Isaiah 39:7

Isaiah 39:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
• New International Version (NIV)And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood who will be born to you, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ”
• New Living Translation (NLT)‘Some of your very own sons will be taken away into exile. They will become eunuchs who will serve in the palace of Babylon’s king.’”

Context of Isaiah 39:7

5Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the Lord of hosts: 6Behold, the days are coming, when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up till this day, shall be carried to Babylon. Nothing shall be left, says the Lord. And some of your own sons, who will come from you, whom you will father, shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon." 8Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of the Lord that you have spoken is good." For he thought, "There will be peace and security in my days."

Isaiah 39:7 word by word

וּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֵצְא֧וּ מִמְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תּוֹלִ֖יד יִקָּ֑חוּ וְהָיוּ֙ סָרִיסִ֔ים בְּהֵיכַ֖ל מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And of thy sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• that shall issueיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• from thee, which thou shalt begetיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• shall they take awayלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• and they shall be eunuchsסָרִיסsârîys sâris · eunuchH5631
• in the palaceהֵיכָלhêykâl · temple: palaceH1964
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894

Cross-references for Isaiah 39:7

• 2 Kings 24:12and Jehoiachin the king of Judah gave himself up to the king of Babylon, himself and his mother and his servants and his officials and his palace officials. The king of Babylon took him prisoner in the eighth year of his reign
• 2 Kings 25:6Then they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and they passed sentence on him.
• 2 Chronicles 33:11Therefore the Lord brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and bound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon.
• 2 Chronicles 36:10In the spring of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, with the precious vessels of the house of the Lord, and made his brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 39:7He put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in chains to take him to Babylon.
• Ezekiel 17:12"Say now to the rebellious house, Do you not know what these things mean? Tell them, behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took her king and her princes and brought them to him to Babylon.
• Daniel 1:2And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god.

Commentaries on Isaiah 39:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And of that sons - Thy posterity (see the note at Matthew 1:1). That shall issue from thee - Of the royal family. The captivity at Babylon occurred more than a hundred years after this, and of course those who were carried there were somewhat remote descendants of Hezekiah. And they shall be eunuchs - The word used here (סריסים sâriysiym ) denotes properly and strictly eunuchs, or such persons as were accustomed to attend on the harems of Oriental…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7carried off to Babylon: This prophecy came before the prophecy about saving Jerusalem (Isaiah 37:35). Although this judgment and exile seem like a surprising end to Hezekiah's story, the exile of Israel and Judah was always a possibility (Isaiah 10:3–4, 20–23). The Lord promised to protect Judah and Jerusalem from the Assyrians in 701 BC, but he warned Isaiah that worse would happen if they did not change. God showed his power and reliability by defeating…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. sons ... from thee--The sons which Hezekiah (as Josephus tells us) wished to have (see on Is 28:3, on "wept sore") will be among the foremost in suffering. eunuchs--fulfilled (Da 1:2, 3, 7).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 39:7

• Hezekiah
• Minister, Christian
• Temptation

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Chamberlain
• Hezekiah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Hezekiah (2)
• Isaiah
• eunuch

Commentaries on Isaiah 39

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings