Isaiah 36:21

“But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.”

"But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not." - Isaiah 36:21
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What does Isaiah 36:21 mean?

Isaiah 36:21 (KJV) states, "But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not." This verse is situated in a larger narrative in the book of Isaiah, which is one of the major prophetic books in the Old Testament. In…

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Silent Strength in the Face of Adversity

In the rich tapestry of scripture, Isaiah 36:21 stands as a profound testament to the power of silence in the midst of turmoil. The verse reads: "But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not." Here, the backdrop…

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A Prayer for Divine Wisdom and Resilience in Silence

Almighty God, our Everlasting Father, in Your presence I humbly bow my head today, embracing the wisdom and silence encapsulated in the words of Isaiah 36:21, where it is written: "But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying…

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Isaiah 36:21 - "But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not."
Acts 21:36 - "For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him."
Genesis 36:21 - "And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom."
Joshua 21:36 - "And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,"
Exodus 36:21 - "The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half."
Job 36:21 - "Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction."
Isaiah 5:21
Isaiah 5:21
Isaiah 36:14 - "Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you."
Matthew 21:36 - "Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise."
Isaiah 36:19 - "Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand?"
Isaiah 36:13 - "Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria."
Isaiah 3:21 - "The rings, and nose jewels,"
Ezekiel 36:21 - "¶ But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went."
Isaiah 36:3 - "Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder."
"For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him." - Acts 21:36
Isaiah 36:17 - "Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards."
Isaiah 36:20 - "Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?"
Isaiah 36:15 - "Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us: this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria."
Isaiah 36:9 - "How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?"
Isaiah 57:21 - "There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked."
Isaiah 38:21 - "For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover."
Isaiah 36:4 - "¶ And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?"
Isaiah 36:10 - "And am I now come up without the LORD against this land to destroy it? the LORD said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it."
Isaiah 36:1 - "Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them."
Isaiah 36:22 - "¶ Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh."
Luke 21:36 - "Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."
Isaiah 36:18 - "Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?"
Isaiah 37:36 - "Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses."