⁰⁴ and Shebna⁷⁶⁴⁴ the scribe,⁵⁶⁰⁸ and the elders²²⁰⁵ of the priests,³⁵⁴⁸ covered³⁶⁸⁰ with sackcloth,⁸²⁴² to⁴¹³ Isaiah³⁴⁷⁰ the prophet⁵⁰³⁰ the son¹¹²¹ of Amoz.⁵³¹

3  And they said⁵⁵⁹ unto⁴¹³ him, Thus³⁵⁴¹ saith⁵⁵⁹ Hezekiah,²³⁹⁶ This²⁰⁸⁸ day³¹¹⁷ is a day³¹¹⁷ of trouble,⁶⁸⁶⁹ and of rebuke,⁸⁴³³ and blasphemy:⁵⁰⁰⁷ for³⁵⁸⁸ the children¹¹²¹ are come⁹³⁵ to⁵⁷⁰⁴ the birth,⁴⁸⁶⁶ and there is not³⁶⁹ strength³⁵⁸¹ to bring forth.³²⁰⁵

4  It may be¹⁹⁴ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ thy God⁴³⁰ will hear^{8085 853} all³⁶⁰⁵ the words¹⁶⁹⁷ of Rab-shakeh,⁷²⁶² whom⁸³⁴ the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria⁸⁰⁴ his master¹¹³ hath sent⁷⁹⁷¹ to reproach²⁷⁷⁸ the living²⁴¹⁶ God;⁴³⁰ and will reprove³¹⁹⁸ the words¹⁶⁹⁷ which⁸³⁴ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ thy God⁴³⁰ hath heard:⁸⁰⁸⁵ wherefore lift up⁵³⁷⁵ thy prayer⁸⁶⁰⁵ for¹¹⁵⁷ the remnant⁷⁶¹¹ that are left.⁴⁶⁷²

5  So the servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ of king⁴⁴²⁸ Hezekiah²³⁹⁶ came⁹³⁵ to⁴¹³ Isaiah.³⁴⁷⁰

6  And Isaiah³⁴⁷⁰ said⁵⁵⁹ unto them, Thus³⁵⁴¹ shall ye say⁵⁵⁹ to⁴¹³ your master,¹¹³ Thus³⁵⁴¹ saith⁵⁵⁹ the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ Be not afraid^{408 3372} of^{4480 6440} the words¹⁶⁹⁷ which⁸³⁴ thou hast heard,⁸⁰⁸⁵ with which⁸³⁴ the servants⁵²⁸⁸ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria⁸⁰⁴ have blasphemed¹⁴⁴² me.

7  Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ I will send⁵⁴¹⁴ a blast⁷³⁰⁷ upon him, and he shall hear⁸⁰⁸⁵ a rumor,⁸⁰⁵² and shall return⁷⁷²⁵ to his own land;⁷⁷⁶ and I will cause him to fall⁵³⁰⁷ by the sword²⁷¹⁹ in his own land.⁷⁷⁶

8  So Rab-shakeh⁷²⁶² returned,⁷⁷²⁵ and found^{4672 853} the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria⁸⁰⁴ warring³⁸⁹⁸ against⁵⁹²¹ Libnah:³⁸⁴¹ for³⁵⁸⁸ he had heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ he was departed⁵²⁶⁵ from Lachish.^{4480 3923}

9  And when he heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ say⁵⁵⁹ of⁴¹³ Tirhakah⁸⁶⁴⁰ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Ethiopia,³⁵⁶⁸ Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ he is come out³³¹⁸ to fight³⁸⁹⁸ against⁸⁵⁴ thee: he sent⁷⁹⁷¹ messengers⁴³⁹⁷ again⁷⁷²⁵ unto⁴¹³ Hezekiah,²³⁹⁶ saying,⁵⁵⁹

10  Thus³⁵⁴¹ shall ye speak⁵⁵⁹ to⁴¹³ Hezekiah²³⁹⁶ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Let not⁴⁰⁸ thy God⁴³⁰ in whom⁸³⁴ thou⁸⁵⁹ trustest⁹⁸² deceive⁵³⁷⁷ thee, saying,⁵⁵⁹ Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ shall not³⁸⁰⁸ be delivered⁵⁴¹⁴ into the hand³⁰²⁷ of the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria.⁸⁰⁴

11  Behold,²⁰⁰⁹ thou⁸⁵⁹ hast heard^{8085 853} what⁸³⁴ the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria⁸⁰⁴ have done⁶²¹³ to all³⁶⁰⁵ lands,⁷⁷⁶ by destroying them utterly:²⁷⁶³ and shalt thou⁸⁵⁹ be delivered?⁵³³⁷

12  Have the gods⁴³⁰ of the nations¹⁴⁷¹ delivered⁵³³⁷ them which⁸³⁴ my fathers¹ have destroyed;⁷⁸⁴³ as ⁸⁵³ Gozan,¹⁴⁷⁰ and Haran,²⁷⁷¹ and Rezeph,⁷⁵³⁰ and the children¹¹²¹ of Eden⁵⁷²⁹ which⁸³⁴ were in Thelasar?⁸⁵¹⁵

13  Where³⁴⁶ is the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Hamath,²⁵⁷⁴ and the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Arpad,⁷⁷⁴ and the king⁴⁴²⁸ of the city⁵⁸⁹² of Sepharvaim,⁵⁶¹⁷ of Hena,²⁰¹² and Ivah?⁵⁷⁵⁵

14  And Hezekiah²³⁹⁶ received^{3947 853} the letter⁵⁶¹² of the hand^{4480 3027} of the messengers,⁴³⁹⁷ and read⁷¹²¹ it: and Hezekiah²³⁹⁶ went up⁵⁹²⁷ into the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and spread⁶⁵⁶⁶ it before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the LORD.³⁰⁶⁸

