2 Kings 19:7

2 Kings 19:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
• New International Version (NIV)Listen! When he hears a certain report, I will make him want to return to his own country, and there I will have him cut down with the sword.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, I will put a spirit in him, so that he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land, and I will make him fall by the sword in his own land.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Surely I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.” ’ ”

Context of 2 Kings 19:7

5So the servants of King Hezekiah went to Isaiah, 6who said to them, “Tell your master, ‘The Lord says this: Don’t be afraid because of the words you have heard, with which the king of Assyria’s attendants have blasphemed me. I am about to put a spirit in him, and he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’” 8When the royal spokesman heard that the king of Assyria had pulled out of Lachish, he left and found him fighting against Libnah. 9The king had heard concerning King Tirhakah of Cush, “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

2 Kings 19:7 word by word

הִנְנִ֨י נֹתֵ֥ן בּוֹ֙ ר֔וּחַ וְשָׁמַ֥ע שְׁמוּעָ֖ה וְשָׁ֣ב לְאַרְצ֑וֹ וְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יו בַּחֶ֖רֶב בְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, I will sendנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• a blastרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• upon him, and he shall hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• a rumourשְׁמוּעָהshemû‛âh · tidingsH8052
• and shall returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to his own landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and I will cause him to fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• by the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719

Cross-references for 2 Kings 19:7

• 2 Kings 19:35That night the angel of the Lord went out and struck down one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning — there were all the dead bodies!
• Job 4:9They perish at a single blast from God and come to an end by the breath of his nostrils.
• Psalms 11:6Let him rain burning coals and sulfur on the wicked; let a scorching wind be the portion in their cup.
• Psalms 18:14He shot his arrows and scattered them; he hurled lightning bolts and routed them.
• Psalms 50:3Our God is coming; he will not be silent! Devouring fire precedes him, and a storm rages around him.
• Isaiah 10:16Therefore the Lord God of Armies will inflict an emaciating disease on the well-fed of Assyria, and he will kindle a burning fire under its glory.
• Isaiah 11:4but he will judge the poor righteously and execute justice for the oppressed of the land. He will strike the land with a scepter from his mouth, and he will kill the wicked with a command from his lips.
• Jeremiah 51:1This is what the Lord says: I am about to rouse the spirit of a destroyer against Babylon and against the population of Leb-qamai.
• 2 Kings 7:6for the Lord had caused the Aramean camp to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a large army. The Arameans had said to each other, “The king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to attack us.”
• Job 15:21Dreadful sounds fill his ears; when he is at peace, a robber attacks him.
• Jeremiah 49:14I have heard an envoy from the Lord; a messenger has been sent among the nations: Assemble yourselves to come against her. Rise up for war!
• Jeremiah 51:46May you not become cowardly and fearful when the report is proclaimed in the land, for the report will come one year, and then another the next year. There will be violence in the land with ruler against ruler.
• Obadiah 1:1The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord God has said about Edom: We have heard a message from the Lord; an envoy has been sent among the nations: “Rise up, and let’s go to war against her.”
• 2 Kings 19:36So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and left. He returned home and lived in Nineveh.
• 2 Chronicles 32:21and the Lord sent an angel who annihilated every valiant warrior, leader, and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria returned in disgrace to his land. He went to the temple of his god, and there some of his own children struck him down with the sword.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 19:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Behold, I will send a blast - and he shall hear a rumor - The rumor was, that Tirhakah had invaded Assyria. The blast was that which slew one hundred and eighty-five thousand of them in one night, see 2 Kings 19:35. Cause him to fall by the sword - Alluding to his death by the hands of his two sons, at Nineveh. See 2 Kings 19:35-37.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Will send a blast upon him - Rather, “I will put a spirit in him “ - i. e., “I will take from him his present pride and will put in him a new spirit, a spirit of craven fear.” Men shall tell him of the destruction that has come upon his host 2 Kings 19:35, and he shall straightway return, etc.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Kings 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• 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