Isaiah 37:6

Isaiah 37:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Isaiah said to them, "Say to your master, 'Thus says the Lord: Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the young men of the king of Assyria have reviled me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Isaiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to your master, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Do not be afraid of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
• New Living Translation (NLT)the prophet replied, “Say to your master, ‘This is what the Lord says: Do not be disturbed by this blasphemous speech against me from the Assyrian king’s messengers.

Context of Isaiah 37:6

4It may be that the Lord your God will hear the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to ridicule the living God, and that he will rebuke him for the words the Lord your God has heard. Therefore pray for the remnant that still survives.” 5When King Hezekiah’s officials came to Isaiah, Isaiah said to them, “Tell your master, ‘This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid of what you have heard—those words with which the underlings of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. 7Listen! When he hears a certain report, I will make him want to return to his own country, and there I will have him cut down with the sword.’ ” 8When the field commander heard that the king of Assyria had left Lachish, he withdrew and found the king fighting against Libnah.

Isaiah 37:6 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֖וּן אֶל־אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם כֹּ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל־תִּירָא֙ מִפְּנֵ֤י הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֔עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֧ר גִּדְּפ֛וּ נַעֲרֵ֥י מֶלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר אוֹתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֫הוּyesha‛yâh yesha‛yâhû · IsaiahH3470
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto your masterאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Be not afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
• ofפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• that thou hast heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• wherewith the servantsנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• have blasphemedגָּדַףgâdaph · to blasphemeH1442

Cross-references for Isaiah 37:6

• 2 Kings 19:5When King Hezekiah’s officials came to Isaiah,
• 2 Kings 22:15She said to them, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Tell the man who sent you to me,
• Isaiah 7:4Say to him, ‘Be careful, keep calm and don’t be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood—because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.
• Isaiah 10:24Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord Almighty, says: “My people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrians, who beat you with a rod and lift up a club against you, as Egypt did.
• Isaiah 35:4say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.”
• Isaiah 41:10So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
• Isaiah 43:1But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
• Isaiah 51:12“I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mere mortals, human beings who are but grass,
• Exodus 14:13Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.
• Leviticus 26:8Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.
• Joshua 11:6The Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, because by this time tomorrow I will hand all of them, slain, over to Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn their chariots.”
• 2 Chronicles 20:15He said: “Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the Lord says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.
• Mark 4:40He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?”
• Mark 5:36Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 37:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Thus shall ye say - תאמרון כה ko tomerun, "thus shall ye (explicitly, earnestly, and positively) say. "The paragogic nun deepens and increases the sense.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Wherewith the servants … - Hebrew, נערי na‛ărēy - The youth,‘ or the young men. The word properly denotes boys, youths, young men; and is used here probably by way of disparagement, in contradistinction from an embassy that would be truly respectable, made up of aged men. Have blasphemed me - God regarded these words as spoken against himself and he would vindicate his own honor and name.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7God answered that he would deal with the Assyrians and rescue the remnant of his people from their distress (see Isaiah 63:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. servants--literally, "youths," mere lads, implying disparagement, not an embassy of venerable elders. The Hebrew is different from that for "servants" in Is 37:5. blasphemed me--(Is 36:20).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 37:6

• Faith
• Isaiah

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Isaiah
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Hezekiah
• Rabmag
• Bible, the
• Blasphemy
• Chronicles, Books of
• Hezekiah (2)
• 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