2 Kings 18:20
Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
2 Kings 18:20 in other translations
| BSB | You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me? |
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| WEB | You say (but they are but vain words), ‘There is counsel and strength for war.’ Now on whom do you trust, that you have rebelled against me? |
| ASV | Thou sayest (but they are but vain words), There is counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou hast rebelled against me? |
| YLT | Thou hast said: Only a word of the lips! counsel and might are for battle; now, on whom hast thou trusted that thou hast rebelled against me? |
| DARBY | Thou sayest — but it is a word of the lips — There is counsel and strength for war. Now on whom dost thou rely, that thou hast revolted against me? |
| BBE | You say you have a design, and strength for war, but these are only words. Now to whom are you looking for support, that you have gone against my authority? |
| Webster | Thou sayest, but they are but vain words, I have counsel and strength for the war. Now in whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me? |
What does 2 Kings 18:20 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 18:17-37
Rabshakeh tries to convince the Jews, that it was to no purpose for them to stand it out. What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? It were well if sinners would submit to the force of this argument, in seeking peace with God. It is, therefore, our wisdom to yield to him, because it is in vain to contend with him: what confidence is that which those trust in who stand out against him? A great deal of art there…
2 Kings 18:20 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 18:20
- Proverbs 21:30-31
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord. The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord.
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Context
- 2 Kings 18:19
And Rab–shakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
- 2 Kings 18:20
Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
- 2 Kings 18:21
Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
2 Kings 18:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Dices, (por cierto palabras de labios): Consejo tengo y esfuerzo para la guerra. Mas ¿en qué confías, que te has rebelado contra mí? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Tu dis (ce ne sont que paroles des lèvres): Le conseil et la force sont là pour la guerre. Maintenant, en qui te confies-tu que tu te révoltes contre moi? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Du sagst-doch nur ein Wort der Lippen ist es: -Da ist Rat und Macht zum Kriege. Nun, auf wen vertraust du, daß du dich wider mich empört hast? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | forsitan inisti consilium, ut præpares te ad prælium. In quo confidis, ut audeas rebellare? |