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It will be the end of those who oppress others and show contempt for God. Every sinner will be destroyed.

God will destroy those who slander others, those who prevent the punishment of criminals, and those who tell lies to keep honest people from getting justice.

So now the Lord , the God of Israel, who rescued Abraham from trouble, says, "My people, you will not be disgraced any longer, and your faces will no longer be pale with shame.

When you see the children that I will give you, then you will acknowledge that I am the holy God of Israel. You will honor me and stand in awe of me.

God told me to write down in a book what the people are like, so that there would be a permanent record of how evil they are.

They are always rebelling against God, always lying, always refusing to listen to the Lord 's teachings.

Get out of our way and stop blocking our path. We don't want to hear about your holy God of Israel."

But this is what the holy God of Israel says: "You ignore what I tell you and rely on violence and deceit.

As the Lord strikes them again and again, his people will keep time with the music of drums and harps. God himself will fight against the Assyrians.

Those who go to Egypt for help are doomed! They are relying on Egypt's vast military strength—horses, chariots, and soldiers. But they do not rely on the Lord , the holy God of Israel, or ask him for help.

God said, "People of Israel, you have sinned against me and opposed me. But now, come back to me!

But once more God will send us his spirit. The wasteland will become fertile, and fields will produce rich crops.

Tell everyone who is discouraged, "Be strong and don't be afraid! God is coming to your rescue, coming to punish your enemies."

The Assyrian official went on, "Or will you tell me that you are relying on the Lord your God? It was the Lord 's shrines and altars that Hezekiah destroyed when he told the people of Judah and Jerusalem to worship at one altar only.

The Assyrian emperor has sent his chief official to insult the living God. May the Lord your God hear these insults and punish those who spoke them. So pray to God for those of our people who survive."

of Judah to tell him: "The god you are trusting in has told you that you will not fall into my hands, but don't let that deceive you.

"Almighty Lord , God of Israel, seated above the winged creatures, you alone are God, ruling all the kingdoms of the world. You created the earth and the sky.

Now, Lord , hear us and look at what is happening to us. Listen to all the things that Sennacherib is saying to insult you, the living God.

Now, Lord our God, rescue us from the Assyrians, so that all the nations of the world will know that you alone are God."

Whom do you think you have been insulting and ridiculing? You have been disrespectful to me, the holy God of Israel.