15  And Hezekiah²³⁹⁶ prayed⁶⁴¹⁹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ and said,⁵⁵⁹ O LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God⁴³⁰ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ which dwellest³⁴²⁷ between the cherubims,³⁷⁴² thou⁸⁵⁹ art the God,⁴³⁰ even thou alone,⁹⁰⁵ of all³⁶⁰⁵ the kingdoms⁴⁴⁶⁷ of the earth;⁷⁷⁶ thou⁸⁵⁹ hast made^{6213 853} heaven⁸⁰⁶⁴ and earth.⁷⁷⁶

16  LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ bow down⁵¹⁸⁶ thine ear,²⁴¹ and hear:⁸⁰⁸⁵ open,⁶⁴⁹¹ LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ thine eyes,⁵⁸⁶⁹ and see:⁷²⁰⁰ and hear^{8085 853} the words¹⁶⁹⁷ of Sennacherib,⁵⁵⁷⁶ which⁸³⁴ hath sent⁷⁹⁷¹ him to reproach²⁷⁷⁸ the living²⁴¹⁶ God.⁴³⁰

17  Of a truth,⁵⁴⁶ LORD,³⁰⁶⁸ the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria⁸⁰⁴ have destroyed²⁷¹⁷ the nations¹⁴⁷¹ and ⁸⁵³ their lands,⁷⁷⁶

18  And have cast^{5414 853} their gods⁴³⁰ into the fire:⁷⁸⁴ for³⁵⁸⁸ they¹⁹⁹² were no³⁸⁰⁸ gods,⁴³⁰ but^{3588 518} the work⁴⁶³⁹ of men's¹²⁰ hands,³⁰²⁷ wood⁶⁰⁸⁶ and stone:⁶⁸ therefore they have destroyed⁶ them.

19  Now⁶²⁵⁸ therefore, O LORD³⁰⁶⁸ our God,⁴³⁰ I beseech thee,⁴⁹⁹⁴ save³⁴⁶⁷ thou us out of his hand,^{4480 3027} that all³⁶⁰⁵ the kingdoms⁴⁴⁶⁷ of the earth⁷⁷⁶ may know³⁰⁴⁵ that³⁵⁸⁸ thou⁸⁵⁹ art the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God,⁴³⁰ even thou only.⁹⁰⁵

20  Then Isaiah³⁴⁷⁰ the son¹¹²¹ of Amoz⁵³¹ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ to⁴¹³ Hezekiah,²³⁹⁶ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Thus³⁵⁴¹ saith⁵⁵⁹ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God⁴³⁰ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ That which⁸³⁴ thou hast prayed⁶⁴¹⁹ to⁴¹³ me against⁴¹³ Sennacherib⁵⁵⁷⁶ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria⁸⁰⁴ I have heard.⁸⁰⁸⁵

21  This²⁰⁸⁸ is the word¹⁶⁹⁷ that⁸³⁴ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ hath spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ concerning⁵⁹²¹ him; The virgin¹³³⁰ the daughter¹³²³ of Zion⁶⁷²⁶ hath despised⁹⁵⁹ thee, and laughed thee to scorn;³⁹³² the daughter¹³²³ of Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ hath shaken⁵¹²⁸ her head⁷²¹⁸ at³¹⁰ thee.

22  ⁸⁵³ Whom⁴³¹⁰ hast thou reproached²⁷⁷⁸ and blasphemed?¹⁴⁴² and against⁵⁹²¹ whom⁴³¹⁰ hast thou exalted⁷³¹¹ thy voice,⁶⁹⁶³ and lifted up⁵³⁷⁵ thine eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ on high?⁴⁷⁹¹ even against⁵⁹²¹ the Holy⁶⁹¹⁸ One of Israel.³⁴⁷⁸

23  By³⁰²⁷ thy messengers⁴³⁹⁷ thou hast reproached²⁷⁷⁸ the Lord,¹³⁶ and hast said,⁵⁵⁹ With the multitude⁷²³⁰ of my chariots⁷³⁹³ I⁵⁸⁹ am come up⁵⁹²⁷ to the height⁴⁷⁹¹ of the mountains,²⁰²² to the sides³⁴¹¹ of Lebanon,³⁸⁴⁴ and will cut down³⁷⁷² the tall⁶⁹⁶⁷ cedar trees⁷³⁰ thereof, and the choice⁴⁰⁰⁴ fir trees¹²⁶⁵ thereof: and I will enter⁹³⁵ into the lodgings⁴⁴¹¹ of his borders,⁷⁰⁹³ and into the forest³²⁹³ of his Carmel.³⁷⁶⁰

24  I⁵⁸⁹ have digged⁶⁹⁷⁹ and drunk⁸³⁵⁴ strange²¹¹⁴ waters,⁴³²⁵ and with the sole³⁷⁰⁹ of my feet⁶⁴⁷¹ have I dried up²⁷¹⁷ all³⁶⁰⁵ the rivers²⁹⁷⁵ of besieged places.⁴⁶⁹³

25  Hast thou not³⁸⁰⁸ heard⁸⁰⁸⁵ long ago^{4480 7350} how I have done⁶²¹³ it, and of ancient times^{4480 3117 6924} that I have formed³³³⁵ it? now⁶²⁵⁸ have I brought it to pass,⁹³⁵ that thou shouldest be¹⁹⁶¹ to lay waste⁷⁵⁸² fenced¹²¹⁹ cities⁵⁸⁹² into ruinous⁵³²⁷ heaps.¹⁵³⁰

