What does Isaiah 36:5 mean?
ESV: Do you think that mere words are strategy and power for war? In whom do you now trust, that you have rebelled against me?
NIV: You say you have counsel and might for war--but you speak only empty words. On whom are you depending, that you rebel against me?
NASB: I say, ‘Your plan and strength for the war are only empty words.’ Now on whom have you relied, that you have revolted against me?
CSB: You think mere words are strategy and strength for war. Who are you now relying on that you have rebelled against me?
NLT: Do you think that mere words can substitute for military skill and strength? Who are you counting on, that you have rebelled against me?
KJV: I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
NKJV: I say you speak of having plans and power for war; but they are mere words. Now in whom do you trust, that you rebel against me?
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Isaiah is among the most important prophetic books in the entire Bible. The first segment details God's impending judgment against ancient peoples for sin and idolatry (Isaiah 1—35). The second part of Isaiah briefly explains a failed assault on Jerusalem during the rule of Hezekiah (Isaiah 36—39). The final chapters predict Israel's rescue from Babylonian captivity (Isaiah 40—48), the promised Messiah (Isaiah 49—57), and the final glory of Jerusalem and God's people (Isaiah 58—66).
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