2 Kings 19 · Verse 10

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.
2 Kings 19:10, King James Version

2 Kings 19:10 in other translations

BSB“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah: ‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
WEB“Tell Hezekiah king of Judah this: ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
ASVThus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
YLT‘Thus do ye speak unto Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God lift thee up in whom thou art trusting, saying, Jerusalem is not given into the hand of the king of Asshur.
DARBYThus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah saying: Let not thy God, upon whom thou reliest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
BBEThis is what you are to say to Hezekiah, king of Judah: Let not your God, in whom is your faith, give you a false hope, saying, Jerusalem will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.
WebsterThus 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.

What does 2 Kings 19:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 19:9-13

9-13. when he heard say of Tirhakah ..., Behold, he is come out to fight against thee, &c.--This was the "rumor" to which Isaiah referred [2Ki 19:7]. Tirhakah reigned in Upper Egypt, while So (or Sabaco) ruled in Lower Egypt. He was a powerful monarch, another Sesostris, and both he and Sabaco have left many monuments of their greatness. The name and figure of Tirhakah receiving war captives, are still seen in the…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 Let not thy God in whom thou trustest - This letter is nearly the same with the speech delivered by Rab-shakeh. See 2Kgs 18:29.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 19:8-19

Prayer is the never-failing resource of the tempted Christian, whether struggling with outward difficulties or inward foes. At the mercy-seat of his almighty Friend he opens his heart, spreads his case, like Hezekiah, and makes his appeal. When he can discern that the glory of God is engaged on his side, faith gains the victory, and he rejoices that he shall never be moved. The best pleas in prayer are taken from…

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2 Kings 19:10 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.

כֹּ֣הkohthusH3541
תֹאמְר֗וּןtom.Runyou will say !H559
אֶל\־'el-toH413
חִזְקִיָּ֤הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudahH3063
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
אַל\־'al-may notH408
יַשִּׁאֲךָ֣ya.shi.'a.Khahe deceive youH5377
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhomH834
אַתָּ֛ה'a.TahyouH859
בֹּטֵ֥חַbo.Te.ach[are] trustingH982
בּ֖וֹboin him
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
תִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.Tenit will be givenH5414
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
בְּיַ֖דbe.Yadin [the] hand ofH3027
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
אַשּֽׁוּר\׃'a.ShurAssyriaH804

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Cross references for 2 Kings 19:10

  • 2 Kings 18:5

    He trusted in the Lord God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.

  • 2 Kings 18:29-30

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

  • Isaiah 37:10-14

    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 given into the hand of the king of Assyria. Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered? Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar? Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? …

  • 2 Chronicles 32:15-19

    Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand? And his servants spake yet more against the Lord God, and against his servant Hezekiah. He wrote also letters to rail on the Lord God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand. Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
18:5,29,30; 2Ch 32:15-19; Isa 37:10-14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Kings 19:9

    And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,

  • 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.

  • 2 Kings 19:11

    Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?

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2 Kings 19:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así diréis á Ezechîas rey de Judá: No te engañe tu Dios en quien tú confías, para decir: Jerusalem no será entregada en mano del rey de Asiria.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Vous parlerez ainsi à Ézéchias, roi de Juda, disant: Que ton Dieu, en qui tu te confies, ne te trompe point, disant: Jérusalem ne sera pas livrée en la main du roi d’Assyrie.
German
Elberfelder 1871
So sollt ihr zu Hiskia, dem König von Juda, sprechen und sagen: Daß dich nicht täusche dein Gott, auf den du vertraust, indem du sprichst: Jerusalem wird nicht in die Hand des Königs von Assyrien gegeben werden!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hæc dicite Ezechiæ regi Juda: Non te seducat Deus tuus in quo habes fiduciam, neque dicas: Non tradetur Jerusalem in manus regis Assyriorum.