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Isaiah 37:38

One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.

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ASV

And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.

KJV

And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar–haddon his son reigned in his stead.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִי֩vay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
ה֨וּאhu'heH1931 →
מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜הmish.ta.cha.Veh[was] bowing downH7812 →
בֵּ֣ית׀beit[the] house ofH1004 →
נִסְרֹ֣ךְnis.RokhNisrochH5268 →
אֱלֹהָ֗יו'e.lo.Havgod hisH430 →
וְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.'ad.ra.Me.lekhand AdrammelechH152 →
וְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶרve.sar.'E.tzerand SharezerH8272 →
בָּנָיו֙ba.Navsons hisH1121 →
הִכֻּ֣הוּhi.Ku.huthey struck down himH5221 →
בַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revwith the swordH2719 →
וְהֵ֥מָּהve.He.mahand theyH1992 →
נִמְלְט֖וּnim.le.Tuthey escapedH4422 →
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776 →
אֲרָרָ֑ט'a.ra.RatAraratH780 →
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he reignedH4427 →
אֵֽסַר־'e.sar-Esar-H634 →
חַדֹּ֥ןcha.Don-haddonH634 →
בְּנ֖וֹbe.Noson hisH1121 →
תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ סtach.Tavin place hisH8478 →

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Genesis 8:4On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.Jeremiah 51:27“Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.Ezra 4:2they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us here.”Isaiah 36:15Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.’Isaiah 14:9Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.Isaiah 36:18Do not let Hezekiah mislead you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’ Has the god of any nation ever delivered his land from the hand of the king of Assyria?Isaiah 14:12How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations.2 Kings 19:36–37So Sennacherib king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh and stayed there.2 Chronicles 32:14Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand?2 Chronicles 32:19They spoke against the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken against the gods of the peoples of the earth—the work of human hands.2 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.Isaiah 37:10“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.Job 34:20They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.Isaiah 30:33For Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its funeral pyre is deep and wide, with plenty of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a torrent of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.Habakkuk 2:18What use is an idol, that a craftsman should carve it—or an image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation; he makes idols that cannot speak.Isaiah 10:33Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.Psalms 37:15But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.Isaiah 16:12When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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