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Isaiah 36:8 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 8. 8Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
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Role in This Section
The historical narrative or dated oracle carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give…” at Isaiah 36:8 as part of “The Assyrian Speech Attacks Hezekiah's Sources of Trust.”
Read It With
- Isaiah 36:4–10
Read Isaiah 36:8 with 36:4–10. By itself, “Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, historical horizon, poetic movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: The commander mocks strategy, Egypt, military capacity, Hezekiah's worship reforms, and even claims divine authorization for invasion.
Why It Needs Context
Isaiah 36:8 performs a local role inside “The Assyrian Speech Attacks Hezekiah's Sources of Trust.” The historical narrative or dated oracle carries the next action, claim, image, or measurement through “Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give…” at Isaiah 36:8 as part of “The Assyrian Speech Attacks Hezekiah's Sources of Trust.” The selected verse alone does not carry the full claim.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Isaiah 36:4–10 — The Assyrian Speech Attacks Hezekiah's Sources of TrustSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Isaiah 36:4–10, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Isaiah
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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Isa.xml, OSIS 36:4–10 with Hebrew/KJV versification difference checked
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