Isaiah 36:8

36:7 But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar?

Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. pledges: or, hostages

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Now therefore, please make a pledge to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them.

Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.

Now therefore give pledges, I pray you, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you be able on your part to set riders on them.

36:9 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

What does Isaiah 36:8 mean?

Isaiah 36:8 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָרַב (ʻârab), אָדוֹן (ʼâdôwn), מֶלֶךְ (melek).

Hebrew interlinear

Now

therefore

give

pledges,עָרַבʻârab/aw-rab'/H6148to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)

pray

thee,

masterאָדוֹןʼâdôwn/aw-done'/H113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)

the

kingמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king

Assyria,אַשּׁוּרʼAshshûwr/ash-shoor'/H804Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire

and

will

giveנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

thee

two

thousandאֶלֶףʼeleph/eh'-lef/H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand

horses,סוּסçûwç/soos/H5483a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)

thou

ableיָכֹלyâkôl/yaw-kole'/H3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

thy

part

setנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

ridersרָכַבrâkab/raw-kab'/H7392to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch

upon

them.

pledges:

or,

hostages

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 36:8.

2 Kings 18:23

Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. pledges: or, hostages

Genesis 14:21

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. persons: Heb. souls

Genesis 17:16

And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. she: Heb. she shall become nations

Genesis 17:6

And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Genesis 20:16

And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

Genesis 23:11

Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

Genesis 31:35

And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.

Genesis 39:20

And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 36:8 say?

Isaiah 36:8 (King James Version) reads: "Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. pledges: or, hostages"

Is Isaiah 36:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 36:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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