1 In year 14 of King Hezekiah, King Sennacherib of Assyria came. He took many strong towns in Judah. ⚔️ 2 The Assyria king sent his helper from Lachish to Jerusalem with a big army. He stood by the water pipe by the big pool and the road. ♂️️️ 3 Hezekiah sent Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah to talk to the man. 4 The Assyria man said, “Tell Hezekiah: The big king says, Why do you trust?” ️❓ 5 He said, “You say you are strong. But you have only words. Who do you trust?” ️❓ 6 He said, “Do you trust Egypt? Egypt is like a broken stick. It will poke your hand.” ❌ 7 He said, “Maybe you say, ‘We trust God.’ But Hezekiah took down many altars. Will God help you?” ⛪⬇️❓ 8 He said, “Make a deal with my king. I will give you 2,000 horses, if you have men to ride.” 9 He said, “You cannot beat even one small boss of my king. You trust Egypt for carts and horses?” ️✈️➡️ 10 He said, “God told me to come and break this land.” ️➡️ 11 The Judah men said, “Please talk in the other language. Do not talk in our language. The people on the wall can hear.” ️ 12 The Assyria man said, “No. I talk to all the people. You will be so hungry you will eat poop and drink pee with you.” ️ 13 Then he stood and yelled in their language, “Hear the big king of Assyria!” ️ 14 He said, “Do not let Hezekiah trick you. He cannot save you.” ❌ 15 He said, “Do not let Hezekiah make you trust God. He says, ‘God will save this city.’ That is not true.” ️❌ 16 He said, “Listen to me. Come out to me. Then you can eat from your vine and fig tree. You can drink your water.” ➡️ 17 He said, “Later I will take you to a new land like yours. It has grain, wine, bread, and farms.” 18 He said, “Do not let Hezekiah say, ‘God will save us.’ No other gods saved their people from my king.” ⚠️❌ 19 He said, “Where are the gods of Hamath, Arpad, and Sepharvaim? Did they save Samaria?” ️❓❌️ 20 He said, “No gods saved any land. Your God will not save Jerusalem from me.” ️️ 21 But the people were quiet. They did not answer. The king said, “Do not talk.” ♂️ 22 Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah tore their clothes. They went to King Hezekiah and told him the bad words. ✂️➡️️