Isaiah 36:4

Isaiah 36:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?
• New International Version (NIV)The field commander said to them, “Tell Hezekiah: “ ‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: On what are you basing this confidence of yours?
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Rabshakeh said to them, "Say to Hezekiah, 'Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: On what do you rest this trust of yours?
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the Assyrian king’s chief of staff told them to give this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the great king of Assyria says: What are you trusting in that makes you so confident?

Context of Isaiah 36:4

2Then the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh with a great army from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stood by the aqueduct from the upper pool, on the highway to the Fuller’s Field. 3And Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came out to him. Then the Rabshakeh said to them, “Say now to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: “What confidence is this in which you trust? 5I say you speak of having plans and power for war; but they are mere words. Now in whom do you trust, that you rebel against me? 6Look! You are trusting in the staff of this broken reed, Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

Isaiah 36:4 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה אִמְרוּ־נָ֖א אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ הַגָּדוֹל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר מָ֧ה הַבִּטָּח֛וֹן הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּטָֽחְתָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Rabshakehרַבְשָׁקֵהrabshâqêh · RabshakehH7262
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• ye now to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּchizqîyâh chizqîyâhû yechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · HezekiahH2396
• the greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• What confidenceבִּטָּחוֹןbiţţâchôn · trustH986
• this wherein thou trustestבָּטַחbâţach · to trustH982

Cross-references for Isaiah 36:4

• Isaiah 10:8For he says, ‘Are not my princes altogether kings?
• Isaiah 37:11Look! You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered?
• Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Ezekiel 31:3Indeed Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, With fine branches that shaded the forest, And of high stature; And its top was among the thick boughs.
• Daniel 4:30The king spoke, saying, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal dwelling by my mighty power and for the honor of my majesty?”
• Acts 12:22And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”
• Jude 1:16These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage.
• 2 Kings 18:5He trusted in the Lord God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor who were before him.
• 2 Kings 19:10“Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, “Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
• 2 Chronicles 32:7“Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is with him; for there are more with us than with him.
• Psalms 42:3My tears have been my food day and night, While they continually say to me, “Where is your God?”
• Psalms 71:10For my enemies speak against me; And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together,

Commentaries on Isaiah 36:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4What confidence - What is the ground of your confidence? on what do you trust? The appellation great king‘ was the customary title of the kings of the Persians and Assyrians.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The title great king is similar to the title emperor.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. great king--the usual title of the Persian and Assyrian kings, as they had many subordinate princes or kings under them over provinces (Is 10:8).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Hezekiah
• Destroy
• Isaiah
• Sennacherib
• Bible, the
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Hezekiah (2)
• Rabshakeh

Commentaries on Isaiah 36

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings