Isaiah 36:4 Cross References
Isaiah 36:4
4: Then the Assyrian king's personal representative sent this message to King Hezekiah: "This is what the great king of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you so confident?
2 Kings 18:19
- Then the Assyrian king's personal representative sent this message to King Hezekiah: "This is what the great king of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you so confident?
- Do you think that mere words can substitute for military skill and strength? Which of your allies will give you any military backing against Assyria?
- Will Egypt? If you lean on Egypt, you will find it to be a stick that breaks beneath your weight and pierces your hand. The pharaoh of Egypt is completely unreliable!
- "But perhaps you will say, `We are trusting in the LORD our God!' But isn't he the one who was insulted by King Hezekiah? Didn't Hezekiah tear down his shrines and altars and make everyone in Judah worship only at the altar here in Jerusalem?
- "I'll tell you what! My master, the king of Assyria, will strike a bargain with you. If you can find two thousand horsemen in your entire army, he will give you two thousand horses for them to ride on!
2 Kings 19:10
- "This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don't let this God you trust deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by the king of Assyria.
Isaiah 10:8
- He will say, `Each of my princes will soon be a king, ruling a conquered land.
- We will destroy Calno just as we did Carchemish. Hamath will fall before us as Arpad did. And we will destroy Samaria just as we did Damascus.
- Yes, we have finished off many a kingdom whose gods were far greater than those in Jerusalem and Samaria.
- So when we have defeated Samaria and her gods, we will destroy Jerusalem with hers.'"
- After the Lord has used the king of Assyria to accomplish his purposes in Jerusalem, he will turn against the king of Assyria and punish him--for he is proud and arrogant.
Acts 12:22
- The people gave him a great ovation, shouting, "It is the voice of a god, not of a man!"
- Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people's worship instead of giving the glory to God. So he was consumed with worms and died.
Jude 1:16
- These people are grumblers and complainers, doing whatever evil they feel like. They are loudmouthed braggarts, and they flatter others to get favors in return.
2 Kings 18:5
- Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. There was never another king like him in the land of Judah, either before or after his time.
2 Chronicles 32:14
- Name just one time when any god, anywhere, was able to rescue his people from me! What makes you think your God can do any better?
- Don't let Hezekiah fool you! Don't let him deceive you like this! I say it again--no god of any nation has ever yet been able to rescue his people from me or my ancestors. How much less will your God rescue you from my power!"
- And Sennacherib's officials further mocked the LORD God and his servant Hezekiah, heaping insult upon insult.
Psalms 42:10
- Their taunts pierce me like a fatal wound. They scoff, "Where is this God of yours?"
Proverbs 16:18
- Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
Isaiah 37:11
- You know perfectly well what the kings of Assyria have done wherever they have gone. They have crushed everyone who stood in their way! Why should you be any different?
- Have the gods of other nations rescued them--such nations as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Tel-assar? The former kings of Assyria destroyed them all!
- What happened to the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?"
- After Hezekiah received the letter and read it, he went up to the LORD's Temple and spread it out before the LORD.
- And Hezekiah prayed this prayer before the LORD:
2 Chronicles 32:7
- "Be strong and courageous! Don't be afraid of the king of Assyria or his mighty army, for there is a power far greater on our side!
- He may have a great army, but they are just men. We have the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battles for us!" These words greatly encouraged the people.
- Then King Sennacherib of Assyria, while still besieging the town of Lachish, sent officials to Jerusalem with this message for Hezekiah and all the people in the city:
- "This is what King Sennacherib of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you think you can survive my siege of Jerusalem?
Daniel 4:30
- As he looked out across the city, he said, `Just look at this great city of Babylon! I, by my own mighty power, have built this beautiful city as my royal residence and as an expression of my royal splendor.'
Psalms 42:3
- Day and night, I have only tears for food, while my enemies continually taunt me, saying, "Where is this God of yours?"
Psalms 71:10
- For my enemies are whispering against me. They are plotting together to kill me.
- They say, "God has abandoned him. Let's go and get him, for there is no one to help him now."
Ezekiel 31:3
- You are as Assyria was--a great and mighty nation. Assyria, too, was once like a cedar of Lebanon, full of thick branches that cast deep forest shade with its top high among the clouds.
- Deep springs watered it and helped it to grow tall and luxuriant. The water was so abundant that there was enough for all the trees nearby.
- This great tree towered above all the other trees around it. It prospered and grew long thick branches because of all the water at its roots.
- The birds nested in its branches, and in its shade all the wild animals gave birth to their young. All the great nations of the world lived in its shadow.
- It was strong and beautiful, for its roots went deep into abundant water.