2 Kings 19:23
By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.
Context
This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 19 connects to 10 cross-references. Hezekiah receives the Rabshakeh's message in the temple, tears his clothes, and sends to Isaiah for a word; Isaiah predicts Sennacherib will fall by a sword in his own land. A second blasphemous letter arrives; Hezekiah prays in the temple. …
Other Translations
By thy messengers thou hast defied the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir-trees thereof; and I will enter into his farthest lodging-place, the forest of his fruitful field.
By the hand of thy messengers Thou hast reproached the Lord, and sayest: In the multitude of my chariots I have come up to a high place of mountains--The sides of Lebanon, And I cut down the height of its cedars, The choice of its firs, And I enter the lodging of its extremity, The forest of its Carmel.
You have sent your servants with evil words against the Lord, and have said, With all my war-carriages I have come up to the top of the mountains, to the inmost parts of Lebanon; its tall cedars will be cut down, and the best trees of its woods; I will come up into his highest places, into his thick woods.
Cross References
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Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
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Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are …