By thy messengers thou hast reproached the LORD, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel.
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Verse 23 is found in chapter 19 of 2 Kings. Isaiah conveys the Lord’s response to the Assyrian threat. The message mocks Sennacherib’s arrogance and states that his advance has occurred within limits established by God. The imperial power believes its conquests depend exclusively on its own strength, but the prophet declares that the Lord knows and governs its course. It is promised that Assyria will not enter Jerusalem or shoot an arrow there. The deliverance is presented as a sign that God’s sovereignty extends even over the empire that appeared invincible.
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Du hast den HERRN durch deine Boten gehöhnt und gesagt: "Ich bin durch die Menge meiner Wagen auf die Höhen der Berge gestiegen, auf den innersten Libanon; ich habe seine hohen Zedern und auserlesenen Tannen abgehauen und bin gekommen an seine äußerste Herberge, an den Wald seines Baumgartens.
Por mano de tus mensajeros has proferido injuria contra el Señor, y has dicho: Con la multitud de mis carros he subido a las cumbres de los montes, a las cuestas del Líbano; y cortaré sus altos cedros, sus hayas escogidas; y entraré a la morada de su término, al monte de su Carmel.
Por medio de tus mensajeros has insultado al Señor, y has dicho: “Con mis numerosos carros he subido a las cumbres de los montes, a los rincones más remotos del Líbano. He talado sus cedros más altos y sus mejores cipreses; he entrado en su refugio más lejano, en su bosque más frondoso.
Par tes messagers tu as insulté le Seigneur, Et tu as dit: Avec la multitude de mes chars, J'ai gravi le sommet des montagnes, Les extrémités du Liban; Je couperai les plus élevés de ses cèdres, Les plus beaux de ses cyprès, Et j'atteindrai sa dernière cime, Sa forêt semblable à un verger;
Tu hai, per li tuoi messi, schernito il Signore; e hai detto: Con la moltitudine de’ miei carri, io son salito in cima de’ monti, fino al sommo del Libano; io taglierò i suoi più alti cedri, ed i suoi scelti abeti, e perverrò fino alla stanza che è nella sommità di esso, al bosco del suo Carmelo.
Por meio de teus mensageiros afrontaste o Senhor, e disseste: Com a multidão de meus carros subi ao alto dos montes, aos lados do Líbano, e cortarei os seus altos cedros e as suas mais formosas faias, e entrarei nas suas pousadas extremas, até no bosque do seu campo fértil.
你藉你的使者辱罵主說: 我率領許多戰車登上高山, 到 黎巴嫩 的頂端; 我要砍伐其中高大的香柏樹 和上好的松樹; 我必進到極遙遠的住所, 進入最茂盛的森林裏。
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