2 Chronicles 32:17
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He wrote also letters to rail on the Lord God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”
In other translations
He wrote also letters to rail on the Lord God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand.He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”
Hebrew words
וּסְפָרִיםusefarimand lettersH5612כָּתַבkatavhe wroteH3789לְחָרֵףlecharefto tauntH2778לַיהוָהlayahweh<to> YahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וְלֵאמֹרvelemorand to sayH559עָלָיו'alavon himH5921לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559כֵּאלֹהֵיkeloheilike [the] gods ofH430גּוֹיֵgoye[the] nations ofH1471הָאֲרָצוֹתha'aratzotthe landsH776אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834לֹא־lo'-notH3808הִצִּילוּhitziluthey deliveredH5337עַמָּם'amampeople theirH5971מִיָּדִיmiyadifrom hand myH3027כֵּןkensoH3651לֹא־lo'-notH3808יַצִּילyatzilhe will deliverH5337אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430יְחִזְקִיָּהוּyechizkiyahuHezekiahH2396עַמּוֹamopeople hisH5971מִיָּדִי׃miyadifrom hand myH3027
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- Nehemiah 6:5Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;The fifth time, Sanballat sent me this same message by his young servant, who had in his hand an unsealed letter
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