Isaiah 37:24

Isaiah 37:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.
• New International Version (NIV)By your messengers you have ridiculed the Lord. And you have said, ‘With my many chariots I have ascended the heights of the mountains, the utmost heights of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the choicest of its junipers. I have reached its remotest heights, the finest of its forests.
• English Standard Version (ESV)By your servants you have mocked the Lord, and you have said, With my many chariots I have gone up the heights of the mountains, to the far recesses of Lebanon, to cut down its tallest cedars, its choicest cypresses, to come to its remotest height, its most fruitful forest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)By your servants you have reproached the Lord, And said, ‘By the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, To the limits of Lebanon; I will cut down its tall cedars And its choice cypress trees; I will enter its farthest height, To its fruitful forest.

Context of Isaiah 37:24

22this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you. 23Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests. 25I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.” 26Have you not heard? Long ago I ordained it; in days of old I planned it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should crush fortified cities into piles of rubble.

Isaiah 37:24 word by word

בְּיַ֣ד עֲבָדֶיךָ֮ חֵרַ֣פְתָּ׀ אֲדֹנָי֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר בְּרֹ֥ב רִכְבִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י עָלִ֛יתִי מְר֥וֹם הָרִ֖ים יַרְכְּתֵ֣י לְבָנ֑וֹן וְאֶכְרֹ֞ת קוֹמַ֤ת אֲרָזָיו֙ מִבְחַ֣ר בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו וְאָבוֹא֙ מְר֣וֹם קִצּ֔וֹ יַ֖עַר כַּרְמִלּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Throughיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
• your servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• you have tauntedחָרַףchâraph · to tauntH2778
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• and you have saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• With my manyרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• Iאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• have ascendedעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to the heightsמָרוֹםmârôm · heightH4791
• of the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• to the remote peaksיַרְכָהyerêkâh · flankH3411
• of Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · LebanonH3844
• I have cut downכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• its tallestקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967
• cedarsאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• the finestמִבְחָרmibchâr · bestH4005
• of its cypressesבְּרוֹשׁberôsh · cypressH1265
• I have reachedבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• its farthestקֵץqêts · endH7093
• the densestכַּרְמֶלkarmel · plantationH3759
• of its forestsיַ֫עַרya‛ar · woodH3293

Cross-references for Isaiah 37:24

• Isaiah 37:4Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to defy the living God, and He will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore lift up a prayer for the remnant that still survives.”
• 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.’
• 2 Kings 19:22Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
• Isaiah 10:13For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.
• Isaiah 36:9For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
• Exodus 15:9The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
• Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
• Daniel 4:30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?”
• Isaiah 10:18The splendor of its forests and orchards, both soul and body, it will completely destroy, as a sickness consumes a man.
• Isaiah 14:8Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.”
• Ezekiel 31:3Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
• Daniel 4:8But at last, into my presence came Daniel (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods). And I told him the dream:
• Zechariah 11:1Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may consume your cedars!
• Isaiah 29:17In a very short time, will not Lebanon become an orchard, and the orchard seem like a forest?

Commentaries on Isaiah 37:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24By thy servants "By thy messengers" - The text has עבדיך abdeycha, thy servants; but the true reading seems to be מלאכיך malacheycha, thy messengers, as in the other copy, 2 Kings 19:23; and as the Septuagint and Syriac found it in their copies in this place. Reproached the Lord - אדני Adonai : but one of my MSS. has אדני יהוה Yehovah Adonai, Jehovah the Lord. This reading is not found, I think, in any other MS., but several have יהוה Yehovah for אדני…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24By thy servants - Hebrew, By the hand of thy servants.‘ That is, by Rabshakeh Isaiah 37:9, Isaiah 37:14. And hast said - Isaiah does not here quote the precise words which Rabshakeh or the other messengers had used, but quotes the substance of what had been uttered, and expresses the real feelings and intentions of Sennacherib. By the multitude of my chariots - The word chariots‘ here denotes war-chariois (see the notes at Isaiah 2:7; Isaiah 66:20). To…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Isaiah seems to be familiar with the typical royal Assyrian boasts, including that they possessed the highest mountains. These words sound very much like those found in the annals of the Assyrian kings inscribed on the walls of their temples.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. said--virtually. Hast thou within thyself? height--imagery from the Assyrian felling of trees in Lebanon (Is 14:8; 33:9); figuratively for, "I have carried my victorious army through the regions most difficult of access, to the most remote lands." sides--rather, "recesses" [G. V. Smith]. fir trees--not cypresses, as some translate; pine foliage and cedars are still found on the northwest side of Lebanon [Stanley]. height of ... border--In 2Ki 19:23…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 37:24

• Assyria
• Blasphemy
• Libnah

In the dictionaries

• Carmel
• Lebanon
• Carmel, Mount Carmel
• Hezekiah
• Bible, the
• Cedar
• Chronicles, Books of
• Far; Farther
• Hezekiah (2)
• Isaiah

Commentaries on Isaiah 37

• 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
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings