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Isaiah 37:9
New English Translation
Isaiah 37:9
New English Translation
9 The king[a] heard that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia[b] was marching out to fight him.[c] He again sent[d] messengers to Hezekiah, ordering them:
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- Isaiah 37:9 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Isaiah 37:9 tn Heb “Cush” (so NASB); NIV, NCV “the Cushite king of Egypt.”
- Isaiah 37:9 tn Heb “heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, ‘He has come out to fight with you.’”
- Isaiah 37:9 tn The Hebrew text has, “and he heard and he sent,” but the parallel in 2 Kgs 19:9 has וַיָּשָׁב וַיִּשְׁלַח (vayyashav vayyishlakh, “and he returned and he sent”), i.e., “he again sent.”
Isaiah 37:9
New International Version
Isaiah 37:9
New International Version
9 Now Sennacherib(A) received a report(B) that Tirhakah, the king of Cush,[a](C) was marching out to fight against him. When he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah with this word:
Footnotes
- Isaiah 37:9 That is, the upper Nile region
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