26  Therefore their inhabitants³⁴²⁷ were of small⁷¹¹⁶ power,³⁰²⁷ they were dismayed²⁸⁶⁵ and confounded;⁹⁵⁴ they were¹⁹⁶¹ as the grass⁶²¹² of the field,⁷⁷⁰⁴ and as the green³⁴¹⁹ herb,¹⁸⁷⁷ as the grass²⁶⁸² on the housetops,¹⁴⁰⁶ and as corn blasted⁷⁷¹¹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ it be grown up.⁷⁰⁵⁴

27  But I know³⁰⁴⁵ thy abode,³⁴²⁷ and thy going out,³³¹⁸ and thy coming in,⁹³⁵ and thy rage⁷²⁶⁴ against⁴¹³ me.

28  Because³²⁸² thy rage⁷²⁶⁴ against⁴¹³ me and thy tumult⁷⁶⁰⁰ is come up⁵⁹²⁷ into mine ears,²⁴¹ therefore I will put⁷⁷⁶⁰ my hook²³⁹⁷ in thy nose,⁶³⁹ and my bridle⁴⁹⁶⁴ in thy lips,⁸¹⁹³ and I will turn thee back⁷⁷²⁵ by the way¹⁸⁷⁰ by which⁸³⁴ thou camest.⁹³⁵

29  And this²⁰⁸⁸ shall be a sign²²⁶ unto thee, Ye shall eat³⁹⁸ this year⁸¹⁴¹ such things as grow of themselves,⁵⁵⁹⁹ and in the second⁸¹⁴⁵ year⁸¹⁴¹ that which springeth of the same;⁷⁸²³ and in the third⁷⁹⁹² year⁸¹⁴¹ sow²²³² ye, and reap,⁷¹¹⁴ and plant⁵¹⁹³ vineyards,³⁷⁵⁴ and eat³⁹⁸ the fruits⁶⁵²⁹ thereof.

30  And the remnant⁷⁶⁰⁴ that is escaped⁶⁴¹³ of the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Judah³⁰⁶³ shall yet again³²⁵⁴ take root⁸³²⁸ downward,⁴²⁹⁵ and bear⁶²¹³ fruit⁶⁵²⁹ upward.⁴⁶⁰⁵

31  For³⁵⁸⁸ out of Jerusalem^{4480 3389} shall go forth³³¹⁸ a remnant,⁷⁶¹¹ and they that escape⁶⁴¹³ out of mount^{4480 2022} Zion:⁶⁷²⁶ the zeal⁷⁰⁶⁸ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ of hosts shall do⁶²¹³ this.²⁰⁶³

32  Therefore³⁶⁵¹ thus³⁵⁴¹ saith⁵⁵⁹ the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ concerning⁴¹³ the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria,⁸⁰⁴ He shall not³⁸⁰⁸ come⁹³⁵ into⁴¹³ this²⁰⁶³ city,⁵⁸⁹² nor³⁸⁰⁸ shoot³³⁸⁴ an arrow²⁶⁷¹ there,⁸⁰³³ nor³⁸⁰⁸ come before⁶⁹²³ it with shield,⁴⁰⁴³ nor³⁸⁰⁸ cast⁸²¹⁰ a bank⁵⁵⁵⁰ against⁵⁹²¹ it.

33  By the way¹⁸⁷⁰ that⁸³⁴ he came,⁹³⁵ by the same shall he return,⁷⁷²⁵ and shall not³⁸⁰⁸ come⁹³⁵ into⁴¹³ this²⁰⁶³ city,⁵⁸⁹² saith⁵⁰⁰² the LORD.³⁰⁶⁸

34  For I will defend^{1598 413} this²⁰⁶³ city,⁵⁸⁹² to save³⁴⁶⁷ it, for mine own sake,⁴⁶¹⁶ and for my servant⁵⁶⁵⁰ David's¹⁷³² sake.⁴⁶¹⁶

35  And it came to pass¹⁹⁶¹ that¹⁹³¹ night,³⁹¹⁵ that the angel⁴³⁹⁷ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ went out,³³¹⁸ and smote⁵²²¹ in the camp⁴²⁶⁴ of the Assyrians⁸⁰⁴ a hundred³⁹⁶⁷ fourscore⁸⁰⁸⁴ and five²⁵⁶⁸ thousand:⁵⁰⁵ and when they arose early⁷⁹²⁵ in the morning,¹²⁴² behold,²⁰⁰⁹ they were all³⁶⁰⁵ dead⁴¹⁹¹ corpses.⁶²⁹⁷

36  So Sennacherib⁵⁵⁷⁶ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Assyria⁸⁰⁴ departed,⁵²⁶⁵ and went¹⁹⁸⁰ and returned,⁷⁷²⁵ and dwelt³⁴²⁷ at Nineveh.⁵²¹⁰

37  And it came to pass,¹⁹⁶¹ as he¹⁹³¹ was worshiping⁷⁸¹² in the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Nisroch⁵²⁶⁸ his god,⁴³⁰ that Adrammelech¹⁵² and Sharezer⁸²⁷² his sons¹¹²¹ smote⁵²²¹ him with the sword:²⁷¹⁹ and they¹⁹⁹² escaped⁴⁴²² into the land⁷⁷⁶ of Armenia.⁷⁸⁰ And Esarhaddon⁶³⁴ his son¹¹²¹ reigned⁴⁴²⁷ in his stead.⁸⁴⁷⁸

Sep

1 καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἤκουσεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Εζεκιας καὶ διέρρηξεν τὰ ἱμάτια ἑαυτοῦ καὶ περιεβάλετο σάκκον καὶ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς οἶκον κυρίου

