Isaiah 37:18

37:17 Incline 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.

Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries, nations: Heb. lands

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Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have destroyed all the countries and their land,

Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,

Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,

37:19 And have cast 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. cast: Heb. given

What does Isaiah 37:18 mean?

Isaiah 37:18 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אׇמְנָם (ʼomnâm), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), מֶלֶךְ (melek). It connects to 10 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

truth,אׇמְנָםʼomnâm/om-nawm'/H551verily

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

the

kingsמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king

AssyriaאַשּׁוּרʼAshshûwr/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

have

laid

wasteחָרַבchârab/khaw-rab'/H2717to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill

all

the

nations,אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

and

their

countries,אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

nations:

Heb.

lands

Commentary on Isaiah 37:18

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 37:18

="italic">is heaviness. This shows the vanity of carnal mirth, and proves what Solomon said of laughter, that it is mad; for, 1. There is sadness under it. Sometimes when sinners are under convictions, or some great trouble, they dissemble their grief by a forced mirth, and put a good face on it, because they will not seem to yield: they cry not when he binds them. Nay, when men really are merry, yet at the same time there is some alloy or other to their mirth, something that casts a damp upon it, which all their gaiety cannot keep from their heart. Their consciences tell them they have no reason to be merry ( Hos. ix. 1 ); they cannot but see the vanity of it. Spiritual joy is seated in the soul; the joy of the hypocrite is but from the teeth outward. See John xvi. 22 ; 2 Cor. vi. 10 . 2. There is worse after it: The end of that mirth is heaviness. It is soon over, like the crackling of thorns under a pot; and, if the conscience be awake, all sinful and profane mirth will be reflected upon with bitterness; if not, the heaviness will be so much the greater when for all these things God shall bring the sinner into judgment. The sorrows of the saints will end in everlasting joys ( Ps. cxxvi. 5 ), but the laughter of fools will end in endless weeping and wailing. The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Isaiah 22:3

All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far. by: Heb. of the bow

Isaiah 27:12

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.

Isaiah 37:8

So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

Amos 5:13

Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

Acts 13:7

Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.

Romans 16:18

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

Romans 16:19

For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil. simple: or, harmless

Ephesians 4:14

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

Ephesians 5:17

Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

1 John 4:1

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 37:18.

2 Kings 19:17

Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Genesis 4:16

And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Genesis 6:5

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day

Genesis 6:6

And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

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What does Isaiah 37:18 say?

Isaiah 37:18 (King James Version) reads: "Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries, nations: Heb. lands"

Is Isaiah 37:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 37:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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