2 Kings 19

KJVAnd it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

GIGAKJVWhen king Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, and covered himself with rough mourning clothes, and went into the house of the Lord.

KJVAnd he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.

GIGAKJVAnd he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with rough mourning clothes, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.

KJVAnd they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.

GIGAKJVAnd they said to him, Hezekiah says this, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy. For the children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to give birth.

KJVIt may be the Lord thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, 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.

GIGAKJVIt may be the Lord your God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, who the king of Assyria his master has sent to insult the living God, and will correct the words which the Lord your God has heard: therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that are left.

KJVAnd Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

GIGAKJVAnd Isaiah said to them, This is what you shall say to your master, The Lord says this, Do not be afraid of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

KJVBehold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

GIGAKJVI will send a blast on him, and he shall hear a rumor, and shall return to his own land. I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

KJVSo Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

GIGAKJVSo Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah. For he had heard that he had left from Lachish.

KJVAnd when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,

GIGAKJVAnd when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia he has come out to fight against you: he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,

KJVThus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

GIGAKJVThis is what you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Do not let your God that you trust in deceive you, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

KJVBehold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?

GIGAKJVYou have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them completely: and shall you be delivered?

KJVHave the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?

GIGAKJVHave the gods of the nations delivered those my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Thelasar?

KJVAnd Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, O Lord God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

GIGAKJVAnd Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, O Lord God of Israel, which are enthroned between the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.

KJVLord, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, Lord, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.

GIGAKJVLord, bow down your ear, and hear: open, Lord, your eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which has sent him to insult the living God.

KJVOf a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,

GIGAKJVTruly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,

KJVAnd have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

GIGAKJVAnd have cast their gods into the fire. For they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

KJVNow therefore, O Lord our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord God, even thou only.

GIGAKJVNow therefore, O Lord our God, I urge you, save you us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are the Lord God, even you only.

KJVThen Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.

GIGAKJVThen Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, The Lord God of Israel says this, That which you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.

KJVThis is the word that the Lord hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

GIGAKJVThis is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him. The virgin the daughter of Zion has despised you, and laughed you to scorn. The daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.

KJVWhom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.

GIGAKJVWho have you insulted and blasphemed? And who have you raised your voice against, and looked up on high? Even against the Holy One of Israel.

KJVBy thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.

GIGAKJVBy your messengers you have insulted the Lord, and have said, With my many chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees of it, and the choice fir trees of it: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.

KJVI have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.

GIGAKJVI have dug and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places.

KJVHast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.

GIGAKJVHave you not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? Now I have brought it to pass, that you should be to lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps.

KJVTherefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the house tops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.

GIGAKJVTherefore their people were of small power, they were terrified and ashamed. They were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the house tops, and as grain blasted before it be grown up.

KJVBut I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.

GIGAKJVBut I know your home, and your going out, and your coming in, and your rage against me.

KJVBecause thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

GIGAKJVBecause your rage against me and your uproar has come up into my ears, therefore I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.

KJVAnd this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.

GIGAKJVAnd this shall be a sign to you, You shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springs of the same. In the third year sow, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat its fruits.

KJVFor out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this.

GIGAKJVFor out of Jerusalem shall go out a remnant, and those who escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the Lord of Hosts shall do this.

KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.

GIGAKJVTherefore the Lord concerning the king of Assyria says this, He shall not come into this city, or shoot an arrow there, or come before it with shield, or cast a bank against it.

KJVBy the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord.

GIGAKJVBy the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, says the Lord.

KJVFor I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

GIGAKJVFor I will defend this city, to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

KJVAnd it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

GIGAKJVNight, that the angel of the Lord went out, and struck in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred eighty-five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning they were all dead corpses.

KJVSo Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

GIGAKJVSo Sennacherib king of Assyria left, and went and returned, and lived at Nineveh.

KJVAnd it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

GIGAKJVAs he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons struck him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.