The Rabshakeh’s second speech and the response to it (Isaiah 36:13-37:7) is structured chiastically:
A. Hear! Thus says the great king Sennacherib, vv 13-14a
B. Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you, v 14b
C. Don’t let Hezekiah make you trust Yahweh, v 15-16a
D. Thus says the king of Assyria: A promised land, vv 16b-17
C’. Don’t let Hezekiah deceive you into trusting Yahweh, vv 18-20
B’. Silence, mourning, prayer from delegation and Hezekiah, 36:21-37:4
A’. Thus says Yahweh, who hears, 37:5-7
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