2 καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Ελιακιμ τὸν οἰκονόμον καὶ Σομναν τὸν γραμματέα καὶ τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῶν ἱερέων περιβεβλημένους σάκκους πρὸς Ησαιαν τὸν προφήτην υἱὸν Αμως

3 καὶ εἶπον πρὸς αὐτόν τάδε λέγει Εζεκιας ἡμέρα θλίψεως καὶ ἐλεγμοῦ καὶ παροργισμοῦ ἡ ἡμέρα αὕτη ὅτι ἦλθον υἱοὶ ἕως ὠδίνων καὶ ἰσχὺς οὐκ ἔστιν τῇ τικτούσῃ

4 εἴ πως εἰσακούσεται κύριος ὁ θεός σου πάντας τοὺς λόγους Ραψακου ὃν ἀπέστειλεν αὐτὸν βασιλεὺς Ἀσσυρίων ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ ὀνειδίζειν θεὸν ζῶντα καὶ βλασφημεῖν ἐν λόγοις οἷς ἤκουσεν κύριος ὁ θεός σου καὶ λήμψῃ προσευχὴν περὶ τοῦ λείμματος τοῦ εὑρισκομένου

5 καὶ ἦλθον οἱ παῖδες τοῦ βασιλέως Εζεκιου πρὸς Ησαιαν

6 καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Ησαιας τάδε ἐρεῖτε πρὸς τὸν κύριον ὑμῶν τάδε λέγει κύριος μὴ φοβηθῇς ἀπὸ τῶν λόγων ὧν ἤκουσας ὧν ἐβλασφήμησαν τὰ παιδάρια βασιλέως Ἀσσυρίων

7 ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ δίδωμι ἐν αὐτῷ πνεῦμα καὶ ἀκούσεται ἀγγελίαν καὶ ἀποστραφήσεται εἰς τὴν γῆν αὐτοῦ καὶ καταβαλῶ αὐτὸν ἐν ῥομφαίᾳ ἐν τῇ γῇ αὐτοῦ

8 καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν Ραψακης καὶ εὗρεν τὸν βασιλέα Ἀσσυρίων πολεμοῦντα ἐπὶ Λομνα ὅτι ἤκουσεν ὅτι ἀπῆρεν ἀπὸ Λαχις

9 καὶ ἤκουσεν περὶ Θαρακα βασιλέως Αἰθιόπων λέγων ἰδοὺ ἐξῆλθεν πολεμεῖν μετὰ σοῦ καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ἀγγέλους πρὸς Εζεκιαν λέγων

10 μὴ ἐπαιρέτω σε ὁ θεός σου ἐφ᾽ ᾧ σὺ πέποιθας ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ λέγων οὐ μὴ παραδοθῇ Ιερουσαλημ εἰς χεῖρας βασιλέως Ἀσσυρίων

11 ἰδοὺ σὺ ἤκουσας πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησαν βασιλεῖς Ἀσσυρίων πάσαις ταῖς γαῖς τοῦ ἀναθεματίσαι αὐτάς καὶ σὺ ῥυσθήσῃ

12 μὴ ἐξείλαντο αὐτοὺς οἱ θεοὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν οὓς διέφθειραν οἱ πατέρες μου τήν τε Γωζαν καὶ τὴν Χαρραν καὶ Ραφες καὶ υἱοὺς Εδεμ τοὺς ἐν Θαεσθεν

13 ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ βασιλεὺς Αιμαθ καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς Αρφαδ καὶ ποῦ ἐστιν Σεπφαρουαιν Ανα καὶ Αυα

14 καὶ ἔλαβεν Εζεκιας τὰ βιβλία ἐκ χειρὸς τῶν ἀγγέλων καὶ ἀνέγνω αὐτά καὶ ἀνέβη εἰς οἶκον κυρίου καὶ ἀνέπτυξεν αὐτὰ Εζεκιας ἐναντίον κυρίου

15 καὶ εἶπεν κύριε ὁ θεὸς Ισραηλ ὁ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῶν χερουβιν σὺ εἶ ὁ θεὸς μόνος ἐν πάσαις ταῖς βασιλείαις τῆς γῆς σὺ ἐποίησας τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ τὴν γῆν

16 κλῖνον κύριε τὸ οὖς σου καὶ ἄκουσον ἄνοιξον κύριε τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου καὶ ἰδὲ καὶ ἄκουσον τοὺς λόγους Σενναχηριμ οὓς ἀπέστειλεν ὀνειδίζειν θεὸν ζῶντα

17 ὅτι ἀληθείᾳ κύριε ἠρήμωσαν βασιλεῖς Ἀσσυρίων τὰ ἔθνη

18 καὶ ἔδωκαν τοὺς θεοὺς αὐτῶν εἰς τὸ πῦρ ὅτι οὐ θεοί εἰσιν ἀλλ᾽ ἢ ἔργα χειρῶν ἀνθρώπων ξύλα καὶ λίθοι καὶ ἀπώλεσαν αὐτούς

19 καὶ νῦν κύριε ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν σῶσον ἡμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ γνώσονται πᾶσαι αἱ βασιλεῖαι τῆς γῆς ὅτι σὺ κύριος ὁ θεὸς μόνος

20 καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Ησαιας υἱὸς Αμως πρὸς Εζεκιαν λέγων τάδε λέγει κύριος ὁ θεὸς τῶν δυνάμεων ὁ θεὸς Ισραηλ ἃ προσηύξω πρός με περὶ Σενναχηριμ βασιλέως Ἀσσυρίων ἤκουσα

