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href="/bsb/isaiah/37.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/37.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/37.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />‘For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David, I will defend this city and protect it.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/37.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/37.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/37.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘For I will protect this city to save it for My own sake, and for My servant David’s sake.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/37.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216For I will defend this city to save it for My own sake and for My servant David&#8217s sake.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘For I will defend this city to save it for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘Indeed I will defend this city to save it for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘For I will defend this city to save it, for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will defend this city and rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will defend this city and rescue it because of Me and because of My servant David.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/37.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will protect it for the sake of my own honor and because of the promise I made to my servant David. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/37.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I will shield this city to rescue it for my sake and for the sake of my servant David."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/37.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will defend this city and protect it, for the sake of my own honor and because of the promise I made to my servant David.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/37.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because I will defend this city and deliver it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David!'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/37.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant."'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />'For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For I will defend this city, to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/37.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />‘For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have covered over this city, "" To save it, for My own sake, "" And for the sake of My servant David.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have covered over this city, To save it, for Mine own sake, And for the sake of David My servant.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I covered over this city to Save it for my sake, and for the sake of David my servant.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will protect this city, and will save it for my own sake, and for the sake of David my servant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will protect this city, so that I may save it for my own sake, and for the sake of David, my servant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/37.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will shield and save this city for my own sake and the sake of David my servant.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For I will defend this city and save it for my own sake and for my servant David's sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall rest upon this city and I shall save it, because of me and because of David my Servant”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For I will defend this city to save it, for Mine own sake, and for My servant David's sake.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I will protect this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/37-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=8053" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/37.htm">The Fall of Sennacherib Prophesied</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">34</span>He will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city,’ declares the LORD. <span class="reftext">35</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1598.htm" title="1598: wə·ḡan·nō·w·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To cover, surround, defend. A primitive root; to hedge about, i.e. protect.">‘I will defend</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">city</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: lə·hō·wō·šî·‘āh (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 3fs) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">and save it</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘ă·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">for My own sake</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: ū·lə·ma·‘an (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">and for the sake</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·dî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">of My servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David.’”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-34.htm">2 Kings 19:34</a></span><br />I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-13.htm">2 Samuel 7:13-16</a></span><br />He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. / But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-12.htm">1 Kings 11:12-13</a></span><br />Nevertheless, for the sake of your father David, I will not do it during your lifetime; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. / Yet I will not tear the whole kingdom away from him. I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, which I have chosen.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-32.htm">1 Kings 11:32-36</a></span><br />But one tribe will remain for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel. / For they have forsaken Me to worship Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the Ammonites. They have not walked in My ways, nor done what is right in My eyes, nor kept My statutes and judgments, as Solomon’s father David did. / Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomon’s hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David My servant, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and statutes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/6-6.htm">2 Chronicles 6:6</a></span><br />But now I have chosen Jerusalem for My Name to be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Psalm 46:5</a></span><br />God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">Psalm 48:1-8</a></span><br />A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain. / Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King. / God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13-18</a></span><br />For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home: / “This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home. / I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-14.htm">Jeremiah 33:14-17</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. / In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/12-8.htm">Zechariah 12:8-9</a></span><br />On that day the LORD will defend the people of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them. / So on that day I will set out to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Matthew 1:21</a></span><br />She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-6.htm">Matthew 2:6</a></span><br />‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-32.htm">Luke 1:32-33</a></span><br />He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-68.htm">Luke 1:68-75</a></span><br />“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people. / He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, / as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-42.htm">John 7:42</a></span><br />Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For I will defend this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.</p><p class="hdg">I will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/31-5.htm">Isaiah 31:5</a></b></br> As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver <i>it; and</i> passing over he will preserve <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/38-6.htm">Isaiah 38:6</a></b></br> And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">2 Kings 20:6</a></b></br> And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.</p><p class="hdg">for mine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a></b></br> I, <i>even</i> I, <i>am</i> he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/58-9.htm">Isaiah 58:9-11</a></b></br> Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I <i>am</i>. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-27.htm">Deuteronomy 32:27</a></b></br> Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, <i>and</i> lest they should say, Our hand <i>is</i> high, and the LORD hath not done all this.</p><p class="hdg">and for</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-12.htm">1 Kings 11:12,13,36</a></b></br> Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: <i>but</i> I will rend it out of the hand of thy son… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-4.htm">1 Kings 15:4</a></b></br> Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5,6</a></b></br> Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/37-34.htm">City</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-2.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-3.htm">David</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-1.htm">David's</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-5.htm">Defend</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-2.