Isaiah 37:34

And their king will return to his own country on the same road on which he came here. He will not enter this city!’ That will happen because I, Yahweh, have said it!

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.

In Context

33And this is what I, Yahweh, say about the King of Assyria: ‘His armies will not enter Jerusalem; they will not even shoot arrows into it. His soldiers will not march outside the city gates holding their shields, and they will not build high mounds of dirt against the walls of the city to enable them to attack the city.

35For the sake of my own reputation and because of what I promised King David, who served me well, I will defend this city and prevent it from being destroyed.”

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Cross References

Proverbs 21:30Thinking that we are wise, and that we understand many things, and that we have good insight, does not help us if Yahweh is ◄acting against/not pleased with► us.

Isaiah 37:29So, because you have raged against me and because I have heard you speak very proudly/arrogantly, it will be as though I will put a hook in your nose and I will put an iron ◄bit/metal bar► in your mouth in order that I can lead you where I want you to go, and I will force you to return to your own country, on the same road on which you came here, without conquering Jerusalem.”’

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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