21 οὗτος ὁ λόγος ὃν ἐλάλησεν κύριος ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν ἐξουδένησέν σε καὶ ἐμυκτήρισέν σε παρθένος θυγάτηρ Σιων ἐπὶ σοὶ κεφαλὴν αὐτῆς ἐκίνησεν θυγάτηρ Ιερουσαλημ

22 τίνα ὠνείδισας καὶ ἐβλασφήμησας καὶ ἐπὶ τίνα ὕψωσας φωνήν καὶ ἦρας εἰς ὕψος τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου εἰς τὸν ἅγιον τοῦ Ισραηλ

23 ἐν χειρὶ ἀγγέλων σου ὠνείδισας κύριον καὶ εἶπας ἐν τῷ πλήθει τῶν ἁρμάτων μου ἐγὼ ἀναβήσομαι εἰς ὕψος ὀρέων μηροὺς τοῦ Λιβάνου καὶ ἔκοψα τὸ μέγεθος τῆς κέδρου αὐτοῦ τὰ ἐκλεκτὰ κυπαρίσσων αὐτοῦ καὶ ἦλθον εἰς μελον τέλους αὐτοῦ δρυμοῦ Καρμήλου αὐτοῦ

24 ἐγὼ ἔψυξα καὶ ἔπιον ὕδατα ἀλλότρια καὶ ἐξηρήμωσα τῷ ἴχνει τοῦ ποδός μου πάντας ποταμοὺς περιοχῆς

25 ἔπλασα αὐτήν νῦν ἤγαγον αὐτήν καὶ ἐγενήθη εἰς ἐπάρσεις ἀποικεσιῶν μαχίμων πόλεις ὀχυράς

26 καὶ οἱ ἐνοικοῦντες ἐν αὐταῖς ἠσθένησαν τῇ χειρί ἔπτηξαν καὶ κατῃσχύνθησαν ἐγένοντο χόρτος ἀγροῦ ἢ χλωρὰ βοτάνη χλόη δωμάτων καὶ πάτημα ἀπέναντι ἑστηκότος

27 καὶ τὴν καθέδραν σου καὶ τὴν ἔξοδόν σου καὶ τὴν εἴσοδόν σου ἔγνων καὶ τὸν θυμόν σου ἐπ᾽ ἐμέ

28 διὰ τὸ ὀργισθῆναί σε ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ καὶ τὸ στρῆνός σου ἀνέβη ἐν τοῖς ὠσίν μου καὶ θήσω τὰ ἄγκιστρά μου ἐν τοῖς μυκτῆρσίν σου καὶ χαλινὸν ἐν τοῖς χείλεσίν σου καὶ ἀποστρέψω σε ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ᾗ ἦλθες ἐν αὐτῇ

29 καὶ τοῦτό σοι τὸ σημεῖον φάγῃ τοῦτον τὸν ἐνιαυτὸν αὐτόματα καὶ τῷ ἔτει τῷ δευτέρῳ τὰ ἀνατέλλοντα καὶ ἔτι τρίτῳ σπορὰ καὶ ἄμητος καὶ φυτεία ἀμπελώνων καὶ φάγεσθε τὸν καρπὸν αὐτῶν

30 καὶ προσθήσει τὸ διασεσῳσμένον οἴκου Ιουδα τὸ ὑπολειφθὲν ῥίζαν κάτω καὶ ποιήσει καρπὸν ἄνω

31 ὅτι ἐξ Ιερουσαλημ ἐξελεύσεται κατάλειμμα καὶ ἀνασῳζόμενος ἐξ ὄρους Σιων ὁ ζῆλος κυρίου τῶν δυνάμεων ποιήσει τοῦτο

32 οὐχ οὕτως τάδε λέγει κύριος πρὸς βασιλέα Ἀσσυρίων οὐκ εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν πόλιν ταύτην καὶ οὐ τοξεύσει ἐκεῖ βέλος καὶ οὐ προφθάσει αὐτὴν θυρεός καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκχέῃ πρὸς αὐτὴν πρόσχωμα

33 τῇ ὁδῷ ᾗ ἦλθεν ἐν αὐτῇ ἀποστραφήσεται καὶ εἰς τὴν πόλιν ταύτην οὐκ εἰσελεύσεται λέγει κύριος

34 καὶ ὑπερασπιῶ ὑπὲρ τῆς πόλεως ταύτης δι᾽ ἐμὲ καὶ διὰ Δαυιδ τὸν δοῦλόν μου

35 καὶ ἐγένετο ἕως νυκτὸς καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἄγγελος κυρίου καὶ ἐπάταξεν ἐν τῇ παρεμβολῇ τῶν Ἀσσυρίων ἑκατὸν ὀγδοήκοντα πέντε χιλιάδας καὶ ὤρθρισαν τὸ πρωί καὶ ἰδοὺ πάντες σώματα νεκρά

36 καὶ ἀπῆρεν καὶ ἐπορεύθη καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν Σενναχηριμ βασιλεὺς Ἀσσυρίων καὶ ᾤκησεν ἐν Νινευη

37 καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτοῦ προσκυνοῦντος ἐν οἴκῳ Νεσεραχ θεοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ Αδραμελεχ καὶ Σαρασαρ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπάταξαν αὐτὸν ἐν μαχαίρᾳ καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐσώθησαν εἰς γῆν Αραρατ καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν Ασορδαν ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἀντ᾽ αὐτοῦ

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‎1 ‏וַיְהִ֗י כִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ וַיִּקְרַ֖ע אֶת־בְּגָדָ֑יו וַיִּתְכַּ֣ס בַּשָּׂ֔ק וַיָּבֹ֖א בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃

