Isaiah 37:24

Isaiah 37:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.
• New International Version (NIV)By your messengers you have ridiculed the Lord. And you have said, ‘With my many chariots I have ascended the heights of the mountains, the utmost heights of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the choicest of its junipers. I have reached its remotest heights, the finest of its forests.
• English Standard Version (ESV)By your servants you have mocked the Lord, and you have said, With my many chariots I have gone up the heights of the mountains, to the far recesses of Lebanon, to cut down its tallest cedars, its choicest cypresses, to come to its remotest height, its most fruitful forest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)By your servants you have reproached the Lord, And said, ‘By the multitude of my chariots I have come up to the height of the mountains, To the limits of Lebanon; I will cut down its tall cedars And its choice cypress trees; I will enter its farthest height, To its fruitful forest.

Context of Isaiah 37:24

22this is the word that the Lord has spoken against him: “She has shown contempt for you and derided you, The virgin daughter of Zion; The daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head behind you! 23Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? And against whom have you raised your voice And haughtily raised your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel! Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, And you have said, ‘With my many chariots I came up to the heights of the mountains, To the remotest parts of Lebanon; And I cut down its tall cedars and its choice junipers. And I will come to its highest peak, its thickest forest. 25I dug wells and drank waters, And with the sole of my feet I dried up All the canals of Egypt.’ 26Have you not heard? Long ago I did it, From ancient times I planned it. Now I have brought it about That you would turn fortified cities into ruined heaps.

Isaiah 37:24 word by word

בְּיַ֣ד עֲבָדֶיךָ֮ חֵרַ֣פְתָּ׀ אֲדֹנָי֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר בְּרֹ֥ב רִכְבִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י עָלִ֛יתִי מְר֥וֹם הָרִ֖ים יַרְכְּתֵ֣י לְבָנ֑וֹן וְאֶכְרֹ֞ת קוֹמַ֤ת אֲרָזָיו֙ מִבְחַ֣ר בְּרֹשָׁ֔יו וְאָבוֹא֙ מְר֣וֹם קִצּ֔וֹ יַ֖עַר כַּרְמִלּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Throughיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
• your servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• you have tauntedחָרַףchâraph · to tauntH2778
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• And you have saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• With my manyרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• I cameעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to the heightsמָרוֹםmârôm · heightH4791
• of the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• To the remotestיַרְכָהyerêkâh · flankH3411
• Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · LebanonH3844
• And I cutכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• downכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• its tallקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967
• cedarsאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• its choiceמִבְחוֹרmibchôr · choiceH4004
• junipersבְּרוֹשׁberôsh · cypressH1265
• And I will comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• peakקֵץqêts · endH7093
• its thickestכַּרְמֶלkarmel · plantationH3759
• forestיַ֫עַרya‛ar · woodH3293

Cross-references for Isaiah 37:24

• Isaiah 37:4Perhaps the Lord your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to taunt the living God, and will avenge the words which the Lord your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for the remnant that is left.’”
• Isaiah 36:15and do not let Hezekiah lead you to rely on the Lord, saying, “The Lord will certainly save us. This city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria!”
• 2 Kings 19:22Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? And against whom have you raised your voice, And haughtily raised your eyes? Against the Holy One of Israel!
• Isaiah 10:13For he has said, “By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this, Because I have understanding; And I removed the boundaries of the peoples And plundered their treasures, And like a powerful man I brought down their inhabitants,
• Isaiah 36:9How then can you drive back even one official of the least of my master’s servants and rely on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
• Exodus 15:9The enemy said, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoils; I shall be satisfied against them; I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.’
• Psalms 20:7Some praise their chariots and some their horses, But we will praise the name of the Lord, our God.
• Daniel 4:30The king began speaking and was saying, ‘Is this not Babylon the great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?’
• Isaiah 10:18And He will destroy the glory of his forest and of his fruitful garden, both soul and body, And it will be as when a sick person wastes away.
• Isaiah 14:8Even the juniper trees rejoice over you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, ‘Since you have been laid low, no tree cutter comes up against us.’
• Ezekiel 31:3Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon With beautiful branches and forest shade, And very high, And its top was among the clouds.
• Daniel 4:8But finally Daniel came in before me, whose name is Belteshazzar according to the name of my god, and in whom is a spirit of the holy gods; and I related the dream to him, saying,
• Zechariah 11:1Open your doors, Lebanon, So that a fire may feed on your cedars.
• Isaiah 29:17Is it not yet just a little while Before Lebanon will be turned into a fertile field, And the fertile field will be considered as a forest?

Commentaries on Isaiah 37:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24By thy servants "By thy messengers" - The text has עבדיך abdeycha, thy servants; but the true reading seems to be מלאכיך malacheycha, thy messengers, as in the other copy, 2 Kings 19:23; and as the Septuagint and Syriac found it in their copies in this place. Reproached the Lord - אדני Adonai : but one of my MSS. has אדני יהוה Yehovah Adonai, Jehovah the Lord. This reading is not found, I think, in any other MS., but several have יהוה Yehovah for אדני…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24By thy servants - Hebrew, By the hand of thy servants.‘ That is, by Rabshakeh Isaiah 37:9, Isaiah 37:14. And hast said - Isaiah does not here quote the precise words which Rabshakeh or the other messengers had used, but quotes the substance of what had been uttered, and expresses the real feelings and intentions of Sennacherib. By the multitude of my chariots - The word chariots‘ here denotes war-chariois (see the notes at Isaiah 2:7; Isaiah 66:20). To…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Isaiah seems to be familiar with the typical royal Assyrian boasts, including that they possessed the highest mountains. These words sound very much like those found in the annals of the Assyrian kings inscribed on the walls of their temples.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. said--virtually. Hast thou within thyself? height--imagery from the Assyrian felling of trees in Lebanon (Is 14:8; 33:9); figuratively for, "I have carried my victorious army through the regions most difficult of access, to the most remote lands." sides--rather, "recesses" [G. V. Smith]. fir trees--not cypresses, as some translate; pine foliage and cedars are still found on the northwest side of Lebanon [Stanley]. height of ... border--In 2Ki 19:23…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 37:24

• Assyria
• Blasphemy
• Libnah

In the dictionaries

• Carmel
• Lebanon
• Hezekiah
• Bible, the
• Cedar
• Chronicles, Books of
• Far; Farther
• Hezekiah (2)
• Isaiah
• Sennacherib

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