New English Translation
Isaiah 37:34
34He will go back the way he came – he will not enter this city,’ says the Lord.
Isaiah 37:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)By the way that he came he will return; he will not enter this city,” declares the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)By the way that he came, by the same he shall return, and he shall not come into this city, declares the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)By the way that he came, By the same shall he return; And he shall not come into this city,’ Says the Lord.
Context of Isaiah 37:34
32“For a remnant will leave Jerusalem; survivors will come out of Mount Zion. The intense devotion of the Lord who commands armies will accomplish this. 33So this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city, nor will he shoot an arrow here. He will not attack it with his shielded warriors, nor will he build siege works against it. He will go back the way he came – he will not enter this city,’ says the Lord. 35I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant.”’” 36The Lord’s messenger went out and killed 185,000 troops in the Assyrian camp. When they got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses!
Read all of Isaiah 37Isaiah 37:34 word by word
בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֖א בָּ֣הּ יָשׁ֑וּב וְאֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את לֹ֥א יָב֖וֹא נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 37:34
- Isaiah 37:29Because you rage against me and the uproar you create has reached my ears, I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle between your lips, and I will lead you back the way you came.”
- Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the Lord.
Commentaries on Isaiah 37:34
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34By the way that he came - (Isaiah 37:29; compare Isaiah 37:37). And shall not come into this city - (Isaiah 37:33; compare Isaiah 29:6-8).Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-35In this prophecy of salvation, Isaiah assured Hezekiah that Jerusalem would be spared and that the remnant was under God’s protection. The names of Isaiah and his sons anticipated God's rescue (see Isaiah 7:1–11:16). The book’s record of God’s presence and rescue provided assurance that the Lord would always have a remnant that he will protect and rescue.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. (See Is 37:29, 37; Is 29:5-8).Read the comment
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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
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