‎2 ‏וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח אֶת־אֶלְיָקִ֨ים אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַבַּ֜יִת וְשֶׁבְנָ֣א הַסֹּפֵ֗ר וְאֵת֙ זִקְנֵ֣י הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים מִתְכַּסִּ֖ים בַּשַּׂקִּ֑ים אֶל־יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא בֶּן־אָמֽוֹץ׃

‎3 ‏וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ יוֹם־צָרָ֧ה וְתוֹכֵחָ֛ה וּנְאָצָ֖ה הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י בָ֤אוּ בָנִים֙ עַד־מַשְׁבֵּ֔ר וְכֹ֥חַ אַ֖יִן לְלֵדָֽה׃

‎4 ‏אוּלַ֡י יִשְׁמַע֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ אֵ֣ת׀ כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֩ שְׁלָח֨וֹ מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֤וּר׀ אֲדֹנָיו֙ לְחָרֵף֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים חַ֔י וְהוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖ע יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְנָשָׂ֣אתָ תְפִלָּ֔ה בְּעַ֥ד הַשְּׁאֵרִ֖ית הַנִּמְצָאָֽה׃

‎5 ‏וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ עַבְדֵ֛י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ אֶל־יְשַֽׁעַיָֽהוּ׃

‎6 ‏וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֖וּן אֶל־אֲדֹֽנֵיכֶ֑ם כֹּ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל־תִּירָא֙ מִפְּנֵ֤י הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֧ר גִּדְּפ֛וּ נַעֲרֵ֥י מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר אֹתִֽי׃

‎7 ‏הִנְנִ֨י נֹתֵ֥ן בּוֹ֙ ר֔וּחַ וְשָׁמַ֥ע שְׁמוּעָ֖ה וְשָׁ֣ב לְאַרְצ֑וֹ וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יו בַּחֶ֖רֶב בְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃

‎8 ‏וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה וַיִּמְצָא֙ אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר נִלְחָ֖ם עַל־לִבְנָ֑ה כִּ֣י שָׁמַ֔ע כִּ֥י נָסַ֖ע מִלָּכִֽישׁ׃

‎9 ‏וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע אֶל־תִּרְהָ֤קָה מֶֽלֶך־כּוּשׁ֙¹ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֥ה יָצָ֖א לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם אִתָּ֑ךְ וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃

‎10 ‏כֹּ֣ה תֹאמְר֗וּן אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אַל־יַשִּׁאֲךָ֣ אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֛ה בֹּטֵ֥חַ בּ֖וֹ לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹ֤א תִנָּתֵן֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּיַ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃

‎11 ‏הִנֵּ֣ה׀ אַתָּ֣ה שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֜וּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר לְכָל־הָאֲרָצ֖וֹת לְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑ם וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּנָּצֵֽל׃

‎12 ‏הַהִצִּ֨ילוּ אֹתָ֜ם אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַגּוֹיִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שִׁחֲת֣וּ אֲבוֹתַ֔י אֶת־גּוֹזָ֖ן וְאֶת־חָרָ֑ן וְרֶ֥צֶף וּבְנֵי־עֶ֖דֶן אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּתְלַאשָּֽׂר׃

‎13 ‏אַיּ֤וֹ מֶֽלֶךְ־חֲמָת֙ וּמֶ֣לֶךְ אַרְפָּ֔ד וּמֶ֖לֶךְ לָעִ֣יר סְפַרְוָ֑יִם הֵנַ֖ע וְעִוָּֽה׃

‎14 ‏וַיִּקַּ֨ח חִזְקִיָּ֧הוּ אֶת־הַסְּפָרִ֛ים מִיַּ֥ד הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים וַיִּקְרָאֵ֑ם וַיַּ֙עַל֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ

‎15 ‏וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל חִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָה֮ וַיֹּאמַר֒ יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים אַתָּה־ה֤וּא הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְבַדְּךָ֔ לְכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֑רֶץ אַתָּ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתָ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

‎16 ‏הַטֵּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה׀ אָזְנְךָ֙ וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע פְּקַ֧ח יְהוָ֛ה עֵינֶ֖יךָ וּרְאֵ֑ה וּשְׁמַ֗ע אֵ֚ת דִּבְרֵ֣י סַנְחֵרִ֔יב אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׁלָח֔וֹ לְחָרֵ֖ף אֱלֹהִ֥ים חָֽי׃

‎17 ‏אָמְנָ֖ם יְהוָ֑ה הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר אֶת־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם וְאֶת־אַרְצָֽם׃

‎18 ‏וְנָתְנ֥וּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם בָּאֵ֑שׁ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א אֱלֹהִ֜ים הֵ֗מָּה כִּ֣י אִם־מַעֲשֵׂ֧ה יְדֵֽי־אָדָ֛ם עֵ֥ץ וָאֶ֖בֶן וַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃

‎19 ‏וְעַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ הוֹשִׁיעֵ֥נוּ נָ֖א מִיָּד֑וֹ וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֥י אַתָּ֛ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ ס

‎20 ‏וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־אָמ֔וֹץ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִתְפַּלַּ֧לְתָּ אֵלַ֛י אֶל־סַנְחֵרִ֥ב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃

‎21 ‏זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה עָלָ֑יו בָּזָ֨ה לְךָ֜ לָעֲגָ֣ה לְךָ֗ בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־צִיּ֔וֹן אַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙ רֹ֣אשׁ הֵנִ֔יעָה בַּ֖ת יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

