Isaiah 36:21
“But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Isaiah 36:21 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und sie schwiegen still und antworteten ihm kein Wort; denn es war das Gebot des Königs, der gesagt hatte: Ihr sollt ihm nicht antworten. -
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas callaron, y no le respondieron palabra; porque el rey así lo había mandado, diciendo: No le respondáis.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porém eles ficaram calados, e nenhuma palavra lhe responderam; porque tinham ordem do rei, dizendo: Não lhe respondereis.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mas o povo permaneceu em silêncio e não lhe respondeu, porque a ordem do rei era: "Não respondais".
📖 Isaiah 36:21 in Context
19Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?
20Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?
21But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
22Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
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