Isaiah 37:6
in Isaiah 37who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith Jehovah, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
KJV
And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
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This verse in Isaiah 37
Commentary
8 notes on this verseThus shall ye say - כה תאמרון ko tomerun, “thus shall ye (explicitly, earnestly, and positively) say. “The paragogic nun deepens and increases the sense.
This site's exposition
Do not be afraid of the words
on Isaiah 37:6-7
Isaiah's answer comes, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor. All three steps, the spirit, the rumor, and the sword, fall on Sennacherib and none on Jerusalem. The promise that ends it is kept in the chapter's last two verses.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Chapter 37, Verse 1 and following) Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was in charge of the palace, and Shebna the secretary and Joah son of Asaph the recorder went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and told him what the field commander had said. When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the Lord. He sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz. They told him, 'This is what Hezekiah says: This day is a day of distress and rebuke and disgrace, as when children come to the moment of birth and there is no strength to deliver them.' If you want to know how the Lord your God heard the words of Rabsaces, whom the king of the Assyrians, his lord, sent to blaspheme the living God and to reproach the words that the Lord your God heard, lift up a prayer for the remainder that have been found. Then the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah, and Isaiah said to them: 'Thus you shall say to your master: Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria blasphemed me.' Behold, I will give to him the spirit, and he will hear the message, and he will return to his land, and I will make him fall by the sword in his land. Leaving aside the clear things, let us discuss only those in which the hidden meaning is present. They tear their clothes because they hear Rabshekah blaspheming. The king himself tears his own clothes because he believed it to be his and the people's sins that Rabshekah has come all the way to the gate of Jerusalem and has spoken such things against the Lord. Whereupon, the high priest, because he believed that he had blasphemed the Savior, tore his garments (Matt. […]
The Medieval Church1 voice
Third, he sets out the response of the prophet: and Isaiah said to them; in which he excludes the king's fear: be not afraid: be not afraid at their presence (Jer 1:8).
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And Isaiah said unto them, thus shall you say unto your master,....
He has made God a party to the cause by his invectives, and therefore judgment will certainly be given against him. God will certainly plead his own cause. Sinners' fears are but prefaces to their falls.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
servants--literally, "youths," mere lads, implying disparagement, not an embassy of venerable elders. The Hebrew is different from that for "servants" in Isa 37:5. blasphemed me-- (Isa 36:20).
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1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Wherewith the servants ... - Hebrew, נערי na‛ărēy - The ‘youth,’ or the young men. The word properly denotes boys, youths, young men; and is used here probably by way of disparagement, in contradistinction from an embassy that would be truly respectable, made up of aged men. Have blasphemed me - God regarded these words as spoken against himself and he would vindicate his own honor and name.
The words behind it
22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲלֵיהֶם֙ | ʾaleihem | to them | H413 → | 5510 times |
| יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ | yesha'yahu | Isaiah | H3470 → | 39 times |
| כֹּ֥ה | koh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| תֹאמְר֖וּן | tomrun | you will say ! | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם | ʾadoneikhem | master<s> your | H113 → | 333 times |
| כֹּ֣ה׀ | koh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֣ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תִּירָא֙ | tira' | you be afraid | H3372 → | 315 times |
| מִפְּנֵ֤י | mipenei | of <the face of> | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| הַדְּבָרִים֙ | hadevarim | the words | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| שָׁמַ֔עְתָּ | shama'ta | you have heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| גִּדְּפ֛וּ | gidefu | they have blasphemed | H1442 → | |
| נַעֲרֵ֥י | naarei | [the] servants of | H5288 → | 239 times |
| מֶלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אַשּׁ֖וּר | ʾashur | Assyria | H804 → | 151 times |
| אוֹתִֽי׃ | ʾoti | <obj.> me | H853 → | 10935 times |
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אֲלֵיהֶם֙to them
ʾaleihemH413 →5510 times
יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּIsaiah
yesha'yahuH3470 →39 times
כֹּ֥הthus
kohH3541 →577 times
תֹאמְר֖וּןyou will say !
tomrunH559 →5305 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑םmaster<s> your
ʾadoneikhemH113 →333 times
כֹּ֣ה׀thus
kohH3541 →577 times
אָמַ֣רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תִּירָא֙you be afraid
tira'H3372 →315 times
מִפְּנֵ֤יof <the face of>
mipeneiH6440 →2123 times
הַדְּבָרִים֙the words
hadevarimH1697 →1440 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
שָׁמַ֔עְתָּyou have heard
shama'taH8085 →1159 times
אֲשֶׁ֧רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
גִּדְּפ֛וּthey have blasphemed
gidefuH1442 →
נַעֲרֵ֥י[the] servants of
naareiH5288 →239 times
מֶלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
אַשּׁ֖וּרAssyria
ʾashurH804 →151 times
אוֹתִֽי׃<obj.> me
ʾotiH853 →10935 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
Mark 5:36But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”
it leads to
- Luke 8:50
But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”
- Matthew 9:28–29
After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.
- John 11:40
Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
- Mark 9:23
“If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”
- Romans 4:18–24
Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
- Luke 8:50
Through
Isaiah 35:4Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
it leads to
- James 5:7–9
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- Isaiah 41:10–14
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…
- Zephaniah 3:16–17
On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.
- James 5:7–9
Where this verse is studied
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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); 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 (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.