New American Standard Bible 2020
Isaiah 39:7
7‘And some of your sons who will come from you, whom you will father, 1will be taken away, and 2they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”
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.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)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."
- 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.’ ”
Context of Isaiah 39:7
5Isaiah then said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord of armies, 6‘Behold, the days are coming when everything that is in your house, and what your fathers have stored up to this day, will be carried to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord. ‘And some of your sons who will come from you, whom you will father, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’” 8Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.”
Read all of Isaiah 39Isaiah 39:7 word by word
וּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֵצְא֧וּ מִמְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תּוֹלִ֖יד יִקָּ֑חוּ וְהָיוּ֙ סָרִיסִ֔ים בְּהֵיכַ֖ל מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃Read the interlinear
- And someמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
- of your sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- will comeיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- you will fatherיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- will be takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- they will becomeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- eunuchsסָרִיסsârîys sâris · eunuchH5631
- in the palaceהֵיכָלhêykâl · temple: palaceH1964
- of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
Cross-references for Isaiah 39:7
- 2 Kings 24:12Then Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials. And 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 he passed sentence on him.
- 2 Chronicles 33:11Therefore the Lord brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze chains, and led him to Babylon.
- 2 Chronicles 36:10At the turn of the year King Nebuchadnezzar sent men and had him brought to Babylon with the valuable articles of the house of the Lord; and he made his relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 39:7He then blinded Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in shackles of bronze to bring him to Babylon.
- Ezekiel 17:12“Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Say, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and leaders, and brought them to him in Babylon.
- Daniel 1:2And the Lord handed Jehoiakim king of Judah over to him, along 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 he brought the vessels into 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
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Notes
- 1. Isaiah 39:7 2 Kin 24:10-16; 2 Chr 36:10 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 39:7 Dan 1:1-7 ↩
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
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