2 Chronicles 32:11

11 Do you think Hezekiah will save you? Don't be stupid - Hezekiah has fed you a pack of lies. When he says, 'God will save us from the power of the king of Assyria,' he's lying - you're all going to end up dead.

2 Chronicles 32:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 32:11

Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die
by famine, and by thirst
Suggesting that would be their case if they did not surrender:

saying, the Lord our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king
of Assyria? (See Gill on Isaiah 36:15).

2 Chronicles 32:11 In-Context

9 Later on, Sennacherib, who had set up camp a few miles away at Lachish, sent messengers to Jerusalem, addressing Judah through Hezekiah:

10 "A proclamation of Sennacherib king of Assyria: You poor people - do you think you're safe in that so-called fortress of Jerusalem? You're sitting ducks.

11 Do you think Hezekiah will save you? Don't be stupid - Hezekiah has fed you a pack of lies. When he says, 'God will save us from the power of the king of Assyria,' he's lying - you're all going to end up dead.

12 Wasn't it Hezekiah who cleared out all the neighborhood worship shrines and told you, 'There is only one legitimate place to worship'?

13 Do you have any idea what I and my ancestors have done to all the countries around here? Has there been a single god anywhere strong enough to stand up against me?