Isaiah 36:21

In 11 translations

BSB

But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”

KJV

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

WEB

But they remained silent, and said nothing in reply, for the king’s commandment was, “Don’t answer him.”

ASV

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

LSV

And they keep silent, and have not answered him a word, for a command of the king is, saying, “Do not answer him.”

YLT

And they keep silent, and have not answered him a word, for a command of the king is, saying, 'Do not answer him.'

DBY

And they were silent, and answered him not a word; for the king's command was, saying, Answer him not.

DRC

And they held their peace, and answered him not a word. For the king had commanded, saying: answer him not.

GNV

Then they kept silence, and answered him not a worde: for the Kings commandement was, saying, Answere him not.

JPS

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

LXXE

And they were silent, and none answered him a word; because the king had commanded that none should answer.

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WLC

וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ דָּבָ֑ר כִּֽי־מִצְוַ֨ת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הִ֛יא לֵאמֹ֖ר לֹ֥א תַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐσιώπησαν, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ λόγον, διὰ τὸ προστάξαι τὸν βασιλέα μηδένα ἀποκριθῆναι.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 26:4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
• Psalms 38:13–15But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth. I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply. I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.
• 2 Kings 18:26Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the…
• Matthew 7:6Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
• Proverbs 9:7–8He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself. Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.
• 2 Kings 18:37Then Hilkiah’s son Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and Asaph’s son Joah the recorder came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and they relayed to him the words of the Rabshakeh.
• Amos 5:13Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
• Psalms 39:1I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”

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