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Isaiah 37:9 (NLT)

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9 Soon afterward King Sennacherib received word that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading an army to fight against him. Before leaving to meet the attack, he sent messengers back to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with this message:

Definition(s):
Ethiopia (Ee-thee-oh-pi-a): blackness; heat
Hezekiah (Hez-ek-eye-a): strength of the Lord
Jerusalem (Je-roo-sa-lem): vision of peace
Sennacherib (Sen-akh-er-ibb): bramble of destruction
Tirhakah (Tir-ha-ka): inquirer; examiner; dull observer