Isaiah 37:10
in Isaiah 37“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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
KJV
Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.
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This verse in Isaiah 37
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Let not thy God deceive thee - The similar message which had been sent by Rabshakeh Isa 36:14-15 had been sent mainly to the people to induce them not to put confidence in Hezekiah, as if he would deceive them by leading them to rely on the aid of Yahweh. As that had failed, he, as a last resort, sent a similar message to Hezekiah himself, designed to alienate his mind from God, and assuring him that resistance would be vain.
This site's exposition
your God, in whom you trust, deceive you
on Isaiah 37:10-13
The written letter repeats Rabshakeh's speech in a shorter, colder form, naming the gods of Gozan, Haran, and Rezeph. It assumes the LORD is one more national god, of the same kind as the idols of Hamath or Sepharvaim. Hezekiah's own prayer answers that error in verses 18 to 20.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
These words were written in the Book of Kings and Chronicles, that the commander Rabshekah had left the siege of Jerusalem according to the will of the Lord, and went to his master, who he had learned was besieging Lachish, having either abandoned or captured it, to attack Libnah. He also, upon hearing that Tarachamregem, the king of the Ethiopians, was preparing to make war against him, went out to meet him, and yet sent messengers to Hezekiah and letters, in order to frighten those whom he had not yet conquered by force.
(Verse 8 and following) But when Rabshakeh returned, he found the king of Assyria fighting against Libnah, for he had heard that the king had left Lachish. And he heard that Tirhakah, the king of Ethiopia, had come out to fight against him. When he heard this, he sent messengers to Hezekiah saying: 'Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah, king of Judah, saying: Do not let your God deceive you, in whom you trust, saying: Jerusalem will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.'
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying,....
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כֹּ֣ה | koh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| תֹאמְר֗וּן | tomrun | you will say ! | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| חִזְקִיָּ֤הוּ | chizkiyahu | Hezekiah | H2396 → | 127 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָה֙ | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| יַשִּֽׁאֲךָ֣ | yashiakha | he deceive you | H5377 → | 16 times |
| אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ʾeloheikha | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אַתָּ֛ה | ʾatah | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| בּוֹטֵ֥חַ | boteach | [are] trusting | H982 → | 120 times |
| בּ֖וֹ | bo | in <the> him | ||
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לֹ֤א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִנָּתֵן֙ | tinaten | it will be given | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yerushalim | Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| בְּיַ֖ד | beyad | in [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| מֶ֥לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אַשּֽׁוּר׃ | ʾashur | Assyria | H804 → | 151 times |
כֹּ֣הthus
kohH3541 →577 times
תֹאמְר֗וּןyou will say !
tomrunH559 →5305 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
חִזְקִיָּ֤הוּHezekiah
chizkiyahuH2396 →127 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָה֙Judah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
לֵאמֹ֔ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
יַשִּֽׁאֲךָ֣he deceive you
yashiakhaH5377 →16 times
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod your
ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אַתָּ֛הyou
ʾatahH859 →1094 times
בּוֹטֵ֥חַ[are] trusting
boteachH982 →120 times
בּ֖וֹin <the> him
bo
לֵאמֹ֑ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
לֹ֤אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
תִנָּתֵן֙it will be given
tinatenH5414 →2011 times
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalem
yerushalimH3389 →643 times
בְּיַ֖דin [the] hand of
beyadH3027 →1618 times
מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
אַשּֽׁוּר׃Assyria
ʾashurH804 →151 times
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
2 Kings 18:5Hezekiah trusted in the LORD, the God of Israel. No king of Judah was like him, either before him or after him.
it leads to
- Matthew 27:43
He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 23:25
Neither before nor after Josiah was there any king like him, who turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, according to all the…
- 2 Kings 19:10
“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…
- Ephesians 1:12
in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.
- Psalms 146:5–6
Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
- Matthew 27:43
Through
Isaiah 36:4The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?
it leads to
- 2 Kings 18:19–37
The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah that this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is the basis of this confidence of yours?
- Psalms 42:3
My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”
- Acts 12:22–23
And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!”
- 2 Kings 18:19–37
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About Isaiah
Who and where
4 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonDivided kingdomHezekiahThe reforming king of Judah who trusted Jehovah against Sennacherib, spread the Assyrian letter before the LORD, was granted fifte…
- PlaceUpper MesopotamiaAssyriaMesopotamian empire whose capital Nineveh repented at Jonah's preaching and fell to Nahum's burden in 612 BC; the rod of God's ang…
- PlaceJerusalemJerusalemThe city David took from the Jebusites and made his capital, where Solomon built the temple, where Christ was crucified and rose,…
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).