18. " 'Don't let Hezekiah fool you. He's telling you a lie when he says, "The Lord will save us." Has the god of any nation ever saved his land from the powerful hand of the king of Assyria?
19. Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they saved Samaria from my power?
20. Which one of all of the gods of those countries has been able to save his land from me? So how can the Lord save Jerusalem from my power?' "
21. But the people remained silent. They didn't say anything. That's because King Hezekiah had commanded, "Don't answer him."