Isaiah 37:1

Isaiah 37:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

Context of Isaiah 37:1

And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Yhwh. 2And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. 3And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.

Isaiah 37:1 word by word

וַיְהִ֗י כִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ וַיִּקְרַ֖ע אֶת־בְּגָדָ֑יו וַיִּתְכַּ֣ס בַּשָּׂ֔ק וַיָּבֹ֖א בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• And it came to pass, when kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּchizqîyâh chizqîyâhû yechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · HezekiahH2396
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• that he rentקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167
• his clothesבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• and coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• himself with sackclothשַׂקώaq · sackclothH8242
• and wentבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Isaiah 37:1

• 2 Kings 19:1And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Yhwh.
• Isaiah 36:22Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
• 2 Kings 22:11And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
• Jeremiah 36:24Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
• Jonah 3:5So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.
• Matthew 11:21Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
• Ezra 9:5And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto Yhwh my God,
• Job 1:20Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

Commentaries on Isaiah 37:1

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1When king Hezekiah heard it - Heard the account of the words of Rabshakeh Isaiah 36:22. That he rent his clothes - (See the note at Isaiah 36:22). He covered himself with sackcloth - (See the note at Isaiah 3:24). And went into the house of the Lord - Went up to the temple to spread out the case before Yahweh Isaiah 37:14. This was in accordance with the usual habit of Hezekiah; and it teaches us that when we are environed with difficulties or danger and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1This chapter is the same as II Kin. 19.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Hezekiah responded to the threats by seeking the Lord’s favor. The king tore his clothes and wore sackcloth as a sign of mourning and prayer.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-381. sackcloth--(See on Is 20:2). house of the Lord--the sure resort of God's people in distress (Psa 73:16, 17; 77:13).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 37:1

• Mourning
• Rending

In the dictionaries

• Hezekiah
• Rabmag
• Bible, the
• Chronicles, Books of
• Hezekiah (2)
• Isaiah
• Israel, History of
• Sennacherib
• Rabshakeh
• Amoz

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