2 Kings 19:21

This is what I say to him: “The people of Jerusalem [MTY] despise you and make fun of you. They wag/shake their heads to mock you while you flee from here.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

This is the word that 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

20Then Isaiah sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelis belong, says: 'I have heard what you prayed to me about Sennacherib, the king of Assyria.

22Who do you think that you are despising and ridiculing? Who do you think you were shouting at? Who do you think you were looking at very proudly/arrogantly? It was I, the holy God whom the Israelis worship.

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Cross References

Psalms 9:14I want to live in order that I can praise you at the gates of Jerusalem [MTY] and to rejoice because you rescued me.

Psalms 109:25The people who accuse me make fun of me; when they see me, they insult me by shaking their heads at me as though I were an evil man.

Isaiah 1:8The city of Jerusalem has already been abandoned, it is like [SIM] a shelter in a vineyard that has been abandoned by the watchmen; it is like [SIM] a watchman’s hut in a field of melons that has been deserted. It is a city surrounded by its enemies who are waiting to attack it.

Isaiah 23:12He said to the people of Sidon, “You will never rejoice again, because you will be crushed; even if you flee to Cyprus island, you will not escape destruction.”

Isaiah 47:1Yahweh also says, “You people of Babylon, you should go and sit in the dust/dirt to show that you are mourning, because your time to rule [MTY] other countries is almost ended. People will never again say that Babylonia is beautiful like a very attractive/beautiful young woman.

Jeremiah 14:17So, Jeremiah, tell this to them about yourself: ‘Day and night my eyes are full of tears. I cannot stop crying. I cry for my people, who are very precious to me, as if they were [MET] my daughters. I cry for them because they have been severely wounded; they have been severely crushed [DOU].

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 19:21-35

Sennacherib's Fall Predicted. ( b. c. 710.) 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. 21 This is the word that 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. 22 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted… Read the whole commentary →

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