Isaiah 37:22

This is the davar which Hashem hath spoken concerning him; 1 The Betulat Bat Tziyon, hath despised thee, 1 and laughed thee to scorn; 1 the Bat Yerushalayim hath shaken 1 her head at thee. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

21Then Yeshayah Ben Amotz sent unto Chizkiyah, saying, Thus saith Hashem Elohei Yisroel, Whereas thou hast davened to Me against Sancheriv Melech Ashur;

23Whom hast thou insulted and made gidduf against? 1 And against whom hast thou raised thy voice, 1 and lifted up thine eyes marom? 1 Even against Kadosh Yisroel. 1

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:36Thy eved slaughtered both the ari and the dov: and this Pelishti hearel (uncircumcised Philistine) shall be as one of them, seeing he hath charaf (taunted, defied, disgraced) the maarkhot Elohim Chayyim.

Job 16:4I also could speak as ye do; 1 if your nefesh were in place of my nefesh, 1 I could heap up words against you, 1 and shake mine head at you. 1

Psalms 9:14Have mercy upon me, 1 Hashem; consider my sufferings which I suffer of them that hate me, 1 Thou that liftest me up from the sha'arei mavet (gates of death); 1

Psalms 27:1(Of Dovid) 1 whom shall I fear? 1 Hashem is the ma'oz (stronghold) of my life; 1 of whom shall I be afraid? 1

Psalms 46:1(For the one directing. Of the Bnei Korach. Al-alamot. + 46:1 after the manner of virgins, i.e., in the treble Shir) 1

Isaiah 8:9Exasperate yourselves, O ye Amim (Nations), and ye shall be broken in pieces; 1 and give ear, all ye of far countries; 1 gird yourselves for battle, and ye shall be broken in pieces; 1 gird yourselves for battle, and ye shall be broken in pieces. 1

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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