Isaiah 37:31

And they that are left in Judea shall take root downward, and bear fruit upward:

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:

In Context

30And this shall be a sign to thee, Eat this year what thou hast sown; and the second year that which is left: and the third year sow, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

32for out of Jerusalem there shall be + 37:32 Lit. the left men.a remnant, and the saved ones out of mount Sion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.

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Cross References

2 Kings 19:30And he shall + 19:30 Gr. add.increase + 19:30 Gr. τὸ διασες. οἴκον.him that has escaped of the house of Juda: and the remnant shall strike root beneath, and it shall produce fruit above.

Isaiah 1:9+ 1:9 Rom. 9. 29. And if the Lord of Sabaoth had not left us a seed, we should have been as Sodoma, and we should have been made like to Gomorrha.

Isaiah 10:20And it shall come to pass in that day that the remnant of Israel shall no more + 10:20 Or, repeat their offence.join themselves with, and the saved of Jacob shall no more trust in, them that injured them; but they shall trust in the Holy God of Israel, in truth.

Isaiah 10:22+ 10:22 Rom. 9. 27,28. And though the people of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant of them shall be saved.

Isaiah 65:9And I will lead forth the seed that came of Jacob and of Juda, and they shall inherit my holy mountain: and mine elect and my servants shall inherit it, and shall dwell there.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 37:22-38

Sennacherib Threatened; Sennacherib Destroyed. ( b. c. 710.) 21 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria: 22 This is the word which the Lord hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. 23 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and… Read the whole commentary →

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