God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 37:35
35“I will shield this city to rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.”
Isaiah 37:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
- New International Version (NIV)“I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David."
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”
Context of Isaiah 37:35
33“This is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: He will never come into this city, shoot an arrow here, hold a shield in front of it, or put up dirt ramps to attack it. 34He will go back the way he came, and he won’t come into this city,” declares the Lord of Armies. “I will shield this city to rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.” 36The Lord’s angel went out and killed 185,000 ⌞soldiers⌟ in the Assyrian camp. When the Judeans got up early in the morning, they saw all the corpses. 37Then King Sennacherib of Assyria left. He went home to Nineveh and stayed there.
Read all of Isaiah 37Isaiah 37:35 word by word
וְגַנּוֹתִ֛י עַל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֖את לְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּ לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י וּלְמַ֖עַן דָּוִ֥ד עַבְדִּֽי׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 37:35
- Isaiah 31:5The Lord of Armies will defend Jerusalem like a hovering bird. He will defend it and rescue it. He will pass over it and protect it.
- Isaiah 38:6I’ll rescue you and defend this city from the control of the king of Assyria.’ ”
- 2 Kings 20:6I’ll give you 15 more years to live. I’ll rescue you and defend this city from the control of the king of Assyria for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.’ ”
- Isaiah 43:25I alone am the one who is going to wipe away your rebellious actions for my own sake. I will not remember your sins ⌞anymore⌟.
- Isaiah 58:9Then you will call, and the Lord will answer. You will cry for help, and he will say, “Here I am!” Get rid of that yoke. Don’t point your finger and say wicked things.
- Deuteronomy 32:27But I didn’t want their enemies to make me angry. I didn’t want their opponents to misunderstand and say, ‘We won this victory! It wasn’t the Lord who did all this!’ ”
- Ezekiel 20:9But I acted so that my name would not be dishonored among the nations where they were living. While other nations were watching, I made myself known to them by bringing the Israelites out of Egypt.
- Ezekiel 36:22“So tell the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I am about to do something, people of Israel. I will not do this for your sake but for the sake of my holy name, which you have dishonored among the nations wherever you have gone.
- Ephesians 1:6so that the kindness he had given us in his dear Son would be praised and given glory.
- 1 Kings 11:12But I will not do it in your lifetime because of your father David. I will tear it away from the hands of your son.
- 1 Kings 15:4But for David’s sake the Lord his God made Abijam a lamp in Jerusalem. He appointed David’s descendant to rule after him and protected Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 23:5“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will grow a righteous branch for David. He will be a king who will rule wisely. He will do what is fair and right in the land.
- Jeremiah 30:9You will serve the Lord your God and David your king. I will establish him for you.
- Jeremiah 33:15In those days and at that time, I will cause a righteous branch to spring up for David. He will do what is fair and right in the land.
- Ezekiel 37:24“ ‘My servant David will be their king, and all of them will have one shepherd. They will live by my rules, and they will obey my laws.
Commentaries on Isaiah 37:35
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35For I will defend this city - Notwithstanding all that Hezekiah had done to put it in a posture of defense (2 Chronicles 32:1, following) still it was Yahweh alone who could preserve it. For mine own sake - God had been reproached and blasphemed by Sennacherib. As his name and power had been thus blasphemed, he says that he would vindicate himself, and for the honor of his own insulted majesty would save the city. And for my servant David‘s sake - On…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35for the sake of My servant David: God had made a promise to David. He said that David’s royal family would continue forever (see Isaiah 9:6–7; 2 Samuel 7:8–17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3535. I will defend--Notwithstanding Hezekiah's measures of defense (2Ch 32:3-5), Jehovah was its true defender. mine own sake--since Jehovah's name was blasphemed by Sennacherib (Is 37:23). David's sake--on account of His promise to David (Psa 132:17, 18), and to Messiah, the heir of David's throne (Is 9:7; 11:1).Read the comment
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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
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