17
Hezekiah fortified his city, and brought water into its midst; he tunneled the rock with iron tools, and built cisterns for the water.
18
In his days Sennacherib invaded the country; he sent his commander and departed; he shook his fist against Zion, and made great boasts in his arrogance.
19
Then their hearts were shaken and their hands trembled, and they were in anguish, like women in labor.
20
But they called upon the Lord who is merciful, spreading out their hands toward him. The Holy One quickly heard them from heaven, and delivered them through Isaiah.
21
The Lord struck down the camp of the Assyrians, and his angel wiped them out.
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