Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.
Tell Hezekiah, king of Judah: 'Don't let your God, whom you trust, fool you by saying that Jerusalem won't be handed over to the king of Assyria.'
The Assyrian king is trying to shake Hezekiah's faith by claiming that God will fail to protect Jerusalem just like the gods of other nations failed to protect their cities.
📚 Historical Context
This message came from Sennacherib, king of Assyria, during his siege of Jerusalem around 701 BC. The Assyrians had already conquered many nations and their capital cities, and Sennacherib was using psychological warfare to convince Hezekiah that resistance was futile. He was essentially mocking the God of Israel by comparing Him to the powerless idols of other nations he had defeated.
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