Isaiah

Isaiah 36:20–21

²⁰Who among all the gods of these lands has delivered his land from my hand? How then can the LORD deliver Jerusalem from my hand?”

²¹But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מִ֗י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
among all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the gods	אֱלֹהֵ֤י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of these	הָאֵ֔לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
lands	הָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙	hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H776 earth, land
has delivered	הִצִּ֥ילוּ	hiṣ·ṣî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H5337 strip, plunder
his land	אַרְצָ֖ם	’ar·ṣām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H776 earth, land
from my hand	מִיָּדִ֑י	mî·yā·ḏî	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
How then	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
can the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
deliver	יַצִּ֧יל	yaṣ·ṣîl	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
from my hand	מִיָּדִֽי׃	mî·yā·ḏî	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ	way·ya·ḥă·rî·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
and did not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
answer a word	עָנ֥וּ	‘ā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6030 answer, respond
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
had commanded	מִצְוַ֨ת	miṣ·waṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4687 commandment
Do not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
answer him	תַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃	ṯa·‘ă·nu·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 36:20 2 Chronicles 32:19 · Psalm 50:21 · 2 Chronicles 32:15 · 1 Kings 20:23 · Daniel 3:15 · 2 Kings 19:22–37 · Isaiah 37:23–29 · Isaiah 37:18–19 · Psalm 73:9 · Job 15:25–26 · Isaiah 45:16–17 · Exodus 5:2

Isaiah 36:21 Proverbs 26:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.