8 The king of Assyria wants to make a bet with you people! He will give you two thousand horses, if you have enough troops to ride them.
9 How could you defeat even our lowest ranking officer, when you have to depend on Egypt for chariots and cavalry?
10 Don't forget that it was the Lord who sent me here with orders to destroy your nation!
11 Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said, “Sir, we don't want the people listening from the city wall to understand what you are saying. So please speak to us in Aramaic instead of Hebrew.”
12 The Assyrian army commander answered, “My king sent me to speak to everyone, not just to you leaders. These people will soon have to eat their own body waste and drink their own urine! And so will the three of you!”
13 Then, in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear, he shouted out in Hebrew:Listen to what the great king of Assyria says!
14 Don't be fooled by Hezekiah. He can't save you.