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Isaiah 37:34

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 cast a bank against it.
By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.

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By the way that he came, by the same he shall return, and he shall not come to this city,’ says Yahweh.

By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord.

By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, says the LORD.

37:35 For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

What does Isaiah 37:34 mean?

Isaiah 37:34 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דֶּרֶךְ (derek), בּוֹא (bôwʼ), שׁוּב (shûwb).

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By
the
wayדֶּרֶךְderek/deh'-rek/H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
that
he
came,בּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
by
the
same
shall
he
return,שׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
and
shall
not
comeבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into
this
city,עִירʻîyr/eer/H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
saithנְאֻםnᵉʼum/neh-oom'/H5002an oracle
the
LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 37:34.

1 Samuel 4:13

And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

2 Kings 6:19

And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria. follow: Heb. come ye after me

Deuteronomy 20:19

When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege: for the: or, for, O man, the tree of the field is to be employed in the siege to employ: Heb. to go from before thee

Exodus 6:8

And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD. swear: Heb. lift up my hand

Genesis 22:16

And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

Genesis 24:27

And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.

Genesis 43:2

And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food.

Joshua 6:11

So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

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What does Isaiah 37:34 say?

Isaiah 37:34 (King James Version) reads: "By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD."

Is Isaiah 37:34 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 37:34 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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