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Isaiah 37:9

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And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
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  1. 1 Samuel 23:27–28Rank 1 from verse 9
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    27¶ But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.

    28Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.

  2. Isaiah 18:1Rank 2 from verse 9
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    1WOE to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:

  3. Isaiah 20:5Rank 3 from verse 9
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    5And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

  4. Isaiah 37:7Rank 4 from verse 9
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    7Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

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Isaiah 37:9

COMBINED MEANING

heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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war

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Sense 1: Armed conflict. Sense 2: As a verb, to fight or contend.

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messengers

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Persons who bear messages or errands; bearers of spoken or written communications or dispatches.

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8¶ So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

9And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

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10Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

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