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Isaiah 37:11
11You know perfectly well what the kings of Assyria have done wherever they have gone. They have completely destroyed everyone who stood in their way! Why should you be any different?
Isaiah 37:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?
- New International Version (NIV)Surely you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the countries, destroying them completely. And will you be delivered?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, you have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, devoting them to destruction. And shall you be delivered?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Look! You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered?
Context of Isaiah 37:11
9Soon afterward King Sennacherib received word that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading an army to fight against him. Before leaving to meet the attack, he sent messengers back to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with this message: 10“This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don’t let your God, in whom you trust, deceive you with promises that Jerusalem will not be captured by the king of Assyria. You know perfectly well what the kings of Assyria have done wherever they have gone. They have completely destroyed everyone who stood in their way! Why should you be any different? 12Have the gods of other nations rescued them—such nations as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Tel-assar? My predecessors destroyed them all! 13What happened to the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivvah?”
Read all of Isaiah 37Isaiah 37:11 word by word
הִנֵּ֣ה׀ אַתָּ֣ה שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֜וּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר לְכָל־הָאֲרָצ֖וֹת לְהַחֲרִימָ֑ם וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּנָּצֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Behold, thou hast heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- what the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
- have doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- to all landsאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- by destroying them utterlyחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
- and shalt thou be deliveredנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
Cross-references for Isaiah 37:11
- Isaiah 37:18“It is true, Lord, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all these nations.
- Isaiah 10:7But the king of Assyria will not understand that he is my tool; his mind does not work that way. His plan is simply to destroy, to cut down nation after nation.
- Isaiah 14:17Is this the one who destroyed the world and made it into a wasteland? Is this the king who demolished the world’s greatest cities and had no mercy on his prisoners?’
- Isaiah 36:18“Don’t let Hezekiah mislead you by saying, ‘The Lord will rescue us!’ Have the gods of any other nations ever saved their people from the king of Assyria?
- 2 Kings 17:4But Hoshea stopped paying the annual tribute and conspired against the king of Assyria by asking King So of Egypt to help him shake free of Assyria’s power. When the king of Assyria discovered this treachery, he seized Hoshea and put him in prison.
- 2 Kings 18:33Have the gods of any other nations ever saved their people from the king of Assyria?
Commentaries on Isaiah 37:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And shalt thou be delivered? - How will it be possible for you to stand out against the conquerors of the world?Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-38Jerusalem’s rescue from King Sennacherib of Assyria is a main event in Isaiah 1–39. The Lord promised to save his people. He would remain present with Jerusalem (see 7:14). He would also keep a remnant, a small group who would survive (see study note on Isaiah 10:20). Much of the land became empty and the population greatly reduced. This happened because Judah made a foolish alliance with Assyria (chapters 7–8). Even so, the Lord did not allow total…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. all lands--(Is 14:17). He does not dare to enumerate Egypt in the list.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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