The Strangest food in the Bible versus the Quran (1)
Eat the Filth or the Good?
In the Bible, Rabshakeh, the commander, said to them:
"Has my master sent me to speak these words to your master and to you, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are doomed with you to eat their own dung and to drink their own urine?"
It seems likely that this story is important; because it is mentioned twice in the Bible, word by word in the book of 2 Kings (2 Kings 18:27) and the book of Isaiah (Isaiah 36:12).
On the other hand, Rabshakeh, the commander and his story are not found in the Quran. Also, the Quran never ever says that they eat their own filth and drink their own urine.
As a matter of fact, Allah says: "eat of the good things that are lawful, wherewith Allah has provided you, and give thanks to Allah, for what He has made lawful for you, if it be Him that you worship."
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Eat the Filth in the Bible:
2 Kings 18:27
New International Version
27 But the commander replied, "Was it only to your master and you that my master sent me to say these things, and not to the men sitting on the wall—who, like you, will have to eat their own filth and drink their own urine?"
New American Standard Bible
27But Rabshakeh said to them, "Has my master sent me only to your master and to you to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, doomed to eat their own dung and drink their own urine with you?"
English Standard Version
27But the Rabshakeh said to them, "Has my master sent me to speak these words to your master and to you, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are doomed with you to eat their own dung and to drink their own urine?"
King James Version
27But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
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Eat the Filth in the Bible (once again):
Isaiah 36:12
New International Version
12 But the commander replied, "Was it only to your master and you that my master sent me to say these things, and not to the men sitting on the wall—who, like you, will have to eat their own filth and drink their own urine?"
New American Standard Bible
12But Rabshakeh said, "Has my master sent me only to your master and to you to speak these words, and not to the men who sit on the wall, doomed to eat their own dung and drink their own urine with you?"
English Standard Version
12But the Rabshakeh said, "Has my master sent me to speak these words to your master and to you, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are doomed with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?"
King James Version
12But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
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Eating the Good (Not the Filth) in the Quran:
Rabshakeh, the commander and his story are not found in the Quran. Also, the Quran never ever says that they eat their own filth and drink their own urine.
As a matter of fact, Allah says (Verse 2:172 of the Noble Quran):
"O you, who believe, eat of the good things, that are lawful, wherewith Allah has provided you, and give thanks to Allah, for what He has made lawful for you, if it be Him that you worship".
Verse 2:172
QARIB:
Believers, eat of the good with which we have provided you and give thanks to Allah, if you really worship him.
SHAKIR:
O you who believe! Eat of the good things that we have provided you with, and give thanks to Allah if him it is that you serve
PICKTHAL:
O ye who believe! Eat of the good things wherewith we have provided you, and render thanks to Allah if it is (indeed) he whom ye worship.
YUSUFALI:
O ye who believe! Eat of the good things that we have provided for you, and be grateful to Allah, if it is him ye worship.
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Back to my question to the smart and interested reader:
Is the Quran quoted from the Bible?
