17 Hezekiah fortified his city, and brought water into its midst. He tunneled through rock with iron, and built cisterns for water. (WEB) 18 In his days Sennacherib invaded, and sent Rabshakeh, and departed. He lifted up his hand against Zion, and boasted great things in his arrogance. (WEB) 19 Then their hearts and their hands were shaken, and they were in pain, as women in labor. (WEB)
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