he consulted with his leaders and commanders to stop the water from the springs which [were] outside the city; and they helped him.

Thus many people gathered together who stopped all the springs and the brook that ran through the land, saying, "Why should the kings of Assyria come and find much water?"

'Does not Hezekiah persuade you to give yourselves over to die by famine and by thirst, saying, "The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria"?

You also saw the damage to the city of David, That it was great; And you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

You also made a reservoir between the two walls For the water of the old pool. But you did not look to its Maker, Nor did you have respect for Him who fashioned it long ago.

I have dug and drunk water, And with the soles of my feet I have dried up All the brooks of defense.'

He who scatters has come up before your face. Man the fort! Watch the road! Strengthen [your] flanks! Fortify [your] power mightily.

" Be shattered, O you peoples, and be broken in pieces! Give ear, all you from far countries. Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces; Gird yourselves, but be broken in pieces.

"Order the buckler and shield, And draw near to battle!

Harness the horses, And mount up, you horsemen! Stand forth with [your] helmets, Polish the spears, Put on the armor!

Come up, O horses, and rage, O chariots! And let the mighty men come forth: The Ethiopians and the Libyans who handle the shield, And the Lydians who handle [and] bend the bow.

Proclaim this among the nations: "Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, Let all the men of war draw near, Let them come up.

Assemble and come, all you nations, And gather together all around. Cause Your mighty ones to go down there, O LORD.