Isaiah 37:9 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 37:9

Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “He has set out to fight against you.” On hearing this, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

BSB

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ASV

And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come out to fight against thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

KJV

And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And he heard say - The report or rumour referred to in Isa 37:7. In what way he heard this is not intimated. It is probable that the preparations which Tirhakah had made, were well known to the surrounding regions, and that he was already on his march against Sennacherib. Tirhakah - This king, who, by Eusebius and by most ancient writers, is called Ταρακὸς Tarakos, was a celebrated conqueror, and had subdued Egypt to himself. He reigned over Egypt eighteen years. When Sennacherib marched into Egypt, Sevechus or Sethon was on the throne.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע	vai.yish.Ma'	and he heard	H8085 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
תִּרְהָ֤קָה	tir.Ha.kah	Tirhakah	H8640 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
כּוּשׁ֙	kush	Cush	H3568 →
לֵאמֹ֔ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
יָצָ֖א	ya.Tza'	he has come out	H3318 →
לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם	le.hi.la.Chem	to do battle	H3898 →
אִתָּ֑ךְ	'i.Takh	with you	H854 →
וַיִּשְׁמַע֙	vai.yish.Ma'	and he heard	H8085 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	vai.yish.Lach	and he sent	H7971 →
מַלְאָכִ֔ים	mal.'a.Khim	messengers	H4397 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ	chiz.ki.Ya.hu	Hezekiah	H2396 →
לֵאמֹֽר׃	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Isaiah 18:1
Woe to the land of whirring wings, along the rivers of Cush,
leads to
- Zephaniah 3:10
  From beyond the rivers of Cush My worshipers, My scattered people, will bring Me an offering.
- 2 Kings 19:9
  Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
- Ezekiel 30:4–5
  A sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down.
- Zephaniah 2:12
  “You too, O Cushites, will be slain by My sword.”
- Psalms 63:7
  For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
Through
Isaiah 20:5
Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
leads to
- Isaiah 30:5
  everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They cannot be of help; they are good for nothing but shame and reproach.”
- Isaiah 30:3
  But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.
Through
Isaiah 37:7
Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 32:21
  and 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…

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