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 this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the Lord’s temple. 2Eliakim the palace supervisor, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, clothed in sackcloth, sent this message to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz: 3“This is what Hezekiah says: ‘This is a day of distress, insults, and humiliation, as when a baby is ready to leave the birth canal, but the mother lacks the strength to push it through.

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 this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the Lord’s temple.
• Isaiah 36:22Eliakim son of Hilkiah, the palace supervisor, accompanied by Shebna the scribe and Joah son of Asaph, the secretary, went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn in grief and reported to him what the chief adviser had said.
• 2 Kings 22:11When the king heard the words of the law scroll, he tore his clothes.
• Jeremiah 36:24Neither he nor any of his attendants showed any alarm when they heard all that had been read. Nor did they tear their clothes to show any grief or sorrow.
• Jonah 3:5The people of Nineveh believed in God, and they declared a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.
• Matthew 11:21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
• Ezra 9:5At the time of the evening offering I got up from my self-abasement, with my tunic and robe torn, and then dropped to my knees and spread my hands to the Lord my God.
• Job 1:20Then Job got up and tore his robe. He shaved his head, and then he threw himself down with his face to the ground.

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