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Isaiah 37

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 37 of 66

1 And it happened when King Hezekiah heard, he tore his garments and was covered with sackcloth. And he went into the house of Jehovah.

2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.

3 And they said to him, So says Hezekiah, This day is a day of distress, and reproach, and contempt. For sons have come to the breach and there is no strength to give birth.

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Chapter Summary

Hezekiah, mourning, asks Isaiah to pray for them. Sennacherib sends a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah. Isaiah's prophecy of the pride and destruction of Sennacherib, and the good of Zion. The Angel of Jehovah slays 185,000.

Key Hebrew Words

חֵרַ֨פְתָּ֙ remain in harvest time H2778 · TWOT 750
צָרָ֧ה vexer H6869 · TWOT 1974b
שֹׁ֣רֶשׁ root H8328 · TWOT 2471a
יְאֹרֵ֥י stream of the Nile H2975 · TWOT 832
בְּגָדָ֑י treachery H899 · TWOT 198a

People & Context

Hezekiah Mourns and Seeks Isaiah

Hezekiah tears his clothes, puts on sackcloth, goes into the house of Jehovah, and sends officials in sackcloth to the prophet Isaiah for prayer.

Isaiah's Prophecy of Assyrian Retreat

Isaiah assures the king's messengers that God will put a spirit in Sennacherib causing him to hear a rumor, return to his own land, and fall by the sw…

Sennacherib Sends a Threatening Letter

Hearing that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia is coming to fight, Sennacherib sends messengers with a letter warning Hezekiah that his God cannot save him an…

Timeline

Hezekiah Mourns and Seeks Isaiah

Hezekiah tears his clothes, puts on sackcloth, goes into the house of Jehovah, and sends officials in sackcloth to the prophet Isaiah for prayer.

Isaiah 37:1-5
Isaiah's Prophecy of Assyrian Retreat

Isaiah assures the king's messengers that God will put a spirit in Sennacherib causing him to hear a rumor, return to his own land, and fall by the sword.

Isaiah 37:6-7
Sennacherib Sends a Threatening Letter

Hearing that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia is coming to fight, Sennacherib sends messengers with a letter warning Hezekiah that his God cannot save him any more than the gods of other conquered nations saved them.

Isaiah 37:8-13

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