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2 Kings 18:35

Jerusalem
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33 Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?

34 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?

Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”

36 But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”

37 Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.

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BSB
Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”
KJV
Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?
WEB
Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?’”
ASV
Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of my hand, that Jehovah should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?
DARBY
Which are they among all the gods of the countries, who have delivered their country out of my hand, that Jehovah should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?
BLB
Who among all the gods of the countries have delivered their lands from my hand, that YHWH should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”
ÅB
Hvem er det blant alle landenes guder som har reddet sitt land av min hånd, så Herren skulle redde Jerusalem av min hånd?
OTB
Hvem blant alle landenes guder har reddet sitt land fra min hånd, at Herren skulle redde Jerusalem fra min hånd?’”
B1930
Hvem er det blandt alle landenes guder som har reddet sitt land av min hånd, så Herren skulde redde Jerusalem av min hånd?

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  • Daniel 3:15

    Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?”

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  • Isaiah 37:23–29

    Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!

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  • Psalms 2:1–2

    Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

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  • Job 15:25–26

    For he has stretched out his hand against God and has vaunted himself against the Almighty,

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  • Isaiah 10:15

    Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod waving the one who lifts it, or a staff lifting him who is not wood!

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  • 2 Chronicles 32:15

    So now, do not let Hezekiah deceive you, and do not let him mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver his people from my hand or from the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand!”

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  • Exodus 5:2

    But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”

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  • 2 Kings 19:17

    Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.

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