Isaiah 38:6

Isaiah 38:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.
• New International Version (NIV)And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and will defend this city.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.” ’

Context of Isaiah 38:6

4Then this message came to Isaiah from the Lord: 5“Go back to Hezekiah and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. Yes, I will defend this city. 7“‘And this is the sign from the Lord to prove that he will do as he promised: 8I will cause the sun’s shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial of Ahaz!’” So the shadow on the sundial moved backward ten steps.

Isaiah 38:6 word by word

וּמִכַּ֤ף מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ אַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔ וְאֵ֖ת הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וְגַנּוֹתִ֖י עַל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• thee and this cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• out of the handכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AssyriaH804
• and I will defendגָּנַןgânan · to defendH1598

Cross-references for Isaiah 38:6

• Isaiah 12:6Let all the people of Jerusalem shout his praise with joy! For great is the Holy One of Israel who lives among you.”
• Isaiah 31:4But this is what the Lord has told me: “When a strong young lion stands growling over a sheep it has killed, it is not frightened by the shouts and noise of a whole crowd of shepherds. In the same way, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will come down and fight on Mount Zion.
• Isaiah 37:35‘For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David, I will defend this city and protect it.’”
• 2 Chronicles 32:22That is how the Lord rescued Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from King Sennacherib of Assyria and from all the others who threatened them. So there was peace throughout the land.
• 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood with me and gave me strength so that I might preach the Good News in its entirety for all the Gentiles to hear. And he rescued me from certain death.

Commentaries on Isaiah 38:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I will defend this city - The other copy, 2 Kings 20:6, adds:" for mine own sake, and for the sake of David my servant;" and the sentence seems somewhat abrupt without it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And I will deliver thee and this city - The purport of this promise is, that he and the city should be finally and entirely delivered from all danger of invasion from the Assyrians. It might be apprehended that Sennacherib would collect a large army, and return; or that his successor would prosecute the war which he had commenced. But the assurance here is given to Hezekiah that he had nothing more to fear from the Assyrians (see the notes at Isaiah…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6I will deliver you … I will defend this city: This promise refers to saving Jerusalem (Isaiah 36–37). It also helps us understand Hezekiah’s illness and recovery. Just as Hezekiah gained 15 more years, Jerusalem also received a temporary relief (see Isaiah 39).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-86. In 2Ki 20:8, after this verse comes the statement which is put at the end, in order not to interrupt God's message (Is 38:21, 22) by Isaiah (Is 38:5-8). will deliver--The city was already delivered, but here assurance is given, that Hezekiah shall have no more to fear from the Assyrians.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 38:6

• Disease
• Hezekiah

In the dictionaries

• Assyria
• Assyria, Assyrian, Assyrian Empire
• Celebrate
• Hezekiah
• Reckon
• Undertake
• Chronicles, Books of
• Hezekiah (2)
• Isaiah
• Job, Book of

Commentaries on Isaiah 38

• 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
• John Wesley’s Notes
• 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