and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)כִּשְׁמֹ֨עַ֙
shâmaʻ
like/as — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
the — a kingחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ
Chizqîyâh
Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelitesוַיִּקְרַ֖ע
qâraʻ
and — to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)אֶת
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)בְּגָדָ֑יו
beged
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillageוַיִּתְכַּ֣ס
kâçâh
and — properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)בַּשָּׂ֔ק
saq
in/with/by — properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.)וַיָּבֹ֖א
bôwʼ
and — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)בֵּ֥ית
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
Isaiah 37:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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And when King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord. [2 Kin 19:1-13]
Hezekiah's response - tearing his clothes and going straight to the temple rather than to his own war council first - contrasts sharply with the trust in Egypt this whole book has warned against.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
“And when King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord. [2 Kin 19:1-13]”
Hezekiah's response - tearing his clothes and going straight to the temple rather than to his own war council first - contrasts sharply with the trust in Egypt this whole book has warned against.