32:17a He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him:

Sennacherib also mocked Yahweh, Israel’s God, in the letters that he wrote. Here is what he said:
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King Sennacherib went on to write letters belittling Yahweh, the God of ⌊the people of⌋ Israel. He said this:

32:17b “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand,

“The gods from the lands around you(plur) did not save their people.
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“Just as your neighbor’s gods from the surrounding lands were not able to rescue them,

32:17c so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”

It will be the same for Hezekiah’s god and his people.”
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the same will be true with Hezekiah’s god. He will not be able to rescue you from my power.”

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