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Contemporary English Version

2 Kings 19:11

You have heard how we Assyrian kings have completely wiped out other nations. What makes you feel so safe?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Diplomacy;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Assyria;   Jerusalem;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Arpad;   Isaiah;   War;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Assyria;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Mediator, Mediation;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Sennacherib;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Accursed;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Letter;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hezekiah;   Isaiah, Book of;   Israel;   Philistines;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Sennacherib ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hezekiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Interesting facts about the bible;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Urim and Thummim;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ban;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Look, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries: They completely destroyed them. Will you be rescued?
Hebrew Names Version
Behold, you have heard what the kings of Ashshur have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shall you be delivered?
King James Version
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
English Standard Version
Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, devoting them to destruction. And shall you be delivered?
New Century Version
You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done. They have completely defeated every country, so do not think you will be saved.
New English Translation
Certainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands. Do you really think you will be rescued?
Amplified Bible
'Listen, you have heard what the Assyrian kings have done to all the lands, destroying them completely. So will you be spared?
New American Standard Bible
'Behold, you yourself have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands, destroying them completely. So will you be saved?
World English Bible
Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shall you be delivered?
Geneva Bible (1587)
Beholde, thou hast heard what the Kings of Asshur haue done to all landes, how they haue destroyed them: and shalt thou be deliuered?
Legacy Standard Bible
Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands, devoting them to destruction. So will you be delivered?
Berean Standard Bible
Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction. Will you then be spared?
Complete Jewish Bible
You have heard what the kings of Ashur have done to all lands — they have completely destroyed them. So how will you be delivered?
Darby Translation
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all countries, destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?
Easy-to-Read Version
You have heard what the kings of Assyria did to all the other countries. We completely destroyed them! Will you be saved? No!
George Lamsa Translation
Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lances by destroying them utterly; and shall you be delivered?
Good News Translation
You have heard what an Assyrian emperor does to any country he decides to destroy. Do you think that you can escape?
Lexham English Bible
Look, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands, by utterly destroying them, and shall you be delivered?
Literal Translation
Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Beholde, thou hast herde what the kynges of Assiria haue done vnto all londes, & how they daned them, & shalt thou be delyuered?
American Standard Version
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
Bible in Basic English
No doubt the story has come to your ears of what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, putting them to the curse; and will you be kept safe?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Beholde, thou hast hearde what the kinges of Assyria haue done to all landes, how they haue vtterly destroyed them: And shalt thou escape?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?
King James Version (1611)
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria haue done to all lands, by destroying them vtterly: and shalt thou be deliuered?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Behold, thou hast heard all that the kings of the Assyrians have done in all the lands, to waste them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
English Revised Version
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for thou thi silf herdist what thingis the kyngis of Assiriens diden in alle londis, hou thei wastiden tho; whether therfor thou aloone maist be delyuered?
Update Bible Version
Look, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them completely: and shall you be delivered?
Webster's Bible Translation
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
New King James Version
Look! You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered?
New Living Translation
You know perfectly well what the kings of Assyria have done wherever they have gone. They have completely destroyed everyone who stood in their way! Why should you be any different?
New Life Bible
You have heard how the kings of Assyria have destroyed all the lands. And will you be saved?
New Revised Standard
See, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, destroying them utterly. Shall you be delivered?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Lo! thou thyself, hast heard, what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands, in devoting them to destruction, - and shalt, thou, be delivered?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of the Assyrians have done to all countries, how they have laid them waste: and canst thou alone be delivered?
Revised Standard Version
Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, destroying them utterly. And shall you be delivered?
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, thou hast heard that which the kings of Asshur have done to all the lands -- to devote them; and thou art delivered!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands, destroying them completely. So will you be spared?

Contextual Overview

8 Meanwhile, the commander of the Assyrian forces heard that his king had left the town of Lachish and was now attacking Libnah. So he went there. 9 About this same time the king of Assyria learned that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was on his way to attack him. Then the king of Assyria sent some messengers with this note for Hezekiah: 10 Don't trust your God or be fooled by his promise to defend Jerusalem against me. 11 You have heard how we Assyrian kings have completely wiped out other nations. What makes you feel so safe? 12 The Assyrian kings before me destroyed the towns of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and everyone from Eden who lived in Telassar. What good did their gods do them? 13 The kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah have all disappeared. 14 After Hezekiah had read the note from the king of Assyria, he took it to the temple and spread it out for the Lord to see. 15 He prayed: Lord God of Israel, your throne is above the winged creatures. You created the heavens and the earth, and you alone rule the kingdoms of this world. 16 But just look how Sennacherib has insulted you, the living God. 17 It is true, our Lord , that Assyrian kings have turned nations into deserts.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

2 Kings 19:17, 2 Kings 19:18, 2 Kings 17:5-11, 2 Chronicles 32:13, 2 Chronicles 32:14, Isaiah 10:8-11

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 18:11 - the king Hosea 10:14 - as

Cross-References

Genesis 19:28
He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and saw smoke rising from all over the land—it was like a flaming furnace.
Genesis 19:29
When God destroyed the cities of the valley where Lot lived, he remembered his promise to Abraham and saved Lot from the terrible destruction.
2 Kings 6:18
As the Syrian army came closer, Elisha prayed, " Lord , make those soldiers blind!" And the Lord blinded them with a bright light.
Ecclesiastes 10:15
Fools wear themselves out— they don't know enough to find their way home.
Isaiah 57:10
Though you tired yourself out by running after idols, you refused to stop. Your desires were so strong that they kept you going.
Jeremiah 2:36
When Assyria let you down, you ran to Egypt, but you'll find no help there,
Acts 13:11
The Lord is going to punish you by making you completely blind for a while." Suddenly the man's eyes were covered by a dark mist, and he went around trying to get someone to lead him by the hand.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All lands - This boast is in strict accordance with the general tenor of the Assyrian inscriptions. Hyperbole is the general language of the East; but in this instance it was not so extreme as in some others. The Assyrians under Sargon and Sennacherib had enjoyed an uninterrupted series of military successes: they had succeeded in establishing their pre-eminence from the Median desert to the banks of the Nile, and from the shores of Lake Van to those of the Persian Gulf.


 
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