Isaiah 37:29

Because, thy raging against me, and thy contempt, have come up into mine ears, Therefore will I put My ring in thy nose, and My bit in thy lips, And will turn thee back, by the way by which thou camest.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

In Context

28Howbeit, thine abode and thy coming out and thy going in, I know,—and thy raging against me.

30And, this unto thee, is the sign, Eating this year, the growth of scattered seeds, And in the second year, that which shooteth up of itself,—Then in the third year, Sow ye—and reap, and Plant ye vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.

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Cross References

2 Kings 19:27Howbeit, thine abode, and thy coming out and thy going in, I know,—and thy raging against me.

Job 41:2Wilt thou put a rush-cord on his nose? or, with a thorn, wilt thou pierce his jaw?

Psalms 32:9Do not ye become like a horse, like a mule, without discernment,—With the bit and bridle of his mouth, [hast thou] to restrain him,—He will not come near unto thee.

Psalms 74:4Thine adversaries have roared in the midst of thine appointed meeting, They have set their ensigns as tokens!

Psalms 83:2For lo! thine enemies, are tumultuous, And, they who hate thee, have lifted up the head;

Isaiah 10:12Wherefore it shall come to pass—When My Lord shall finish his whole work upon Mount Zion and upon Jerusalem, I will bring punishment—Upon the fruit of the greatness of heart of the king of Assyria. And upon the vainglory of his uplifted eyes,

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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