Tree of Life Version
Isaiah 39:7
7‘Moreover, some of your descendants—who will issue from you, whom you will father—will be taken away and will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’”
Isaiah 39:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
- New International Version (NIV)And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood who will be born to you, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And some of your own sons, who will come from you, whom you will father, shall be taken away, and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon."
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘And they shall take away some of your sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ”
Context of Isaiah 39:7
5Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah: “Hear the word of Adonai-Tzva’ot, 6‘Behold, days are coming when everything in your house, which your fathers have stored up to this day, will be carried to Babylon—nothing will be left,’ says Adonai. ‘Moreover, some of your descendants—who will issue from you, whom you will father—will be taken away and will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’” 8Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of Adonai which you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “For there will be shalom and security in my days.”
Read all of Isaiah 39Isaiah 39:7 word by word
וּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֵצְא֧וּ מִמְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תּוֹלִ֖יד יִקָּ֑חוּ וְהָיוּ֙ סָרִיסִ֔ים בְּהֵיכַ֖ל מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And of thy sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- that shall issueיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- from thee, which thou shalt begetיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- shall they take awayלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- and they shall be eunuchsסָרִיסsârîys sâris · eunuchH5631
- in the palaceהֵיכָלhêykâl · temple: palaceH1964
- of the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
Cross-references for Isaiah 39:7
- 2 Kings 24:12Then King Jehoiachin of Judah, his mother, his courtiers, his officials, and his eunuchs surrendered to the king of Babylon. So the king of Babylon took him captive in the eighth year of his reign.
- 2 Kings 25:6So they captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, and passed sentence on him.
- 2 Chronicles 33:11Therefore, Adonai brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks, bound him with bronze shackles, and led him to Babylon.
- 2 Chronicles 36:10At the turn of the year, King Nebuchadnezzar sent and had him brought to Babylon along with the precious articles from the House of Adonai and made his brother Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 39:7Then he blinded Zedekiah’s eyes, and he bound him in shackles to carry him off to Babylon.
- Ezekiel 17:12Say now to the rebellious house, “Do you not know what these things mean?” Tell them: “Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took the king and the princes and brought them with him to Babylon.
- Daniel 1:2God gave King Jehoiakim of Judah into his hand, along with some of the vessels of the House of God. He brought them into the land of Shinar to the house of his god and put the vessels into the treasure house of his god.
Commentaries on Isaiah 39:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And of that sons - Thy posterity (see the note at Matthew 1:1). That shall issue from thee - Of the royal family. The captivity at Babylon occurred more than a hundred years after this, and of course those who were carried there were somewhat remote descendants of Hezekiah. And they shall be eunuchs - The word used here (סריסים sâriysiym ) denotes properly and strictly eunuchs, or such persons as were accustomed to attend on the harems of Oriental…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7carried off to Babylon: This prophecy came before the prophecy about saving Jerusalem (Isaiah 37:35). Although this judgment and exile seem like a surprising end to Hezekiah's story, the exile of Israel and Judah was always a possibility (Isaiah 10:3–4, 20–23). The Lord promised to protect Judah and Jerusalem from the Assyrians in 701 BC, but he warned Isaiah that worse would happen if they did not change. God showed his power and reliability by defeating…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. sons ... from thee--The sons which Hezekiah (as Josephus tells us) wished to have (see on Is 28:3, on "wept sore") will be among the foremost in suffering. eunuchs--fulfilled (Da 1:2, 3, 7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 39
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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