2 Kings 19:4

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

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WEBBE

It may be the LORD your God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to defy 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.’”

BSB

Perhaps the LORD your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”

KJV

It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left.

ASV

It may be Jehovah thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Jehovah thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.

BBE

It may be that the Lord your God will give ear to the words of the Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, sent to say evil things against the living God, and will make his words come to nothing: so then make your prayer for the rest of the people.

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אוּלַי 'u·lai perhaps H194 יִשְׁמַע yish·ma' he will hear H8085 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430 אֵת 'et (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 דִּבְרֵי div·rei [the] words of H1697 רַב־ rav- [the] chief H7262 שָׁקֵה sha·keh commander H7262 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher whom H834 שְׁלָחוֹ she·la·cho he sent him H7971 מֶלֶךְ־ me·lekh- [the] king of H4428 אַשּׁוּר 'a·shur Assyria H804 אֲדֹנָיו 'a·do·nav master(s) his H113 לְחָרֵף le·cha·ref to taunt H2778 אֱלֹהִים 'e·lo·him [the] God H430 חַי chai living H2416 וְהוֹכִיחַ ve·ho·khi·ach and he will rebuke H3198 בַּדְּבָרִים ba·de·va·rim (in) the words H1697 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 שָׁמַע sha·ma' he has heard H8085 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֱלֹהֶיךָ 'e·lo·hei·kha God your H430 וְנָשָׂאתָ ve·na·sa·ta and you will lift up H5375 תְפִלָּה te·fi·lah prayer H8605 בְּעַד be·'ad for H1157 הַשְּׁאֵרִית ha·she·'e·rit the remnant H7611 הַנִּמְצָאָה ha·nim·tza·'ah which is found H4672

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–7

Hezekiah discovered deep concern at the dishonour done to God by Rabshakeh's blasphemy. Those who speak from God to us, we should in a particular manner desire to speak to God for us. The great Prophet is the great Intercessor. Those are likely to prevail with God, who lift up their hearts in prayer. Man's extremity is God's opportunity. While his servants can speak nothing but terror to the profane, the proud, and the hypocritical, they have comfortable words for the discouraged believer.

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