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Do not let Hezekiah fool you or trick you, and do not be-lieve him. No god of any nation or kingdom has been able to save his people from me or my ancestors. Your god is even less able to save you from me."
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"You know what my ancestors and I have done to all the people in other nations. The gods of those nations could not save their people from my power.
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My ancestors destroyed those nations; none of their gods could save them from me. So your god cannot save you from my power.
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Do not let Hezekiah fool you or trick you, and do not be-lieve him. No god of any nation or kingdom has been able to save his people from me or my ancestors. Your god is even less able to save you from me."
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Sennacherib's officers said worse things against the Lord God and his servant Hezekiah.
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King Sennacherib also wrote letters insulting the Lord, the God of Israel. They spoke against him, saying, "The gods of the other nations could not save their people from me. In the same way Hezekiah's god won't be able to save his people from me."