25. Don't forget that it was the Lord who sent me here with orders to destroy your nation!
26. Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said, “Sir, we don't want the people listening from the city wall to understand what you are saying. So please speak to us in Aramaic instead of Hebrew.”
27. The Assyrian army commander answered, “My king sent me to speak to everyone, not just to you leaders. These people will soon have to eat their own body waste and drink their own urine! And so will the three of you.”
28. Then, in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear, he shouted in Hebrew:Listen to what the great king of Assyria says!
29. Don't be fooled by Hezekiah. He can't save you.
30. Don't trust him when he tells you that the Lord will protect you from the king of Assyria.
31. Stop listening to Hezekiah! Pay attention to my king. Surrender to him. He will let you keep your own vineyards, fig trees, and cisterns
32. for a while. Then he will come and take you away to a country just like yours, where you can plant vineyards, raise your own grain, and have plenty of olive oil and honey. Believe me, you won't starve there.Hezekiah claims the Lord will save you. But don't be fooled by him.