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Isaiah 39:3

Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came to me from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”

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ASV

Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.

KJV

Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935 →
יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huIsaiahH3470 →
הַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'the prophetH5030 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֵלָ֜יו'e.Lavto himH413 →
מָ֥הmahwhat?H4100 →
אָמְר֣וּ׀'a.me.Rudid they sayH559 →
הָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.Shimthe menH582 →
הָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428 →
וּמֵאַ֙יִן֙u.me.'A.yinand from where?H370 →
יָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uare they comingH935 →
אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413 →
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396 →
מֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzfrom a landH776 →
רְחוֹקָ֛הre.cho.KahdistantH7350 →
בָּ֥אוּBa.'uthey have comeH935 →
אֵלַ֖י'e.Laito meH413 →
מִבָּבֶֽל׃mi.ba.Velfrom BabylonH894 →

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Deuteronomy 28:49The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,2 Chronicles 16:7At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.Jeremiah 5:15Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.2 Samuel 12:1Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.Jeremiah 8:19Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people from a land far away: “Is the LORD no longer in Zion? Is her King no longer there?” “Why have they provoked Me to anger with their carved images, with their worthless foreign idols?”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.’”2 Chronicles 25:15Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?”Joshua 9:6They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.”Jeremiah 22:1–2This is what the LORD says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there,2 Kings 20:14–15Then the prophet Isaiah went to King Hezekiah and asked, “Where did those men come from, and what did they say to you?” “They came from a distant land,” Hezekiah replied, “from Babylon.”Joshua 9:9“Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,Isaiah 38:5“Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.Jeremiah 4:16Warn the nations now! Proclaim to Jerusalem: “A besieging army comes from a distant land; they raise their voices against the cities of Judah.2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.Isaiah 10:3What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?Isaiah 5:26He lifts a banner for the distant nations and whistles for those at the ends of the earth. Behold—how speedily and swiftly they come!

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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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