2 Kings 19:29
in 2 Kings 19And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And this shall be the sign unto thee: ye shall eat this year that which groweth of itself, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
KJV
And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.
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This verse in 2 Kings 19
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The prophet now once more addresses Hezekiah, and gives him a “sign,” or token, whereby he and his may be assured that Sennacherib is indeed bridled, and will not trouble Judaea anymore. It was a sign of the continued freedom of the land from attack during the whole of the remainder of Sennacherib’s reign - a space of 17 years.
This site's exposition
such things as grow of themselves
on 2 Kings 19:29-31
The sign given to Hezekiah personally covers two years of eating what the land produces on its own, most likely because the Assyrian withdrawal still leaves the fields untended through one more season, and a third year of ordinary sowing once the danger has fully passed. The remnant taking root downward and bearing fruit upward answers the grass-on-housetops picture already used against Assyria's own transience, and the sign closes with the zeal of the Lord of hosts, the same phrase Isaiah uses again at 9:7 for the child who sits on David's throne.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
A sign - Of the certain accomplishment of the promises here made: that God will not only preserve the city from his present fury, but also, bless his people with a durable prosperity, ver. 30, 31.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
This shall be a sign unto thee - To Hezekiah; for to him this part of the address is made. Ye shall eat this year - Sennacherib had ravaged the country, and seed-time was now over, yet God shows them that he would so bless the land, that what should grow of itself that year, would be quite sufficient to supply the inhabitants and prevent all famine; and though the second year was the sabbatical rest or jubilee for the land, in which it was unlawful to plough or sow; yet even then the land, by an especial blessing of God, should bring forth a sufficiency for its inhabitants; and in the third year they should sow and plant, etc. and have abundance, etc. Now this was to be a sign to Hezekiah, that his deliverance had not been effected by natural or casual means; for as without a miracle the ravaged and uncultivated land could not yield food for its inhabitants, so not without miraculous interference could the Assyrian army be cut off and Israel saved.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְזֶה־ | vezeh- | and this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| לְּךָ֣ | lekha | for you | ||
| הָא֔וֹת | haot | [will be] the sign | H226 → | 80 times |
| אָכ֤וֹל | ʾakhol | you will eat | H398 → | 810 times |
| הַשָּׁנָה֙ | hashanah | this year | H8141 → | 877 times |
| סָפִ֔יחַ | safiach | self-sown grain | H5599 → | |
| וּבַשָּׁנָ֥ה | uvashanah | and in the year | H8141 → | 877 times |
| הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית | hashenit | <the> second | H8145 → | 156 times |
| סָחִ֑ישׁ | sachish | self-seeded plant[s] | H7823 → | |
| וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה | uvashanah | and in the year | H8141 → | 877 times |
| הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗ית | hashelishit | <the> third | H7992 → | 107 times |
| זִרְע֧וּ | ziru | sow | H2232 → | |
| וְקִצְר֛וּ | vekitzru | and reap | H7114 → | |
| וְנִטְע֥וּ | venitu | and plant | H5193 → | |
| כְרָמִ֖ים | kheramim | vineyards | H3754 → | 92 times |
| וְאִכְל֥וּ | veikhlu | and eat | H398 → | 810 times |
| פִרְיָֽם׃ | firyam | fruit their | H6529 → |
וְזֶה־and this
vezeh-H2088 →1180 times
לְּךָ֣for you
lekha
הָא֔וֹת[will be] the sign
haotH226 →80 times
אָכ֤וֹלyou will eat
ʾakholH398 →810 times
הַשָּׁנָה֙this year
hashanahH8141 →877 times
סָפִ֔יחַself-sown grain
safiachH5599 →
וּבַשָּׁנָ֥הand in the year
uvashanahH8141 →877 times
הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית<the> second
hashenitH8145 →156 times
סָחִ֑ישׁself-seeded plant[s]
sachishH7823 →
וּבַשָּׁנָ֣הand in the year
uvashanahH8141 →877 times
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗ית<the> third
hashelishitH7992 →107 times
זִרְע֧וּsow
ziruH2232 →
וְקִצְר֛וּand reap
vekitzruH7114 →
וְנִטְע֥וּand plant
venituH5193 →
כְרָמִ֖יםvineyards
kheramimH3754 →92 times
וְאִכְל֥וּand eat
veikhluH398 →810 times
פִרְיָֽם׃fruit their
firyamH6529 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Luke 2:12And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 7:14
Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 53:1–2
Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
- Isaiah 7:11
“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”
- Isaiah 7:14
Through
Exodus 3:12“I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will…
it leads to
- Joshua 1:5
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Deuteronomy 31:23
Then the LORD commissioned Joshua son of Nun and said, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land that I swore to give them, and I will be with…
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Genesis 31:3
Then the LORD said to Jacob, “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your kindred, and I will be with you.”
- Joshua 1:5
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); F. W. Farrar, The Second Book of Kings (Expositor's Bible); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.