Isaiah 37:33

Isaiah 37:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city or shoot an arrow there or come before it with a shield or cast up a siege mound against it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: ‘He shall not come into this city, Nor shoot an arrow there, Nor come before it with shield, Nor build a siege mound against it.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“And this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: “‘His armies will not enter Jerusalem. They will not even shoot an arrow at it. They will not march outside its gates with their shields nor build banks of earth against its walls.

Context of Isaiah 37:33

31Once more a remnant of the kingdom of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above. 32For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this. “Therefore this is what the Lord says concerning the king of Assyria: “He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with shield or build a siege ramp against it. 34By the way that he came he will return; he will not enter this city,” declares the Lord. 35“I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant!”

Isaiah 37:33 word by word

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר לֹ֤א יָבוֹא֙ אֶל־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְלֹֽא־יוֹרֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם חֵ֑ץ וְלֹֽא־יְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּה מָגֵ֔ן וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ עֳלֶ֖יהָ סֹלְלָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• concerning the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• He shall not comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into this cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• nor shootיָרָאyârâh yârâ' · to shootH3384
• an arrowחֵץchêts · arrowH2671
• there, nor come beforeקָדַםqâdam · to meetH6923
• it with shieldsמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
• nor castשָׁפַךְshâphak · to pour: build siege moundH8210
• a bankסֹלְלָהsôlelâh sôlelâh · moundH5550

Cross-references for Isaiah 37:33

• Isaiah 8:7therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates— the king of Assyria with all his pomp. It will overflow all its channels, run over all its banks
• Isaiah 10:32This day they will halt at Nob; they will shake their fist at the mount of Daughter Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 17:12Woe to the many nations that rage— they rage like the raging sea! Woe to the peoples who roar— they roar like the roaring of great waters!
• Isaiah 33:20Look on Zion, the city of our festivals; your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful abode, a tent that will not be moved; its stakes will never be pulled up, nor any of its ropes broken.
• 2 Kings 19:32“Therefore this is what the Lord says concerning the king of Assyria: “ ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with shield or build a siege ramp against it.
• Ezekiel 21:22Into his right hand will come the lot for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to give the command to slaughter, to sound the battle cry, to set battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp and to erect siege works.
• Luke 19:43The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side.

Commentaries on Isaiah 37:33

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33He shall not come into this city - Sennacherib encamped probably on the northeast side of the city, and his army was destroyed there (see the notes at Isaiah 10:28 ff.) Nor shoot an arrow there - That is, nor shoot an arrow within the walls of the city. Nor come before it with shields - (See the note at Isaiah 21:5). The meaning here is, that the army should not be permitted to come before the city defended with shields, and prepared with the means of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33He will not enter … arrow … shield … siege ramp: Despite their advanced military technology and great power, the Assyrians did not succeed against Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3333. with shields--He did come near it, but was not allowed to conduct a proper siege. bank--a mound to defend the assailants in attacking the walls.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 37:33

• Assyria
• Blasphemy
• Libnah
• Siege

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Hezekiah
• Armor; Arms
• Bank
• Bible, the
• Bowman
• Chronicles, Books of
• Isaiah
• Sennacherib

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