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-32.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-2.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-20.htm">Save</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-2.htm">Servant</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/38-6.htm">City</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-6.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-5.htm">David</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-13.htm">David's</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-6.htm">Defend</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-18.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-6.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-21.htm">Sake</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-20.htm">Save</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Servant</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 37</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/37-1.htm">Hezekiah mourning, sends to Isaiah to pray for them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/37-6.htm">Isaiah comforts them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/37-8.htm">Sennacherib, going to encounter Tirhakah, sends a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/37-14.htm">Hezekiah's prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/37-21.htm">Isaiah's prophecy of the destruction of Sennacherib, and the good of Zion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">An angel slays the Assyrians</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/37-37.htm">Sennacherib is slain at Nineveh by his own sons.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/37.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/37.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I will defend this city</b><br>This phrase refers to God's promise to protect Jerusalem from the Assyrian army led by King Sennacherib. Historically, this event took place during the reign of King Hezekiah of Judah. The city of Jerusalem was under threat, and God's intervention was necessary to prevent its capture. This defense is a demonstration of God's sovereignty and His ability to protect His people against overwhelming odds. Theologically, it underscores God's role as a divine warrior who fights on behalf of His people, a theme seen throughout the Old Testament.<p><b>and save it</b><br>The promise of salvation here is both physical and spiritual. Physically, it refers to the deliverance of Jerusalem from the Assyrian siege. Spiritually, it foreshadows the ultimate salvation that God provides through Jesus Christ. The concept of salvation is central to the biblical narrative, with God repeatedly rescuing His people from danger and sin. This act of saving Jerusalem is a precursor to the greater salvation offered through the Messiah.<p><b>for My own sake</b><br>God's actions are motivated by His own purposes and glory. This phrase emphasizes that God's intervention is not solely for the benefit of the people but to uphold His own name and reputation. In the biblical context, God's name is synonymous with His character and faithfulness. By defending Jerusalem, God is demonstrating His commitment to His promises and His nature as a covenant-keeping God.<p><b>and for the sake of My servant David.</b><br>This reference to David highlights the Davidic Covenant, where God promised David that his descendants would rule forever (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). Jerusalem, as the city of David, holds a special place in this covenant. God's protection of the city is a fulfillment of His promise to David, ensuring the continuation of his lineage, which ultimately leads to Jesus Christ, the Son of David. This connection to David also reinforces the messianic hope that is central to the Christian faith, as Jesus is seen as the ultimate fulfillment of the promises made to David.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who promises to defend and save Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city under threat from the Assyrian army, representing God's chosen place.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The king of Judah during this time, who sought God's help against the Assyrians.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyrian_army.htm">Assyrian Army</a></b><br>The powerful force threatening Jerusalem, led by King Sennacherib.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The former king of Israel, whose covenant with God is a reason for Jerusalem's deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Faithfulness</a></b><br>God is in control of all events and fulfills His promises, as seen in His defense of Jerusalem.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>Hezekiah's prayer for deliverance is a model of seeking God's help in times of crisis.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_promises.htm">The Importance of God's Promises</a></b><br>God's commitment to His covenant with David shows the enduring nature of His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a></b><br>Just as God protected Jerusalem, He offers spiritual protection to believers today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>The reference to David highlights the impact of a faithful life and God's blessings across generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_37.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 37</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_jeremiah_21_2_contradict_divine_protection.htm">How can Jeremiah 21:2 claim the Lord would not rescue Jerusalem when other passages promise divine protection for the city? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_rabshakeh's_claim_with_judah's_deliverance.htm">Isaiah 36:18–20: How do we reconcile the Rabshakeh’s claim that no god has saved any nation from Assyria with the biblical assertion that the Lord ultimately delivered Judah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_isaiah_37_and_2_kings_19_differ.htm">Why do Isaiah 37:33–35 and parallel biblical accounts (e.g., 2 Kings 19) differ in describing Sennacherib’s retreat and the exact nature of the Assyrian defeat? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_dathan_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Sennacherib in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/37.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(35) <span class= "bld">For mine own sake . . .</span>--The words set forth, as it were, the two motives of Jehovah's action: "for His own sake," as asserting His majesty against the blasphemy of the Assyrians; for "David's sake," as mindful of the promise made to him, showing, in the spirit of the second commandment, that the good as well as the evil influences of men survive, and that a later generation may profit by the good that was in its predecessor, as well as suffer for its guilt.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 35.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will defend this city... for mine own sake</span>; literally, <span class="accented">I</span> <span class="accented">will cover over this city</span>, as a bird covers its young with its wings (comp. <a href="/isaiah/31-5.htm">Isaiah 31:5</a>; <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a>). God would do this "for his own sake;" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> because his own honour was concerned in the defence of his people. He would also do it for his servant David's sake; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> because of the promises made to David, that his children should sit upon his throne (<a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a>; <a href="/psalms/89-29.htm">Psalm 89:29-37</a>; <a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Psalm 132:11-14</a>, etc.), which involved the continued independence of Judaea and Jerusalem. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/37-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I will defend</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַנּוֹתִ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡan·nō·w·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1598.htm">Strong's 1598: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover, surround, defend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֖את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">city</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and rescue it</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hō·wō·šî·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for My own sake</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַֽעֲנִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and for the sake</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְמַ֖עַן</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of My servant</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדִּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·dî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">David.’”</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּוִ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(dā·wiḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> </span><span class="str2">David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/37-35.htm">Isaiah 37:35 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/37-35.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 37:35 For I will defend this city to (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/37-34.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 37:34"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 37:34" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 37:36"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 37:36" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>