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Isaiah 37:5

37:4 It 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 left. left: Heb. found
So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

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So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. ¶

37:6 And Isaiah said unto them, Thus 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.

What does Isaiah 37:5 mean?

Isaiah 37:5 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עֶבֶד (ʻebed), מֶלֶךְ (melek), חִזְקִיָּה (Chizqîyâh). It connects to 17 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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So
the
servantsעֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant
of
kingמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
HezekiahחִזְקִיָּהChizqîyâh/khiz-kee-yaw'/H2396Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites
cameבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to
Isaiah.יְשַׁעְיָהYᵉshaʻyâh/yesh-ah-yaw'/H3470Jeshajah, the name of seven Israelites

Commentary on Isaiah 37:5

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 37:5
"pv32" Wisdom and Folly.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Kings 3:6

And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. mercy: or, bounty

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 12:4

I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.

Job 28:28

And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Psalms 25:21

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Let: or, The end of the matter, even all that hath been heard, is

Isaiah 11:12

And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. corners: Heb. wings

Isaiah 28:6

And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.

Malachi 2:5

My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.

Malachi 2:6

The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.

Luke 10:16

He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.

Luke 16:14

And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.

Acts 10:22

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.

Romans 2:4

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Romans 2:5

But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

2 Timothy 3:2

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

2 Timothy 3:3

Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, false: or, one who foments strife

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2 Kings 19:20

Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.

2 Kings 19:5

So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

2 Kings 20:1

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. Set: Heb. Give charge concerning thine house

2 Kings 20:14

Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.

2 Kings 20:16

And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD.

2 Kings 20:19

Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days? Is it: or, Shall there not be peace and truth, etc

2 Kings 20:8

And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?

Genesis 14:5

And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim, Shaveh: or, The plain of Kiriathaim

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What does Isaiah 37:5 say?

Isaiah 37:5 (King James Version) reads: "So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah."

Is Isaiah 37:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 37:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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