2 Kings 18:27
But Rab–shakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 18 connects to 7 cross-references. Hezekiah reigns twenty-nine years in Judah, doing right and trusting in God unlike any king before or after; he removes the high places, destroys the bronze serpent Moses made. The Assyrian king Sennacherib invades Judah and takes its fortified cities; …
Other Translations
But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit on the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you?
And the chief of the butlers saith unto them, `For thy lord, and unto thee, hath my lord sent me to speak these words? is it not for the men, those sitting on the wall to eat their own dung and to drink their own water, with you?'
But the Rab-shakeh said to them, Is it to your master or to you that my master has sent me to say these words? has he not sent me to the men seated on the wall? for they are the people who will be short of food with you when the town is shut in.
Cross References
And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: …
And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which …
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for …
Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow’s dung for man’s dung, and thou shalt prepare thy …
And the Lord said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I …
They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.
They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.