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Isaiah 36:21

Stillness and meditationObedience

19 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my hand?

20 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?”

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

22 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
But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
KJV
But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
WEB
But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”
ASV
But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king`s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
DARBY
And they were silent, and answered him not a word; for the king's command was, saying, Answer him not.
BLB
And they were quiet, and they did not answer him a word; for it was the command of the king saying, “Do not answer him.”
ÅB
Men de tidde og svarte ham ikke et ord; for kongens bud lød så: Dere skal ikke svare ham.
OTB
Men folket forble stille og svarte ham ikke et ord, for kongen hadde befalt: «Ikke svar ham.»
B1930
Men de tidde og svarte ham ikke et ord; for kongens bud lød så: I skal ikke svare ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 26:4

    Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.

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  • Matthew 7:6

    Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.

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  • Psalms 39:1

    I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”

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  • 2 Kings 18:26

    Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”

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  • Psalms 38:13–15

    But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.

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  • Amos 5:13

    Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.

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  • Proverbs 9:7–8

    He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.

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  • 2 Kings 18:37

    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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