Isaiah 36:7-9

New International Reader's Version

⁷ But suppose you say to me, ‘We are depending on the Lord our God.’ Didn’t Hezekiah remove your god’s high places and altars? Didn’t Hezekiah say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship at the altar in Jerusalem’?

⁸ “ ‘ “Come on. Make a deal with my master, the king of Assyria. I’ll give you 2,000 horses. But only if you can put riders on them! ⁹ You are depending on Egypt for chariots and horsemen. You can’t drive away even the least important officer among my master’s officials.