Isaiah 37:12

Isaiah 37:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?
• New International Version (NIV)Did the gods of the nations that were destroyed by my predecessors deliver them—the gods of Gozan, Harran, Rezeph and the people of Eden who were in Tel Assar?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Have the gods of the nations delivered them, the nations that my fathers destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Have the gods of the nations delivered those whom my fathers have destroyed, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar?

Context of Isaiah 37:12

10“Tell King Hezekiah of Judah this: ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust mislead you when he says, “Jerusalem will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.” 11Certainly you have heard how the kings of Assyria have annihilated all lands. Do you really think you will be rescued? Were the nations whom my predecessors destroyed – the nations of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden in Telassar – rescued by their gods? 13Where are the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the kings of Lair, Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?’” 14Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers and read it. Then Hezekiah went up to the Lord’s temple and spread it out before the Lord.

Isaiah 37:12 word by word

הַהִצִּ֨ילוּ אוֹתָ֜ם אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַגּוֹיִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִשְׁחִ֣יתוּ אֲבוֹתַ֔י אֶת־גּוֹזָ֖ן וְאֶת־חָרָ֑ן וְרֶ֥צֶף וּבְנֵי־עֶ֖דֶן אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּתְלַשָּֽׂר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Have the godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• deliveredנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• them which my fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• have destroyedשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• Gozanגּוֹזָןgôzân · GozanH1470
• and Haranחָרָןchârân · HaranH2771
• and Rezephרֶ֫צֶףretseph · RezephH7530
• and the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Edenעֶ֫דֶן‛eden · EdenH5729
• in Telassarתְּלַאשָּׂ֑רtela'ώώar telaώώar · TelassarH8515

Cross-references for Isaiah 37:12

• Isaiah 36:20Who among all the gods of these lands have rescued their lands from my power? So how can the Lord rescue Jerusalem from my power?’”
• Isaiah 46:5To whom can you compare and liken me? Tell me whom you think I resemble, so we can be compared!
• 2 Kings 17:6In the ninth year of Hoshea’s reign, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the people of Israel to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor (the river of Gozan), and in the cities of the Medes.
• 2 Kings 18:11The king of Assyria deported the people of Israel to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, along the Habor (the river of Gozan), and in the cities of the Medes.
• 2 Kings 19:12Were the nations whom my ancestors destroyed – the nations of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden in Telassar – rescued by their gods?
• Genesis 11:31Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (the son of Haran), and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and with them he set out from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to Canaan. When they came to Haran, they settled there.
• Genesis 12:14When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
• Genesis 28:10Meanwhile Jacob left Beer Sheba and set out for Haran.
• Genesis 29:4Jacob asked them, “My brothers, where are you from?” They replied, “We’re from Haran.”
• Acts 7:2So he replied, “Brothers and fathers, listen to me. The God of glory appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,
• Genesis 2:8The Lord God planted an orchard in the east, in Eden; and there he placed the man he had formed.
• Ezekiel 27:23Haran, Kanneh, Eden, merchants from Sheba, Asshur, and Kilmad were your clients.
• Ezekiel 28:13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was your covering, the ruby, topaz, and emerald, the chrysolite, onyx, and jasper, the sapphire, turquoise, and beryl; your settings and mounts were made of gold. On the day you were created they were prepared.
• Amos 1:5I will break the bar on the gate of Damascus. I will remove the ruler from Wicked Valley, the one who holds the royal scepter from Beth Eden. The people of Aram will be deported to Kir.” The Lord has spoken!
• Genesis 14:1At that time Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations

Commentaries on Isaiah 37:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12As Gozan, and Haran - חרן Charan : but הרן Haran is the reading of four of Kennicott's MSS. and one of De Rossi's.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12My fathers - My predecessors on the throne. Gozan - This was a region or country in the northern part of Mesopotamia, and on the river Chaboras. There was a river of the name of Gozan in Media, which ran through the province, and gave it its name. The river fell probably into the Chaboras. This region is known to have been under the dominion of Assyria, for Shalmaneser, when he had subdued the ten tribes, carried them away beyond the Euphrates to a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The argument was that Judah's god, like the gods of other nations already conquered by Assyria, would not be able to save Judah (see also Isaiah 36:18–20). Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, Eden, and Telassar were cities in Mesopotamia.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Gozan--in Mesopotamia, on the Chabour (2Ki 17:6; 18:11). Gozan is the name of the district, Chabour of the river. Haran--more to the west. Abraham removed to it from Ur (Ge 11:31); the Carroe of the Romans. Rezeph--farther west, in Syria. Eden--There is an ancient village, Adna, north of Baghdad. Some think Eden to be the name of a region (of Mesopotamia or its vicinity) in which was Paradise; Paradise was not Eden itself (Ge 2:8). "A garden in Eden."…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 37:12

• Blasphemy
• Eden
• Haran
• Letters
• Libnah
• Rezeph
• Telassar
• Thelasar

In the dictionaries

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• Children of Eden
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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