22 ‘Whom have you reproached and blasphemed?
Against whom have you raised your voice,
And lifted up your eyes on high?
Against (A)the Holy One of Israel.

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22 Who is it you have ridiculed and blasphemed?(A)
    Against whom have you raised your voice
and lifted your eyes in pride?
    Against the Holy One(B) of Israel!

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23 (A)By your messengers you have reproached the Lord,
And said: (B)“By the multitude of my chariots
I have come up to the height of the mountains,
To the limits of Lebanon;
I will cut down its tall cedars
And its choice cypress trees;
I will enter the extremity of its borders,
To its fruitful forest.

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23 By your messengers
    you have ridiculed the Lord.
And you have said,(A)
    “With my many chariots(B)
I have ascended the heights of the mountains,
    the utmost heights of Lebanon.
I have cut down(C) its tallest cedars,
    the choicest of its junipers.
I have reached its remotest parts,
    the finest of its forests.

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15 Now therefore, (A)do not let Hezekiah deceive you or persuade you like this, and do not believe him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people from my hand or the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand?’ ”

16 Furthermore, his servants spoke against the Lord God and against His servant Hezekiah.

17 He also wrote letters to revile the Lord God of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying, (B)“As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my (C)hand.”

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15 Now do not let Hezekiah deceive(A) you and mislead you like this. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to deliver(B) his people from my hand or the hand of my predecessors.(C) How much less will your god deliver you from my hand!”

16 Sennacherib’s officers spoke further against the Lord God and against his servant Hezekiah. 17 The king also wrote letters(D) ridiculing(E) the Lord, the God of Israel, and saying this against him: “Just as the gods(F) of the peoples of the other lands did not rescue their people from my hand, so the god of Hezekiah will not rescue his people from my hand.”

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23 “Whom have you reproached and blasphemed?
Against whom have you raised your voice,
And lifted up your eyes on high?
Against the Holy One of Israel.

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23 Who is it you have ridiculed and blasphemed?(A)
    Against whom have you raised your voice(B)
and lifted your eyes in pride?(C)
    Against the Holy One(D) of Israel!

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25 “Through(A) his cunning
He shall cause deceit to prosper under his [a]rule;
(B)And he shall exalt himself in his heart.
He shall destroy many in their prosperity.
(C)He shall even rise against the Prince of princes;
But he shall be (D)broken without human [b]means.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 8:25 Lit. hand
  2. Daniel 8:25 Lit. hand

25 He will cause deceit(A) to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes.(B) Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power.(C)

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36 “Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall (A)exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done.

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The King Who Exalts Himself

36 “The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself(A) above every god and will say unheard-of things(B) against the God of gods.(C) He will be successful until the time of wrath(D) is completed, for what has been determined must take place.(E)

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37 He shall regard neither the [a]God of his fathers nor the desire of women, (A)nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 11:37 Or gods

37 He will show no regard for the gods of his ancestors or for the one desired by women, nor will he regard any god, but will exalt himself above them all.

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