‎22 ‏אֶת־מִ֤י חֵרַ֙פְתָּ֙ וְגִדַּ֔פְתָּ וְעַל־מִ֖י הֲרִימ֣וֹתָ קּ֑וֹל וַתִּשָּׂ֥א מָר֛וֹם עֵינֶ֖יךָ עַל־קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

‎23 ‏בְּיַ֣ד מַלְאָכֶיךָ֮ חֵרַ֣פְתָּ׀ אֲדֹנָי֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר ברכב בְּרֹ֥ב רִכְבִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י עָלִ֛יתִי מְר֥וֹם הָרִ֖ים יַרְכְּתֵ֣י לְבָנ֑וֹן וְאֶכְרֹ֞ת קוֹמַ֤ת אֲרָזָיו֙ מִבְח֣וֹר בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו וְאָב֙וֹאָה֙ מְל֣וֹן קִצֹּ֔ה^q יַ֖עַר כַּרְמִלּֽוֹ׃

‎24 ‏אֲנִ֣י קַ֔רְתִּי וְשָׁתִ֖יתִי מַ֣יִם זָרִ֑ים וְאַחְרִב֙ בְּכַף־פְּעָמַ֔י כֹּ֖ל יְאֹרֵ֥י מָצֽוֹר׃

‎25 ‏הֲלֹֽא־שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ לְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙ אֹתָ֣הּ עָשִׂ֔יתִי לְמִ֥ימֵי קֶ֖דֶם וִֽיצַרְתִּ֑יהָ עַתָּ֣ה הֲבֵיאתִ֗יהָ וּתְהִ֗י לַהְשׁ֛וֹת גַּלִּ֥ים נִצִּ֖ים עָרִ֥ים בְּצֻרֽוֹת׃

‎26 ‏וְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ קִצְרֵי־יָ֔ד חַ֖תּוּ וַיֵּבֹ֑שׁוּ הָי֞וּ עֵ֤שֶׂב שָׂדֶה֙ וִ֣ירַק דֶּ֔שֶׁא חֲצִ֣יר גַּגּ֔וֹת וּשְׁדֵפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י קָמָֽה׃

‎27 ‏וְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ וְצֵאתְךָ֥ וּבֹאֲךָ֖ יָדָ֑עְתִּי וְאֵ֖ת הִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥ אֵלָֽי׃

‎28 ‏יַ֚עַן הִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣ אֵלַ֔י וְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖ עָלָ֣ה בְאָזְנָ֑י וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י חַחִ֜י בְּאַפֶּ֗ךָ וּמִתְגִּי֙ בִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָ וַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָ בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אתָ בָּֽהּ׃

‎29 ‏וְזֶה־לְּךָ֣ הָא֔וֹת אָכ֤וֹל הַשָּׁנָה֙ סָפִ֔יחַ וּבַשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית סָחִ֑ישׁ וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗ית זִרְע֧וּ וְקִצְר֛וּ³ וְנִטְע֥וּ כְרָמִ֖ים וְאִכְל֥וּ פִרְיָֽם׃

‎30 ‏וְיָ֨סְפָ֜ה פְּלֵיטַ֧ת בֵּית־יְהוּדָ֛ה הַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖ה שֹׁ֣רֶשׁ לְמָ֑טָּה וְעָשָׂ֥ה פְרִ֖י לְמָֽעְלָה׃

‎31 ‏כִּ֤י מִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ תֵּצֵ֣א שְׁאֵרִ֔ית וּפְלֵיטָ֖ה מֵהַ֣ר צִיּ֑וֹן קִנְאַ֛ת יְהוָ֥ה צְבָ֖אוֹת^a תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־זֹּֽאת׃ ס

‎32 ‏לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר לֹ֤א יָבֹא֙ אֶל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְלֹֽא־יוֹרֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם חֵ֑ץ וְלֹֽא־יְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּה מָגֵ֔ן וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ עָלֶ֖יהָ סֹלְלָֽה׃

‎33 ‏בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־יָבֹ֖א בָּ֣הּ יָשׁ֑וּב וְאֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את לֹ֥א יָבֹ֖א נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

‎34 ‏וְגַנּוֹתִ֛י אֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את לְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּ לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י וּלְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃

‎35 ‏וַיְהִי֮ בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַהוּא֒ וַיֵּצֵ֣א׀ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה וַיַּךְ֙ בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה אַשּׁ֔וּר מֵאָ֛ה שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהִנֵּ֥ה כֻלָּ֖ם פְּגָרִ֥ים מֵתִֽים׃

‎36 ‏וַיִּסַּ֣ע וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּ֖שָׁב סַנְחֵרִ֣יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃

‎37 ‏וַיְהִי֩ ה֨וּא מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה בֵּ֣ית׀ נִסְרֹ֣ךְ אֱלֹהָ֗יו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר בָּנָיו֙^a הִכֻּ֣הוּ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְהֵ֥מָּה נִמְלְט֖וּ אֶ֣רֶץ אֲרָרָ֑ט וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אֵֽסַר־חַדֹּ֥ן בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פ

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1 Quæ cum audisset Ezechias rex, scidit vestimenta sua, et opertus est sacco, ingressusque est domum Domini.

2 Et misit Eliacim præpositum domus, et Sobnam scribam, et senes de sacerdotibus, opertos saccis, ad Isaiam prophetam filium Amos.

3 Qui dixerunt: Hæc dicit Ezechias: Dies tribulationis, et increpationis, et blasphemiæ dies iste: venerunt filii usque ad partum, et vires non habet parturiens.

