Isaiah 37:18

Of a truth, O Yahweh,—the kings of Assyria have devoted to destruction all the countries, and their land;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,

In Context

17Bow down, O Yahweh, thine ear—and hear, Open, O Yahweh, thine eyes—and see,—Yea hear thou all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent—to reproach a Living God.

19and have put their gods in the fire,—for, no-gods, were they, but the work of the hands of men wood and stone and so they destroyed them.

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Cross References

2 Kings 16:9So the king of Assyria hearkened unto him, and the king of Assyria came up unto Damascus, and seized it, and carried away the people thereof captive to Kir,—and put Rezin, to death.

2 Kings 17:24And the king of Assyria brought [men] from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avvah, and from Hamath, and [from] Sepharvaim, and caused them to dwell in the cities of Samaria, instead of the sons of Israel,—so they took possession of Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.

Nahum 2:11Where is the lair of the lions? Yea the very feeding-place of the young lions,—where walked the lion, the lioness, the lion’s whelp, with none to make them afraid?

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 37:9-21

Prayer of Hezekiah. ( b. c. 710.) 8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. 9 And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, 10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. 11… Read the whole commentary →

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