Isaiah 36:5 - American Standard Version (1901)

I say, thy counsel and strength for the war are but vain words: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou hast rebelled against me?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Do you suppose that mere words of the lips can pass for warlike counsel and strength? Now in whom do you trust and on whom do you rely, that you rebel against me? [II Kings 18:7.]

Common English Bible

Do you think that empty words are the same as good strategy and the strength to fight? Who are you trusting that you now rebel against me?

Catholic Public Domain Version

And by what counsel or strength would you prepare to rebel? In whom do you have faith, so much so that you would withdraw from me?