Isaiah

Isaiah 37:8–13

⁸When the Rabshakeh heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.

⁹Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush:^a “He has set out to fight against you.”

On hearing this, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, ¹⁰“Give this message to Hezekiah king of Judah:

‘Do not let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you by saying that Jerusalem will not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. ¹¹Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the other countries, devoting them to destruction.^b Will you then be spared? ¹²Did the gods of the nations destroyed by my fathers rescue those nations— the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph, and of the people of Eden in Telassar? ¹³Where are the kings of Hamath, Arpad, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’”

Footnotes

a 37:9 That is, the upper Nile region
b 37:11 Forms of the Hebrew cherem refer to the giving over of things or persons, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.

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Isaiah 37:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the Rabshakeh	שָׁקֵ֔ה	šā·qêh	Noun - masculine singular	H7262 Rabshakeh
heard	שָׁמַ֔ע	šā·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the king of Assyria had left	נָסַ֖ע	nā·sa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
Lachish	מִלָּכִֽישׁ׃	mil·lā·ḵîš	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3923 Lakish
he withdrew	וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
and found	וַיִּמְצָא֙	way·yim·ṣā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
fighting	נִלְחָ֖ם	nil·ḥām	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3898 fight, do battle
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Libnah	לִבְנָ֑ה	liḇ·nāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3841 Libnah

Isaiah 37:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Sennacherib had been warned	וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
about	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Tirhakah	תִּרְהָ֤קָה	tir·hā·qāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8640 Tirhakah
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Cush	כּוּשׁ֙	kūš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3568 Cush
He has set out	יָצָ֖א	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
to fight	לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם	lə·hil·lā·ḥêm	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H3898 fight, do battle
against you	אִתָּ֑ךְ	’it·tāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with
On hearing this	וַיִּשְׁמַע֙	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
Sennacherib sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
messengers	מַלְאָכִ֔ים	mal·’ā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ	ḥiz·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
saying	לֵאמֹֽר׃	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say

Isaiah 37:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Give this message	תֹאמְר֗וּן	ṯō·mə·rūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֤הוּ	ḥiz·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָה֙	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let your God	אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
in whom	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַתָּ֛ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
trust	בּוֹטֵ֥חַ	bō·w·ṭê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H982 trust
deceive you	יַשִּֽׁאֲךָ֣	yaš·ši·’ă·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H5377 beguile, deceive
by saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
that Jerusalem	יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
will not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be delivered	תִנָּתֵן֙	ṯin·nā·ṯên	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
into the hand	בְּיַ֖ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the king	מֶ֥לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּֽׁוּר׃	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria

Isaiah 37:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	הִנֵּ֣ה׀	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
you	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
have heard	שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ	šā·ma‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
what	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the kings	מַלְכֵ֥י	mal·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֛וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
have done	עָשׂ֜וּ	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
to all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
countries	הָאֲרָצ֖וֹת	hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H776 earth, land
devoting them to destruction	לְהַחֲרִימָ֑ם	lə·ha·ḥă·rî·mām	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H2763 ban, devote, exterminate
Will you then	וְאַתָּ֖ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
be spared	תִּנָּצֵֽל׃	tin·nā·ṣêl	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder

Isaiah 37:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Did the gods	אֱלֹהֵ֤י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of the nations	הַגּוֹיִם֙	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
destroyed	הִשְׁחִ֣יתוּ	hiš·ḥî·ṯū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7843 go to ruin (?)
by my fathers	אֲבוֹתַ֔י	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1 father
rescue	הַהִצִּ֨ילוּ	ha·hiṣ·ṣî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H5337 strip, plunder
Gozan	גּוֹזָ֖ן	gō·w·zān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1470 Gozan
Haran	חָרָ֑ן	ḥā·rān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2771 Charan
and Rezeph	וְרֶ֥צֶף	wə·re·ṣep̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7530 Retseph
and of the people	וּבְנֵי־	ū·ḇə·nê-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Eden	עֶ֖דֶן	‘e·ḏen	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5729 Eden
in Telassar	בִּתְלַשָּֽׂר׃	biṯ·laś·śār	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8515 Telassar

Isaiah 37:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Where	אַיֵּ֤ה	’ay·yêh	Interrogative	H346 Where?
are the kings	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Hamath	חֲמָת֙	ḥă·māṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2574 Chamath
Arpad	אַרְפָּ֔ד	’ar·pāḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H774 Arpad
Sepharvaim	סְפַרְוָ֑יִם	sə·p̄ar·wā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5617 Sepharvajim, Sepharim
Hena	הֵנַ֖ע	hê·na‘	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2012 Hena
and Ivvah	וְעִוָּֽה׃	wə·‘iw·wāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5755 Ivvah, Avva