2 Kings 19:28

2 Kings 19:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
• New International Version (NIV)Because you rage against me and because your insolence has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth, and I will make you return by the way you came.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Because you have raged against me and your complacency has come into my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth, and I will turn you back on the way by which you came.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Because your rage against Me and your tumult Have come up to My ears, Therefore I will put My hook in your nose And My bridle in your lips, And I will turn you back By the way which you came.

Context of 2 Kings 19:28

26The people of those cities have no power. They are afraid and they are confused. They are like plants in a field, that cannot live for a long time. They are like fresh green grass, or grass that grows on the roof of a house. When a hot wind blows on them, it burns them and they die. 27I know everything about you. I know where you live. I know when you go out. And I know when you return home. I know how much you shout against me, when you are angry. Yes, you do shout at me! And I have heard all your proud noise. So I will put my hook in your nose. I will tie a rope to your mouth. Then I will pull you back home by the same way that you came.” 29King Hezekiah, this is how you will know that I have spoken a true message from the Lord. This year, you will eat crops that grow by themselves. And next year you will eat what grows from the same seeds. But in the third year you will plant seeds for yourselves, and they will give you a harvest of crops. You will plant vines again and you will eat grapes from them. 30The people who remain in Judah will be like strong plants that put their roots down into the ground. Their branches will give lots of fruit.

2 Kings 19:28 word by word

יַ֚עַן הִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣ אֵלַ֔י וְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖ עָלָ֣ה בְאָזְנָ֑י וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י חַחִ֜י בְּאַפֶּ֗ךָ וּמִתְגִּי֙ בִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָ וַהֲשִׁ֣בֹתִ֔יךָ בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אתָ בָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Because thy rageרָגַזrâgaz · to trembleH7264
• against me and thy tumultשַׁאֲנָןsha'ănân · secureH7600
• is come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• into mine earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• therefore I will putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• my hookחַחchâch châchîy · hookH2397
• in thy noseאַף'aph · face: noseH639
• and my bridleמֶ֫תֶגmetheg · bridleH4964
• in thy lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• and I will turn thee backשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• by the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
• by which thou camestבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for 2 Kings 19:28

• Psalms 2:1Why are nations making plans to turn against the Lord? All their plans will fail!
• Psalms 7:6But Lord, now do something! Wake up and help me! Show how angry you are against my enemies. Punish them in the way that you know is right!
• Psalms 10:13Why do wicked people insult God? They say to themselves, ‘God will not give me any trouble.’
• Psalms 46:6Nations are shouting with anger! Kingdoms shake and fall. God calls in a loud voice, and even the earth melts!
• Psalms 93:3The floods of water have risen up, Lord. They have risen with a loud noise. Their waves beat against the land.
• Luke 6:11Then the Pharisees and the teachers of God's Law were very angry. They began to talk to each other about what they could do to Jesus.
• John 15:18‘The people who belong to this world may hate you. But remember this: They hated me before they hated you.
• Acts 7:51Then Stephen said, ‘You people do not want to obey God! You do not want to listen to God's true message. You are the same as your ancestors. Like them, you always fight against what the Holy Spirit says.
• Psalms 65:7You stop the seas from being angry, so that their waters make no noise. You do the same with the angry nations.
• Psalms 74:4Your enemies shout battle cries inside your special meeting place. They have put up their own flags there.
• Psalms 83:2Look! Your enemies are causing trouble. The people who hate you are ready to attack.
• Job 41:2Can you tie a rope through their noses? Can you put a hook into their mouths.
• Psalms 32:9Do not be like a silly horse, or a mule. You have to use a rope to show them which way to go. Without that, they will not obey you.
• Ezekiel 29:4But I will put hooks into your mouth and catch you. I will cause the fish in your streams to hang on your scales. I will pull you out from the streams with all those fish on you.
• Ezekiel 38:4I will turn you around. I will put hooks into your mouth and catch you. I will take hold of you and your great army, with its horses and their riders. I will take hold of all your soldiers, who are ready to fight with their swords and their shields. I will pull them all away.
• Amos 4:2The Lord God has made this promise and he speaks only true words. He says, ‘The time will come, when your enemies will take you away with meat hooks and fish hooks.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 19:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28I will put my hook in thy nose - This seems to be an allusion to the method of guiding a buffalo; he has a sort of ring put into his nose, to which a cord or bridle is attached, by which he can be turned to the right, or to the left, or round about, according to the pleasure of his driver.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Thy tumult - Rather, “thy arrogance.” I will put my hook in nose - Rather, “my ring.” The sculptures show that the kings of Babylon and Assyria were in the habit of actually passing a ring through the flesh of their more distinguished prisoners, of attaching a thong or a rope to it, and of thus leading them about as with a “bridle.” In Assyria the ring was, at least ordinarily, passed through the lower lip; while in Babylonia it appears to have been…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-34Verses 20-34 All Sennacherib's motions were under the Divine cognizance. God himself undertakes to defend the city; and that person, that place, cannot but be safe, which he undertakes to protect. The invasion of the Assyrians probably had prevented the land from being sown that year. The next is supposed to have been the sabbatical year, but the Lord engaged that the produce of the land should be sufficient for their support during those two years. As…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-28I know your sitting down: See Psalms 44:21; 94:11. My hook … and My bit: The Assyrian records describe similar harsh treatment of prisoners. The Lord would treat Sennacherib as he and his ancestors treated those they conquered.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