Isaiah — Chapter 37

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Isaiah 37:1 And ^Rit 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.

Isaiah 37:2 And 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.

Isaiah 37:3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of ^RTblasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.

Isaiah 37:4 ^RIt may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is ^Tleft.

Isaiah 37:5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

Isaiah 37:6 And Isaiah said unto them, ^RThus 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.

Isaiah 37:7 Behold, I will ^Tsend a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and ^RI will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

Isaiah 37:8 So ^RRabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

Isaiah 37:9 And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

Isaiah 37:10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, ^RLet not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

Isaiah 37:11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?

Isaiah 37:12 Have ^Rthe gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?

Isaiah 37:13 Where is the king of ^RHamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?

Isaiah 37:14 And Hezekiah ^Rreceived the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.

Isaiah 37:15 ^RAnd Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,

Isaiah 37:16 O ^RLORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.

Isaiah 37:17 ^RIncline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.

Isaiah 37:18 Of a truth, LORD, ^Rthe kings of Assyria have laid waste all the ^Tnations, and their countries,

Isaiah 37:19 ^RAnd have ^Tcast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

Isaiah 37:20 Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, ^Rthat all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.

Isaiah 37:21 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, ^RWhereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:

Isaiah 37:22 This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; ^RThe virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

Isaiah 37:23 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and ^Ragainst whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 37:24 ^TBy ^Rthy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down ^Tthe tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and ^Tthe forest of his Carmel.

Isaiah 37:25 I have digged, and drunk water; and ^Rwith the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the ^Tbesieged places.

Isaiah 37:26 ^THast thou not heard long ago, ^Rhow I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.

Isaiah 37:27 Therefore ^Rtheir inhabitants were ^Tof small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.

Isaiah 37:28 But ^RI know thy ^Tabode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.

Isaiah 37:29 Because thy ^Rrage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

Isaiah 37:30 And ^Rthis 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: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.

Isaiah 37:31 And ^Tthe ^Rremnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:

Isaiah 37:32 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and ^Tthey that escape out of mount Zion: ^Rthe zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this.

Isaiah 37:33 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor ^Rcast a bank against it.

Isaiah 37:34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.

Isaiah 37:35 For ^RI will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

Isaiah 37:36 Then ^Rthe angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

Isaiah 37:37 So ^RSennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

Isaiah 37:38 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch ^Rhis god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of ^TArmenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Isaiah 37:1–13 — Hezekiah brings the threat to God

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The king mourns, goes to God’s house, and seeks Isaiah’s prayer. A divine assurance is followed by renewed Assyrian threats and boasts about conquered nations.

Key Truth: Bring fear to God and seek faithful counsel.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Isaiah 37:14–26 — The letter spread before the Lord

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Hezekiah lays out the written threat and prays to the Creator for deliverance that makes his uniqueness known. God answers Assyria’s arrogance through Isaiah.

Key Truth: Lay concrete concerns before God.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Isaiah 37:27–38 — A preserved remnant and Assyria’s defeat

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Assyria’s power is placed beneath divine limits, and Zion is promised defense. The account ends with the army struck, Sennacherib returning, and his death in his own land.

Key Truth: Powerful threats remain under God’s authority.

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Related Scripture (KJV)

2 Kings 19:19 — The parallel prayer seeks recognition of the Lord alone.

2 Kings 19:19 (KJV) Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD God, even thou only.

This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.

Reflect and Apply

What concrete worry could you name plainly in prayer?

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