2 Kings 19:29

And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sign	הָא֔וֹת ha.'ot	H226	a signal (literally or figuratively) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
eat	אָכ֤וֹל 'a.Khol	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal infinitive absolute
year	הַשָּׁנָה֙ ha.sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
grow	סָפִ֔יחַ sa.Fi.ach	H5599	something (spontaneously) falling off · noun, common masculine singular absolute
second	הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית ha.she.Nit	H8145	properly · definite article + ordinal number, feminine singular absolute
year	וּבַשָּׁנָ֥ה u.va.sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
springeth	סָחִ֑ישׁ sa.Chish	H7823	aftergrowth · noun, common masculine singular absolute
third	הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗ית ha.she.li.Shit	H7992	third · definite article + ordinal number, feminine singular absolute
year	וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה u.va.sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · conjunction + preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
sow	זִרְע֧וּ zir.'U	H2232	to sow · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
reap	וְקִצְר֛וּ ve.kitz.Ru	H7114	to dock off · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
plant	וְנִטְע֥וּ ve.nit.'U	H5193	properly · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
vineyards	כְרָמִ֖ים khe.ra.Mim	H3754	a garden or vineyard · noun, common masculine plural absolute
eat	וְאִכְל֥וּ ve.'ikh.Lu	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
fruits	פִרְיָֽם fir.Yam	H6529	fruit (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Leviticus 25:20-22 And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:
Exodus 3:12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the peo…
2 Kings 20:8-9 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the thir…
Isaiah 37:30 And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same:…
Luke 2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
Leviticus 25:4-5 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vi…
1 Samuel 2:34 And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
Isaiah 7:11-14 Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 19:20-34

We have here the gracious copious answer which God gave to Hezekiah's prayer. The message which he sent him by the same hand (Kg2 19:6, Kg2 19:7), one would think, was an answer sufficient to his prayer; but, that he might have strong consolation, he was encouraged by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, Heb 6:18. In general, God assured him that his prayer was heard, his prayer against Sennacherib, Kg2 19:20. Note, The case of those that have the prayers of God's people against them is miserable. For, if the oppressed cry to God against the oppressor, he will hear, Exo 22:23. God hears and answers, hears with the saving strength of his right hand, Psa 20:6. This…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 19:20

Then Isaiah . . . sent--A revelation having been made to Isaiah, the prophet announced to the king that his prayer was heard. The prophetic message consisted of three different portions:--First, Sennacherib is apostrophized (Kg2 19:21-28) in a highly poetical strain, admirably descriptive of the turgid vanity, haughty pretensions, and presumptuous impiety of the Assyrian despot. Secondly, Hezekiah is addressed (Kg2 19:29-31), and a sign is given him of the promised deliverance--namely, that for two years the presence of the enemy would interrupt the peaceful pursuits of husbandry, but in the third year the people would be in circumstances to till their fields and vineyards and reap the fruit…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 19:29

This shall be a sign unto thee - To Hezekiah; for to him this part of the address is made. Ye shall eat this year - Sennacherib had ravaged the country, and seed-time was now over, yet God shows them that he would so bless the land, that what should grow of itself that year, would be quite sufficient to supply the inhabitants and prevent all famine; and though the second year was the sabbatical rest or jubilee for the land, in which it was unlawful to plough or sow; yet even then the land, by an especial blessing of God, should bring forth a sufficiency for its inhabitants; and in the third year they should sow and plant, etc. and have abundance, etc. Now this was to be a sign to Hezekiah, t…

Dictionary and topics

Prayer — Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or…
Sennacherib — Sin (the god) sends many brothers, son of Sargon, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria (B.C. 705), in the 23rd year of Hezekiah. “Like the Persian Xerxes, he was weak and vainglorious, cowardly…
Assyria · Sennacherib king of: Reproved for pride and blasphemy — Sennacherib king of: Reproved for pride and blasphemy
Hezekiah · .Prophecies concerning — .Prophecies concerning
Jerusalem · Calamities of, mentioned: Besieged but not taken by Sennacherib — Calamities of, mentioned: Besieged but not taken by Sennacherib

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Kings 19:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 19:20-34

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 19:20

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 19:29

Dictionary and topics

2 Kings 19:29

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 19:20-34

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 19:20

Adam Clarke on 2 Kings 19:29

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Kings 19:1

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Kings 19:20-34

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 19:29-30

Rashi on 2 Kings 19:29