Isaiah 36:11
“Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then said Eliakim and Shebah and Joah unto Rabshakeh,.... That is, one of them addressed him in the name of the rest;…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language - Hebrew, ארמית 'ărâmı̂yt - ‘Aramean.’ Aram, or Aramea,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 36:11-22
We may hence learn these lessons: - 1. That, while princes and counsellors have public matters under debate, it is not…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Isaiah 36:11-12
The Judæan ministers, fearing the effect of these threats on the people, implore the Rabshakeh to speak to them in…