Isaiah 36:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?”
Isaiah 36:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 36:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 36:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But Rabshakeh said, “Has my master sent me only to your master and to you, to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, who will eat their own dung and drink their own urine with you?””
Isaiah 36:12 — World English Bible
Isaiah 36:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you? ”
Isaiah 36:12 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 36:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Rabshakeh saith, `Unto thy lord, and unto thee, hath my lord sent me to speak these words? is it not for the men--those sitting on the wall to eat their own dung and to drink their own water with you?'”
Isaiah 36:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 36:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Rab-shakeh said, Is it to thy master and to thee that my master sent me to speak these words? Is it not to the men that sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own urine with you? ”
Isaiah 36:12 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 36:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then said Rabshakeh, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee to speake these wordes, and not to the men that sit on the wall? that they may eate their owne doung, and drinke their owne pisse with you?”
Isaiah 36:12 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 36:12 in Context — Isaiah 36
10 And am I now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it? the Lord said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
11 Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
12 But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
13 Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews’ language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.
14 Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you.
What Does Isaiah 36:12 Mean?
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