2 Kings 18 · Verse 30

2 Kings 18:30

Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
2 Kings 18:30, King James Version

2 Kings 18:30 in other translations

BSBDo not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’
WEBDon’t let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, “The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
ASVneither let Hezekiah make you trust in Jehovah, saying, Jehovah will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
YLTand let not Hezekiah make you trust unto Jehovah, saying, Jehovah doth certainly deliver us, and this city is not given into the hand of the king of Asshur.
DARBYNeither let Hezekiah make you rely upon Jehovah, saying, Jehovah will certainly deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
BBEAnd do not let Hezekiah make you put your faith in the Lord, saying, The Lord will certainly keep us safe, and this town will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.
WebsterNeither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

What does 2 Kings 18:30 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…

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2 Kings 18:30 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may notH408
יַבְטַ֨חyav.Tachhe make trustH982
אֶתְכֶ֤ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
הַצֵּ֥לha.Tzelcertainly <to deliver>H5337
יַצִּילֵ֖נוּya.tzi.Le.nuhe will deliver usH5337
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and notH3808
תִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.Tenit will be givenH5414
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָעִ֣ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
בְּיַ֖דbe.Yadin [the] hand ofH3027
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
אַשּֽׁוּר\׃'a.ShurAssyriaH804

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Cross references for 2 Kings 18:30

  • Matthew 27:43

    He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

  • 2 Kings 19:10

    Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

  • Luke 23:35

    And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

  • Psalms 4:2

    O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

  • Psalms 22:7-8

    All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.

  • Psalms 71:9

    Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

  • Psalms 71:11

    Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

  • 2 Kings 19:22

    Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.

  • 2 Kings 19:32-34

    Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord. For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

  • Psalms 125:1-2

    A Song of degrees. They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

  • Psalms 11:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?

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Context

  • 2 Kings 18:29

    Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:

  • 2 Kings 18:30

    Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

  • 2 Kings 18:31

    Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern:

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2 Kings 18:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y no os haga Ezechîas confiar en Jehová, diciendo: De cierto nos librará Jehová, y esta ciudad no será entregada en mano del rey de Asiria.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et qu’Ézéchias ne vous fasse pas mettre votre confiance en l’ Éternel, disant: L’ Éternel nous délivrera certainement, et cette ville ne sera point livrée en la main du roi d’Assyrie.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und das Hiskia euch nicht auf Jehova vertröste, indem er spricht: Jehova wird uns gewißlich erretten, und diese Stadt wird nicht in die Hand des Königs von Assyrien gegeben werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
neque fiduciam vobis tribuat super Dominum, dicens: Eruens liberabit nos Dominus, et non tradetur civitas hæc in manu regis Assyriorum.