# General Information:

Rabshakeh continues telling the message from the king of Assyria to King Hezekiah's men.

# Has any of the gods ... Assyria?

He asks this question for emphasis because they know the answer. AT: "None the gods of the peoples have rescued them ... Assyria." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# Where are the gods of ... Arpad?

He asks this question for emphasis because they know the answer. AT: "I have destroyed the gods of ... Arpad!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# Hamath ... Arpad ... Sepharvaim ... Hena ... Ivvah ... Samaria

These are the names of places that represent the people living there. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# out of my hand

"Hand" is metonymy for control, power, or authority. AT: "out from my control" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# is there any god who has rescued his land from my power?

He asks this question for emphasis because they know the answer. AT: "No god has rescued his land from my power." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# from my power

"My power" is metonymy for the person whose has the power. AT: "from me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# How could Yahweh save Jerusalem from my might?

He asks this question for emphasis because they know the answer. AT: "There is no way Yahweh can save Jerusalem from my might!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])