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 what the Lord says about him: “The virgin daughter Zion despises you – she makes fun of you; daughter Jerusalem shakes her head after you. 23Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at? At whom have you shouted and looked so arrogantly? At the Holy One of Israel! Through your messengers you taunted the sovereign master, ‘With my many chariots I climbed up the high mountains, the slopes of Lebanon. I cut down its tall cedars and its best evergreens. I invaded its most remote regions, its thickest woods. 25I dug wells and drank water. With the soles of my feet I dried up all the rivers of Egypt.’ 26Certainly you must have heard! Long ago I worked it out, in ancient times I planned it, and now I am bringing it to pass. The plan is this: Fortified cities will crash into heaps of ruins.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Byיָדyâd · hand: byH3027
• thy servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• hast thou reproachedחָרַףchâraph · to tauntH2778
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• and hast saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• By the multitudeרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• of my chariotsרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• am I come upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to the heightמָרוֹםmârôm · heightH4791
• of the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• to the sidesיַרְכָהyerêkâh · flankH3411
• of Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · LebanonH3844
• and I will cut downכָּרַתkârath · to cut: cutH3772
• the tallקוֹמָהqômâh · heightH6967
• cedarsאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• the choiceמִבְחָרmibchâr · bestH4005
• fir treesבְּרוֹשׁberôsh · cypressH1265
• thereof: and I will enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• of his borderקֵץqêts · endH7093
• the forestיַ֫עַרya‛ar · woodH3293
• of his Carmelכַּרְמֶלkarmel · CarmelH3760

Cross-references for Isaiah 37:24

• Isaiah 37:4Perhaps the Lord your God will hear all these things the chief adviser has spoken on behalf of his master, the king of Assyria, who sent him to taunt the living God. When the Lord your God hears, perhaps he will punish him for the things he has said. So pray for this remnant that remains.’”
• Isaiah 36:15Don’t let Hezekiah talk you into trusting in the Lord by saying, “The Lord will certainly rescue us; this city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.”
• 2 Kings 19:22Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at? At whom have you shouted, and looked so arrogantly? At the Holy One of Israel!
• Isaiah 10:13For he says: “By my strong hand I have accomplished this, by my strategy that I devised. I invaded the territory of nations, and looted their storehouses. Like a mighty conqueror, I brought down rulers.
• Isaiah 36:9Certainly you will not refuse one of my master’s minor officials and trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen.
• Exodus 15:9The enemy said, ‘I will chase, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my desire will be satisfied on them. I will draw my sword, my hand will destroy them.’
• Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we depend on the Lord our God.
• Daniel 4:30The king uttered these words: “Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?”
• Isaiah 10:18The splendor of his forest and his orchard will be completely destroyed, as when a sick man’s life ebbs away.
• Isaiah 14:8The evergreens also rejoice over your demise, as do the cedars of Lebanon, singing, ‘Since you fell asleep, no woodsman comes up to chop us down!’
• Ezekiel 31:3Consider Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches, like a forest giving shade, and extremely tall; its top reached into the clouds.
• Daniel 4:8Later Daniel entered (whose name is Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom there is a spirit of the holy gods). I recounted the dream for him as well,
• Zechariah 11:1Open your gates, Lebanon, so that the fire may consume your cedars.
• Isaiah 29:17In just a very short time Lebanon will turn into an orchard, and the orchard will be considered 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
• Carmel, Mount Carmel
• Hezekiah
• Bible, the
• Cedar
• Chronicles, Books of
• Far; Farther
• Hezekiah (2)
• Isaiah

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