Isaiah
Isaiah 37:17–18
17Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God.
18Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands.
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Isaiah 37:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incline | הַטֵּ֨ה | haṭ·ṭêh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| Your ear | אָזְנְךָ֙ | ’ā·zə·nə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H241 ear |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֤ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and hear | וּֽשְׁמָ֔ע | ū·šə·mā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| open | פְּקַ֧ח | pə·qaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6491 open |
| Your eyes | עֵינֶ֖ךָ | ‘ê·ne·ḵā | Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and see | וּרְאֵ֑ה | ū·rə·’êh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| Listen to | וּשְׁמַ֗ע | ū·šə·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the words | דִּבְרֵ֣י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Sennacherib | סַנְחֵרִ֔יב | san·ḥê·rîḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5576 Sennacherib |
| has sent | שָׁלַ֔ח | šā·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| to defy | לְחָרֵ֖ף | lə·ḥā·rêp̄ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H2778 reproach |
| the living | חָֽי׃ | ḥāy | Adjective - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֥ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Isaiah 37:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truly | אָמְנָ֖ם | ’ā·mə·nām | Conjunction | H551 verily, truly |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the kings | מַלְכֵ֥י | mal·ḵê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4428 king |
| of Assyria | אַשּׁ֛וּר | ’aš·šūr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
| have laid waste | הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ | he·ḥĕ·rî·ḇū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H2717 be dry, dried up |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| these countries | הָאֲרָצ֖וֹת | hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H776 earth, land |
| and their lands | אַרְצָֽם׃ | ’ar·ṣām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 37:17 2 Chronicles 6:40 · Psalm 17:6 · 1 Peter 3:12 · Isaiah 37:4 · Psalm 74:22 · Psalm 10:14–15
Isaiah 37:18 2 Kings 15:29 · Nahum 2:11–12 · 2 Kings 17:6 · 2 Kings 17:24 · 1 Chronicles 5:26 · 2 Kings 16:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.