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Isaiah 37:21

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Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria,

KJV

Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:

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This verse in Isaiah 37

Commentary

7 notes on this verse
Whereas thou hast prayed - Because thou hast come to me instead of relying on thy own resources and strength. In 2Ki 19:20, it is, ‘That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib, king of Assyria, I have heard.’

This site's exposition

Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria

on Isaiah 37:21-22

Isaiah's oracle answers the prayer by name before it says another word, and the answer arrives as a taunt returned upon the taunter: the virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn. Delitzsch reads the image as a deliberate reversal, the city Sennacherib expected to break instead pictured shaking her head at him from behind walls he has not touched. Jerusalem is given the very posture of contempt the Assyrian letters had aimed at the Lord.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Isaiah · Written before 420.

proposed

(v. 21 seqq.) However, Isaiah (also known as Josiah), the son of Amos, sent to Hezekiah saying: Thus says the Lord God of Israel: concerning what you asked me about Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, this is the word that the Lord spoke about him: He has despised you and mocked you, O virgin daughter of Zion. After you, the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head. Whom did you reproach and blaspheme? Against whom did you raise your voice and lift your eyes in pride, to the Holy One of Israel?

The Medieval Church1 voice

A commentator

Thomas Aquinas

Commentary on Isaiah · Written before 1274.

proposed

Third, the prophet promises through messengers that the prayer of the king will be heard: and Isaiah the son of Amos sent to Ezechias; and concerning this he does two things: first, he promises the destruction of their enemies; second, the liberation of the city: …

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying,.... Isaiah, by a spirit of prophecy, was made acquainted by the Lord both with the prayer of Hezekiah, and the Lord's answer to it; and therefore immediately sent to the king, who was either at the temple praying, or was returned to the palace, to let him know, the mind of the Lord in this matter.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

proposed

Whereas thou hast prayed to me--that is, hast not relied on thy own strength but on Me (compare 2Ki 19:20). "That which thou hast prayed to Me against Sennacherib, I have heard" (Ps 65:2).

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Then Isaiah - sent unto Hezekiah - The Syriac and Septuagint understand and render the verb passively, was sent. Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib “Thy prayer unto me concerning Sennacherib - I have heard” - שמעתי shamati; this word, necessary to the sense, is lost in this place out of the Hebrew text. One MS. of Dr. Kennicott’s and one of De Rossi’s have it written above the line in a later hand. The Septuagint and Syriac found it in their copies; and it is preserved in the other copy; 2Ki 19:20.

The words behind it

19 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיִּשְׁלַח֙and he sent

    vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times

  • יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּIsaiah

    yesha'yahuH3470 →39 times

  • בֶן־[the] son of

    ven-H1121 →4930 times

  • אָמ֔וֹץAmoz

    ʾamotzH531 →13 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּHezekiah

    chizkiyahuH2396 →127 times

  • לֵאמֹ֑ר<to> saying

    lemorH559 →5305 times

  • כֹּֽה־thus

    koh-H3541 →577 times

  • אָמַ֤רhe says

    ʾamarH559 →5305 times

  • יְהוָה֙Yahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] God of

    ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • אֲשֶׁר֙that

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • הִתְפַּלַּ֣לְתָּyou have prayed

    hitpalaltaH6419 →84 times

  • אֵלַ֔יto me

    ʾelaiH413 →5510 times

  • אֶל־concerning

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • סַנְחֵרִ֖יבSennacherib

    sancherivH5576 →13 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.

Related verses

14 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Isaiah 38:1In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”5 worksIsaiah 65:24Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.2 worksJob 22:27You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.2 works2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.2 worksIsaiah 37:2And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz2 worksActs 4:31After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.2 works
The other 8 cross-references, with their words ▾
Isaiah 38:3–6saying, “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.2 worksPsalms 91:15When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.2 worksIsaiah 58:9Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,2 works2 Samuel 15:31Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”2 works2 Kings 19:20–21Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.2 worksDaniel 9:20–23While I was speaking, praying, confessing my sin and that of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the LORD my God concerning His holy mountain—2 works2 Chronicles 32:21and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.2 works2 Kings 2:12As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Isaiah 65:24

    Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

    it leads to

    • 1 John 5:14–15

      And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Isaiah 58:9

      Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and…

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Psalms 91:15

      When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Daniel 10:12

      “Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response…

    • Mark 11:24

      Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

  • Through

    Acts 4:31

    After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

    it leads to

    • Matthew 21:22

      If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

    • Acts 2:4

      And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

    • Acts 2:2

      Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

About Isaiah

The Prophet Isaiah, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Prophet Isaiah, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Isaiah: the study guide →Read Isaiah 37 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.

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