Isaiah 37:1

Isaiah 37:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

Context of Isaiah 37:1

When King Hezekiah heard the message, he tore his clothes in grief, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the Lord’s temple. 2Then he sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the scribe, and the leaders of the priests, clothed in sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz. 3They said to him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day filled with misery, punishment, and disgrace. We are like a woman who is about to give birth but doesn’t have the strength to do it.

Isaiah 37:1 word by word

וַיְהִ֗י כִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ וַיִּקְרַ֖ע אֶת־בְּגָדָ֑יו וַיִּתְכַּ֣ס בַּשָּׂ֔ק וַיָּבֹ֖א בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass, when kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּchizqîyâh chizqîyâhû yechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · HezekiahH2396
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• that he rentקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167
• his clothesבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• and coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• himself with sackclothשַׂקώaq · sackclothH8242
• and wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Isaiah 37:1

• 2 Kings 19:1When King Hezekiah heard the message, he tore his clothes in grief, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the Lord’s temple.
• Isaiah 36:22Then Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace and was son of Hilkiah, Shebna the scribe, and Joah, who was the royal historian and the son of Asaph, went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn in grief. They told him the message from the field commander.
• 2 Kings 22:11When the king heard what the book of the Teachings said, he tore his clothes ⌞in distress⌟.
• Jeremiah 36:24The king and all his attendants didn’t show any fear or tear their clothes in fear when they heard everything being read.
• Jonah 3:5The people of Nineveh believed God. They decided to fast, and everyone, from the most important to the least important, dressed in sackcloth.
• Matthew 11:21“How horrible it will be for you, Chorazin! How horrible it will be for you, Bethsaida! If the miracles worked in you had been worked in Tyre and Sidon, they would have changed the way they thought and acted long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
• Ezra 9:5At the evening sacrifice I got up from my misery, and with my clothes torn, I knelt down, stretched out my hands to the Lord my God in prayer,
• Job 1:20Job stood up, tore his robe in grief, and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground and worshiped.

Commentaries on Isaiah 37:1

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1When king Hezekiah heard it - Heard the account of the words of Rabshakeh Isaiah 36:22. That he rent his clothes - (See the note at Isaiah 36:22). He covered himself with sackcloth - (See the note at Isaiah 3:24). And went into the house of the Lord - Went up to the temple to spread out the case before Yahweh Isaiah 37:14. This was in accordance with the usual habit of Hezekiah; and it teaches us that when we are environed with difficulties or danger and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1This chapter is the same as II Kin. 19.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Hezekiah responded to the threats by seeking the Lord’s favor. The king tore his clothes and wore sackcloth as a sign of mourning and prayer.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-381. sackcloth--(See on Is 20:2). house of the Lord--the sure resort of God's people in distress (Psa 73:16, 17; 77:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 37:1

• Mourning
• Rending

In the dictionaries

• Hezekiah
• Rabmag
• Bible, the
• Chronicles, Books of
• Hezekiah (2)
• Isaiah
• Israel, History of
• Sennacherib
• Rabshakeh
• Amoz

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