Isaiah 38:6

Isaiah 38:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.
• New International Version (NIV)And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and will defend this city.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.” ’

Context of Isaiah 38:6

4Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying, 5“Go and say to Hezekiah, ‘For the Lord, the God of David your father says this, “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; listen carefully, I will add fifteen years to your life. I will rescue you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city [Jerusalem].” ’ 7“This shall be the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that He has spoken: 8Listen carefully, I will turn the shadow on the stairway [denoting the time of day] ten steps backward, the shadow on the stairway (sundial) of Ahaz.” And the sunlight went ten steps backward on the stairway where it had [previously] gone down.

Isaiah 38:6 word by word

וּמִכַּ֤ף מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ אַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔ וְאֵ֖ת הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וְגַנּוֹתִ֖י עַל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• thee and this cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• out of the handכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• and I will defendגָּנַןgânan · to defendH1598

Cross-references for Isaiah 38:6

• Isaiah 12:6Rejoice and shout for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 31:4For so the Lord says to me, “As the lion or the young lion growls over his prey, And though a large group of shepherds is called out against him He will not be terrified at their voice nor cringe at their noise, So the Lord of hosts will come down to wage war on Mount Zion and on its hill.”
• Isaiah 37:35‘For I will defend this city to save it, for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’ ”
• 2 Chronicles 32:22Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria and from the hand of all others, and He gave them rest on every side.
• 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood by me and strengthened and empowered me, so that through me the [gospel] message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear it; and I was rescued from the mouth of the lion.

Commentaries on Isaiah 38:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I will defend this city - The other copy, 2 Kings 20:6, adds:" for mine own sake, and for the sake of David my servant;" and the sentence seems somewhat abrupt without it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And I will deliver thee and this city - The purport of this promise is, that he and the city should be finally and entirely delivered from all danger of invasion from the Assyrians. It might be apprehended that Sennacherib would collect a large army, and return; or that his successor would prosecute the war which he had commenced. But the assurance here is given to Hezekiah that he had nothing more to fear from the Assyrians (see the notes at Isaiah…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6I will deliver you … I will defend this city: This promise refers to saving Jerusalem (Isaiah 36–37). It also helps us understand Hezekiah’s illness and recovery. Just as Hezekiah gained 15 more years, Jerusalem also received a temporary relief (see Isaiah 39).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-86. In 2Ki 20:8, after this verse comes the statement which is put at the end, in order not to interrupt God's message (Is 38:21, 22) by Isaiah (Is 38:5-8). will deliver--The city was already delivered, but here assurance is given, that Hezekiah shall have no more to fear from the Assyrians.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 38:6

• Disease
• Hezekiah

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Celebrate
• Hezekiah
• Reckon
• Undertake
• Chronicles, Books of
• Hezekiah (2)
• Isaiah
• Job, Book of

Commentaries on Isaiah 38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings