Verse 5

Isaiah 37:5

New Living Translation

5 After King Hezekiah’s officials delivered the king’s message to Isaiah,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּבֹ֗אוּ עַבְדֵ֛י הַ/מֶּ֥לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ אֶל יְשַׁעְיָֽהוּ
English Translation
And the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 37 Context
1 When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Templ... Focus ↗
2 And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the court secretary, and the leading priests, a... Focus ↗
3 They told him, “This is what King Hezekiah says: Today is a day of trouble, insults, and disgrace. I... Focus ↗
4 But perhaps the LORD your God (Elohim) has heard the Assyrian chief of staff, sent by the king to de... Focus ↗
5 After King Hezekiah’s officials delivered the king’s message to Isaiah,
6 the prophet replied, “Say to your master, ‘This is what the LORD says: Do not be disturbed by this b... Focus ↗
7 Listen! I myself will move against him, and the king will receive a message that he is needed at hom... Focus ↗
8 Meanwhile, the Assyrian chief of staff left Jerusalem and went to consult the king of Assyria, who h... Focus ↗
9 Soon afterward King Sennacherib received word that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was leading an army to... Focus ↗
10 “This message is for King Hezekiah of Judah. Don’t let your God (Elohim), in whom you trust, deceive... Focus ↗
11 You know perfectly well what the kings of Assyria have done wherever they have gone. They have compl... Focus ↗
12 Have the gods of other nations rescued them — such nations as Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people o... Focus ↗
13 What happened to the king of Hamath and the king of Arpad? What happened to the kings of Sepharvaim,... Focus ↗
14 After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the LORD’s Temple... Focus ↗
15 And Hezekiah prayed this prayer before the LORD: Focus ↗
16 “O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, God (Elohim) of Israel, you are enthroned between the mighty cherubim! Y... Focus ↗
17 Bend down, O LORD, and listen! Open your eyes, O LORD, and see! Listen to Sennacherib’s words of def... Focus ↗
18 “It is true, LORD, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all these nations. Focus ↗
19 And they have thrown the gods of these nations into the fire and burned them. But of course the Assy... Focus ↗
20 Now, O LORD our God (Elohim), rescue us from his power; then all the kingdoms of the earth will know... Focus ↗
21 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God (Elohim) of I... Focus ↗
22 the LORD has spoken this word against him: “The virgin daughter of Zion<br>despises you and laughs a... Focus ↗
23 “Whom have you been defying and ridiculing?<br>Against whom did you raise your voice?<br>At whom did... Focus ↗
24 By your messengers you have defied the Lord.<br>You have said, ‘With my many chariots<br>I have conq... Focus ↗
25 I have dug wells in many foreign lands<br>and refreshed myself with their water.<br>With the sole of... Focus ↗
26 “But have you not heard?<br>I decided this long ago.<br>Long ago I planned it,<br>and now I am makin... Focus ↗
27 That is why their people have so little power<br>and are so frightened and confused.<br>They are as... Focus ↗
28 “But I know you well —<br>where you stay<br>and when you come and go.<br>I know the way you have rag... Focus ↗
29 And because of your raging against me<br>and your arrogance, which I have heard for myself,<br>I wil... Focus ↗
30 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Here is the proof that what I say is true: “This year you will eat on... Focus ↗
31 And you who are left in Judah,<br>who have escaped the ravages of the siege,<br>will put roots down... Focus ↗
32 For a remnant of my people will spread out from Jerusalem,<br>a group of survivors from Mount Zion.<... Focus ↗
33 “And this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: “‘His armies will not enter Jerusalem.<br... Focus ↗
34 The king will return to his own country<br>by the same road on which he came.<br>He will not enter t... Focus ↗
35 ‘For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David,<br>I will defend this city and protect it.’”... Focus ↗
36 That night the angel of the LORD went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers.... Focus ↗
37 Then King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and returned to his own land. He went home to his capita... Focus ↗
38 One day while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer... Focus ↗