Isaiah 36:13

"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?”"

Key Reflection

Rabshakeh's question serves to underscore the severity of Hezekiah’s situation; he implies that even those who seem hopeless, like the weak or dying, are still within the scope of divine judgment. This challenges Hezekiah and his people to recognize their vulnerability before God.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Then Rabshakeh stood -Indicating the posture of a man who intends to speak to them at a distance. And cried with a loud voice -So that those on the wall could bear. The words of the king ... -(See the note atIsaiah 36:4)

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