Isaiah 37:12

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?

Have the 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?

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Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?

Have the 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?

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

What does Isaiah 37:12 mean?

Isaiah 37:12 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), גּוֹי (gôwy), נָצַל (nâtsal). It connects to 13 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

Have

the

godsאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

the

nationsגּוֹיgôwy/go'-ee/H1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

deliveredנָצַלnâtsal/naw-tsal'/H5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense

them

which

fathersאָבʼâb/awb/H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

have

destroyed,שָׁחַתshâchath/shaw-khath'/H7843to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)

Gozan,גּוֹזָןGôwzân/go-zawn'/H1470Gozan, a province of Assyria

and

Haran,חָרָןChârân/kaw-rawn'/H2771Charan, the name of a man and also of a place

and

Rezeph,רֶצֶףRetseph/reh'-tsef/H7530Retseph, a place in Assyrian

and

the

childrenבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

EdenעֶדֶןʻEden/eh'-den/H5729Eden, a place in Mesopotamia

which

were

Telassar?תְּלַאשַּׂרTᵉlaʼssar/tel-as-sar'/H8515Telassar, a region of Assyria

Commentary on Isaiah 37:12

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 37:12

italic">in him the lips of knowledge. See here, 1. How we may discern a fool and discover him, a wicked man, for he is a foolish man. If we perceive not in him the lips of knowledge, if we find there is no relish or savour of piety in his discourse, that his communication is all corrupt and corrupting, and nothing in it good and to the use of edifying, we may conclude the treasure is bad. 2. How we must decline such a one and depart from him: Go from his presence, for thou perceivest there is no good to be gotten by his company, but danger of getting hurt by it. Sometimes the only way we have of reproving wicked discourse and witnessing against it is by leaving the company and going out of the hearing of it. 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way:

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Job 15:16

How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?

Job 34:7

What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?

Isaiah 1:22

Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:

Isaiah 3:4

And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.

Isaiah 10:23

For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land.

Isaiah 12:2

Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

Isaiah 13:15

Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.

Isaiah 26:18

We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen.

Isaiah 26:19

Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

Isaiah 30:20

And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: affliction: or, oppression

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Romans 14:18

For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

Jude 1:18

How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 37:12.

2 Kings 19:12

Have the 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 Thelasar?

Genesis 17:4

As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. many: Heb. multitude of nations

Genesis 17:5

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. Abraham: that is, Father of a great multitude

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 37:12 say?

Isaiah 37:12 (King James Version) reads: "Have the 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?"

Is Isaiah 37:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 37:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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