Isaiah 37:6

And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Isaiah	יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ ye.sha'.Ya.hu	H3470	Jeshajah · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
say	תֹאמְר֖וּן tom.Run	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural + paragogic nun
master	אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם 'a.do.nei.Khem	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
saith	אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
afraid	תִּירָא֙ ti.Ra'	H3372	to fear · verb, qal jussive, 2nd person masculine singular
of	מִפְּנֵ֤י mi.pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
words	הַדְּבָרִים֙ ha.de.va.Rim	H1697	a word · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
heard	שָׁמַ֔עְתָּ sha.Ma'.ta	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
servants	נַעֲרֵ֥י na.'a.Rei	H5288	(concretely) a boy (as active) · noun, common masculine plural construct
king	מֶלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Assyria	אַשּׁ֖וּר 'a.Shur	H804	Ashshur · proper noun, a place name
blasphemed	גִּדְּפ֛וּ gi.de.Fu	H1442	to hack (with words) · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person common plural

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Cross-references

Isaiah 7:4 And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce a…
Isaiah 35:4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will…
Mark 5:36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
Exodus 14:13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egypt…
Leviticus 26:8 And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by th…
Joshua 11:6 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel:…
2 Kings 19:5-7 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
2 Kings 22:15-20 And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 37:1-7

We may observe here, 1. That the best way to baffle the malicious designs of our enemies against us is to be driven by them to God and to our duty and so to fetch meat out of the eater. Rabshakeh intended to frighten Hezekiah from the Lord, but it proves that he frightens him to the Lord. The wind, instead of forcing the traveller's coat from him, makes him wrap it the closer about him. The more Rabshakeh reproaches God the more Hezekiah studies to honour him, by rending his clothes for the dishonour done to him and attending in his sanctuary to know his mind. 2. That it well becomes great men to desire the prayers of good men and good ministers. Hezekiah sent messengers, and honourable ones…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 37:6

servants--literally, "youths," mere lads, implying disparagement, not an embassy of venerable elders. The Hebrew is different from that for "servants" in Isa 37:5. blasphemed me-- (Isa 36:20).

John Gill on Isaiah 37:6

And Isaiah said unto them, thus shall you say unto your master,.... Or, "your lord" (q); King Hezekiah, whose ministers and messengers they were: thus saith the Lord, be not afraid of the words thou hast heard; be not not terrified by them, they are but words, and no more, and will never become facts: wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me; by representing him as no better than the gods of the Gentiles, and as unable to deliver out of the hands of the king of Assyria the city of Jerusalem, when he had said he would. The word (r) for "servants" signifies boys, lads, young men; so Rabshakeh and his two companions, Rabsaris and Tartan, are called, by way of contempt,…

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John Calvin on Isaiah 37:6

Thus saith Jehovah. Isaiah begins by saying that he gives the reply in the name of God, and expressly declares that the oracle comes from God, both because prophets ought always to beware of bringing forward anything of their own, and because in so difficult a matter the authority of God was needful. In this manner also, the Prophet shewed that he met the prayers of the pious king. Even false prophets, indeed, boast of the name of God, but falsely. Isaiah was truly the organ of the Holy Spirit, and therefore he has a right to mention the holy name of Him that sent him. Fear not. When he bids him "not fear," he exhorts Hezekiah to be of a courageous or, at least, a calm disposition. Whenever…

Dictionary and topics

Egypt — The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. The Egyptians belonged to the white race, and their original…
Isaiah — (Heb. Yesh’yahu, i.e., “the salvation of Jehovah”). (1.) The son of Amoz (Isa. 1:1; 2:1), who was apparently a man of humble rank. His wife was called “the prophetess” (8:3), either because she was…
Faith · ENJOINE — ENJOINE
Isaiah · of — of

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).

Isaiah 37:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 37:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 37:6

John Gill on Isaiah 37:6

John Calvin on Isaiah 37:6

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 37:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 37:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 37:6

John Gill on Isaiah 37:6

John Calvin on Isaiah 37:6

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Isaiah 37:5-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 37:5-7

Rashi on Isaiah 37:4