28 Then the commander stood and called out in Hebrew, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! 29 This is what the king says: Do not let Hezekiah deceive(A) you. He cannot deliver you from my hand. 30 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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28 Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out with a loud voice in [a]Hebrew, and spoke, saying, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! 29 Thus says the king: (A)‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he shall not be able to deliver you from his hand; 30 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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  1. 2 Kings 18:28 Lit. Judean

28 Then Rabshakeh stood up and shouted with a loud voice in Judean, [a]saying, “Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria! 29 This is what the king says: ‘(A)Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to save you from [b]my hand. 30 And do not let Hezekiah lead you to trust in the Lord by saying, “The Lord will certainly save us, and this city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.”

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  1. 2 Kings 18:28 Lit and spoke, saying,
  2. 2 Kings 18:29 MT his