4 Si forte audiat Dominus Deus tuus universa verba Rabsacis, quem misit rex Assyriorum dominus suus ut exprobraret Deum viventem et argueret verbis, quæ audivit Dominus Deus tuus: et fac orationem pro reliquiis quæ repertæ sunt.

5 Venerunt ergo servi regis Ezechiæ ad Isaiam.

6 Dixitque eis Isaias: Hæc dicetis domino vestro: Hæc dicit Dominus: Noli timere a facie sermonum quos audisti, quibus blasphemaverunt pueri regis Assyriorum me.

7 Ecce ego immittam ei spiritum, et audiet nuntium, et revertetur in terram suam, et dejiciam eum gladio in terra sua.

8 Reversus est ergo Rabsaces, et invenit regem Assyriorum expugnantem Lobnam: audierat enim quod recessisset de Lachis.

9 Cumque audisset de Tharaca rege Æthiopiæ, dicentes: Ecce egressus est ut pugnet adversum te: et iret contra eum, misit nuntios ad Ezechiam, dicens:

10 Hæc dicite Ezechiæ regi Juda: Non te seducat Deus tuus in quo habes fiduciam, neque dicas: Non tradetur Jerusalem in manus regis Assyriorum.

11 Tu enim ipse audisti quæ fecerunt reges Assyriorum universis terris, quomodo vastaverunt eas: num ergo solus poteris liberari?

12 Numquid liberaverunt dii gentium singulos quos vastaverunt patres mei, Gozan videlicet, et Haran, et Reseph, et filios Eden qui erant in Thelassar?

13 ubi est rex Emath, et rex Arphad, et rex civitatis Sepharvaim, Ana, et Ava?

14 Itaque cum accepisset Ezechias litteras de manu nuntiorum, et legisset eas, ascendit in domum Domini, et expandit eas coram Domino,

15 et oravit in conspectu ejus, dicens: Domine Deus Israël, qui sedes super cherubim, tu es Deus solus regum omnium terræ: tu fecisti cælum et terram.

16 Inclina aurem tuam, et audi: aperi, Domine, oculos tuos, et vide: audi omnia verba Sennacherib, qui misit ut exprobraret nobis Deum viventem.

17 Vere, Domine, dissipaverunt reges Assyriorum gentes, et terras omnium.

18 Et miserunt deos eorum in ignem: non enim erant dii, sed opera manuum hominum, ex ligno et lapide: et perdiderunt eos.

19 Nunc igitur Domine Deus noster, salvos nos fac de manu ejus, ut sciant omnia regna terræ quia tu es Dominus Deus solus.

20 Misit autem Isaias filius Amos ad Ezechiam, dicens: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus Israël: Quæ deprecatus es me super Sennacherib rege Assyriorum, audivi.

21 Iste est sermo, quem locutus est Dominus de eo: [Sprevit te, et subsannavit te, virgo filia Sion:
post tergum tuum caput movit, filia Jerusalem.

22 Cui exprobrasti, et quem blasphemasti?
contra quem exaltasti vocem tuam, et elevasti in excelsum oculos tuos?
Contra Sanctum Israël.

23 Per manum servorum tuorum exprobrasti Domino, et dixisti:
In multitudine curruum meorum ascendi excelsa montium in summitate Libani,
et succidi sublimes cedros ejus, et electas abietes illius.
Et ingressus sum usque ad terminos ejus,
et saltum Carmeli ejus

24 ego succidi.
Et bibi aquas alienas, et siccavi vestigiis pedum meorum omnes aquas clausas.

25 Numquid non audisti quid ab initio fecerim?
ex diebus antiquis plasmavi illud, et nunc adduxi:
eruntque in ruinam collium pugnantium civitates munitæ.

26 Et qui sedent in eis, humiles manu, contremuerunt et confusi sunt:
facti sunt velut fœnum agri, et virens herba tectorum,
quæ arefacta est antequam veniret ad maturitatem.

27 Habitaculum tuum, et egressum tuum, et introitum tuum, et viam tuam ego præscivi,
et furorem tuum contra me.

28 Insanisti in me, et superbia tua ascendit in aures meas:
ponam itaque circulum in naribus tuis, et camum in labiis tuis,
et reducam te in viam per quam venisti.

29 Tibi autem, Ezechia, hoc erit signum:
comede hoc anno quæ repereris:
in secundo autem anno, quæ sponte nascuntur:
porro in tertio anno seminate et metite:
plantate vineas, et comedite fructum earum.

30 Et quodcumque reliquum fuerit de domo Juda, mittet radicem deorsum,
et faciet fructum sursum.

31 De Jerusalem quippe egredientur reliquiæ,
et quod salvetur de monte Sion:
zelus Domini exercituum faciet hoc.

32 Quam ob rem hæc dicit Dominus de rege Assyriorum:
Non ingredietur urbem hanc, nec mittet in eam sagittam,
nec occupabit eam clypeus, nec circumdabit eam munitio.

33 Per viam qua venit, revertetur:
et civitatem hanc non ingredietur, dicit Dominus.

34 Protegamque urbem hanc, et salvabo eam propter me,
et propter David servum meum.]

35 Factum est igitur in nocte illa, venit angelus Domini, et percussit in castris Assyriorum centum octoginta quinque millia. Cumque diluculo surrexisset, vidit omnia corpora mortuorum: et recedens abiit,

36 et reversus est Sennacherib rex Assyriorum, et mansit in Ninive.

37 Cumque adoraret in templo Nesroch deum suum, Adramelech et Sarasar filii ejus percusserunt eum gladio, fugeruntque in terram Armeniorum: et regnavit Asarhaddon filius ejus pro eo.