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2 Kings 20:16

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Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the word of Yahweh.

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Map of Palestine (The Holy Land)A general map of Palestine showing towns and regions across the Holy Land.
The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Assyria was the dominant empire northeast of Israel, while Babylon lay farther southeast in Mesopotamia along the Euphrates. In this prophecy, Babylon’s future seizure of Judah’s royal treasures signals God’s judgment on Hezekiah’s pride and foreshadows Judah’s later exile.

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2 Kings 20:16 mentions Assyria and Babylon.

Assyria · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky

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