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Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,
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and have hurled their gods into the fire, though they were no gods but the work of human hands—wood and stone—and so they were destroyed.
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So now, O Lord our God, save us, I pray you, from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, O Lord, are God alone."
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Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I have heard your prayer to me about King Sennacherib of Assyria.
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This is the word that the Lord has spoken concerning him: She despises you, she scorns you— virgin daughter Zion; she tosses her head—behind your back, daughter Jerusalem.