Isaiah

Isaiah 37:9–14

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?’”

14So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.

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 37:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now Sennacherib had been warnedוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עway·yiš·ma‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH8085 hear
aboutעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Tirhakahתִּרְהָ֤קָהtir·hā·qāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH8640 Tirhakah
kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Cushכּוּשׁ֙kūšNoun - proper - feminine singularH3568 Cush
He has set outיָצָ֖אyā·ṣāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םlə·hil·lā·ḥêmPreposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructH3898 fight, do battle
against youאִתָּ֑ךְ’it·tāḵPreposition; second person masculine singularH854 with
On hearing thisוַיִּשְׁמַע֙way·yiš·ma‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH8085 hear
Sennacherib sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חway·yiš·laḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal·’ā·ḵîmNoun - masculine pluralH4397 messenger
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּḥiz·qî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH2396 Chizkijah
sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃lê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say

Isaiah 37:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Give this messageתֹאמְר֗וּןṯō·mə·rūnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּḥiz·qî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH2396 Chizkijah
kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Judahיְהוּדָה֙yə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
Do notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
in whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
youאַתָּ֛ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
trustבּוֹטֵ֥חַbō·w·ṭê·aḥVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH982 trust
deceive youיַשִּֽׁאֲךָ֣yaš·ši·’ă·ḵāVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singularH5377 beguile, deceive
by sayingלֵאמֹ֑רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
that Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
will notלֹ֤אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
be deliveredתִנָּתֵן֙ṯin·nā·ṯênVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH5414 give, put, set
into the handבְּיַ֖דbə·yaḏPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃’aš·šūrNoun - proper - feminine singularH804 Asshur, Assyria

Isaiah 37:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Surelyהִנֵּ֣ה׀hin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
youאַתָּ֣ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּšā·ma‘·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH8085 hear
whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal·ḵêNoun - masculine plural constructH4428 king
of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר’aš·šūrNoun - proper - feminine singularH804 Asshur, Assyria
have doneעָשׂ֜וּ‘ā·śūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH6213 do, make
to allלְכָל־lə·ḵālPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
countriesהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתhā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH776 earth, land
devoting them to destructionלְהַחֲרִימָ֑םlə·ha·ḥă·rî·māmPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine pluralH2763 ban, devote, exterminate
Will you thenוְאַתָּ֖הwə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
be sparedתִּנָּצֵֽל׃tin·nā·ṣêlVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH5337 strip, plunder

Isaiah 37:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Did the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙hag·gō·w·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
destroyedהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּhiš·ḥî·ṯūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralH7843 go to ruin (?)
by my fathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י’ă·ḇō·w·ṯayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH1 father
rescueהַהִצִּ֨ילוּha·hiṣ·ṣî·lūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralH5337 strip, plunder
Gozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgō·w·zānNoun - proper - feminine singularH1470 Gozan
Haranחָרָ֑ןḥā·rānNoun - proper - feminine singularH2771 Charan
and Rezephוְרֶ֥צֶףwə·re·ṣep̄Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH7530 Retseph
and of the peopleוּבְנֵי־ū·ḇə·nê-Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of Edenעֶ֖דֶן‘e·ḏenNoun - proper - feminine singularH5729 Eden
in Telassarבִּתְלַשָּֽׂר׃biṯ·laś·śārPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH8515 Telassar

Isaiah 37:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whereאַיֵּ֤ה’ay·yêhInterrogativeH346 Where?
are the kingsמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Hamathחֲמָת֙ḥă·māṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH2574 Chamath
Arpadאַרְפָּ֔ד’ar·pāḏNoun - proper - feminine singularH774 Arpad
Sepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםsə·p̄ar·wā·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH5617 Sepharvajim, Sepharim
Henaהֵנַ֖עhê·na‘Noun - proper - feminine singularH2012 Hena
and Ivvahוְעִוָּֽה׃wə·‘iw·wāhConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singularH5755 Ivvah, Avva

Isaiah 37:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֧הוּḥiz·qî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH2396 Chizkijah
receivedוַיִּקַּ֨חway·yiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
the letterהַסְּפָרִ֛יםhas·sə·p̄ā·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5612 missive, document, writing, book
fromמִיַּ֥דmî·yaḏPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםham·mal·’ā·ḵîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH4397 messenger
read itוַיִּקְרָאֵ֑הוּway·yiq·rā·’ê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
and went upוַיַּ֙עַל֙way·ya·‘alConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
to the houseבֵּ֣יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and spread it outוַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּway·yip̄·rə·śê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH6566 spread out, spread
beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

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Isaiah 37:10 Isaiah 36:15 · 2 Kings 18:5

Isaiah 37:11 Isaiah 36:18–20

Isaiah 37:12 Genesis 11:31 · 2 Kings 19:12 · 2 Kings 17:6 · Acts 7:2 · 2 Kings 18:11

Isaiah 37:14 Psalm 123:1–4 · 2 Kings 19:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.