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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 />&#8220It is true, LORD, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste all these peoples and their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/37.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“It is true, LORD, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all these nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/37.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/37.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/37.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries and their lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/37.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have devastated all the countries and their lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have devastated all the countries and their lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Truly, O Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have laid waste to all the countries and their lands<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />It is true, O LORD, that the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries and their lands,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, it is true that the kings of Assyria have devastated all these countries and their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, it is true that the kings of Assyria have devastated all these countries and their lands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/37.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries, and their land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It is true, our LORD, that Assyrian kings have turned nations into deserts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/37.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries, and their land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It is true, LORD, that the kings of Assyria have leveled every country. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/37.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />We all know, LORD, that the emperors of Assyria have destroyed many nations, made their lands desolate, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/37.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />It is true, LORD, that Assyrian kings have devastated all these countries,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/37.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />It is true, LORD, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all the nations and their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed all the countries and their land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/37.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have destroyed all the countries and their land, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Truly, O YHWH, kings of Asshur have laid waste all the lands and their land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Truly, O Jehovah, kings of Asshur have laid waste all the lands and their land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Indeed, O Jehovah, the kings of Assur laid waste all the lands, and their land;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For of a truth, O Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have laid waste lands, and their countries. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For truly, O Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have laid waste to countries and territories.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/37.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their lands,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Of a truth, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations and their lands;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Truly LORD JEHOVAH, the Kings of Assyria have ravaged all lands and their own lands<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries, and their land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For of a truth, Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have laid waste the whole world, and the countries thereof,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/37-18.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=7849" 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">Hezekiah's Prayer</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/551.htm" title="551: ’ā·mə·nām (Conj) -- Verily, truly. Adverb from 'omen; verily.">Truly,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·ḵê (N-mpc) -- King. From malak; a king.">the kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/804.htm" title="804: ’aš·šūr (N-proper-fs) -- Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them, its region and its empire.">of Assyria</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2717.htm" title="2717: he·ḥĕ·rî·ḇū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill. Or chareb; a primitive root; to parch i.e. to desolate, destroy, kill.">have laid waste</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">these countries</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ar·ṣām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and their lands.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.…<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/19-17.htm">2 Kings 19:17</a></span><br />Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-13.htm">2 Chronicles 32:13-14</a></span><br />Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of these nations ever been able to deliver their land from my hand? / Who among all the gods of these nations that my fathers devoted to destruction has been able to deliver his people from my hand? How then can your God deliver you from my hand?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-10.htm">Isaiah 10:10-11</a></span><br />As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms whose images surpassed those of Jerusalem and Samaria, / and as I have done to Samaria and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-3.htm">Jeremiah 10:3-5</a></span><br />For the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman. / They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter. / Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Jeremiah 50:2</a></span><br />“Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-17.htm">Jeremiah 51:17-18</a></span><br />Every man is senseless and devoid of knowledge; every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. For his molten images are a fraud, and there is no breath in them. / They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/115-4.htm">Psalm 115:4-8</a></span><br />Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/135-15.htm">Psalm 135:15-18</a></span><br />The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/3-29.htm">Daniel 3:29</a></span><br />Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/11-36.htm">Daniel 11:36-37</a></span><br />Then the king will do as he pleases and will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will speak monstrous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must be accomplished. / He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers, nor for the one desired by women, nor for any other god, because he will magnify himself above them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-7.htm">Matthew 6:7</a></span><br />And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-9.htm">Matthew 15:9</a></span><br />They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-7.htm">Mark 7:7</a></span><br />They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-29.htm">Acts 17:29</a></span><br />Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-23</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, / and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,</p><p class="hdg">the kings</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">2 Kings 15:29</a></b></br> In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">2 Kings 16:9</a></b></br> And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried <i>the people of</i> it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6,24</a></b></br> In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor <i>by</i> the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes… </p><p class="hdg">nations.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/37-11.htm">Asshur</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-11.htm">Assyria</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-8.htm">Assyrian</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-11.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-12.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Devastated</a> <a 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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" 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|| []).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>Truly, O LORD,</b><br>This phrase begins with an acknowledgment of truth and sincerity in prayer. It reflects a deep recognition of God's sovereignty and the reality of the situation. The use of "O LORD" signifies a direct address to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel, emphasizing a personal relationship and trust in His power and authority. This invocation is a common feature in Hebrew prayers, showing reverence and dependence on God.<p><b>the kings of Assyria</b><br>The Assyrian Empire was a dominant force in the ancient Near East during the 8th and 7th centuries BC. Known for their military prowess and brutal conquests, the Assyrian kings, such as Tiglath-Pileser III, Shalmaneser V, Sargon II, and Sennacherib, expanded their territory significantly. The mention of "kings" highlights the continuity and succession of Assyrian rulers who pursued aggressive expansion policies. This historical context underscores the threat faced by Judah and the significance of divine intervention.<p><b>have laid waste</b><br>This phrase describes the destructive actions of the Assyrian kings. The term "laid waste" implies complete devastation and ruin, often associated with the Assyrian military campaigns. Archaeological evidence supports the widespread destruction caused by the Assyrians, as seen in the ruins of cities they conquered. This devastation was not only physical but also psychological, as it instilled fear in the hearts of surrounding nations.<p><b>all these countries</b><br>The Assyrian Empire's conquests included numerous nations and territories, such as Israel, Aram (Syria), and parts of Mesopotamia. The phrase "all these countries" indicates the vastness of Assyrian domination and the comprehensive nature of their campaigns. This widespread conquest fulfilled earlier prophecies about Assyria's rise as a tool of judgment against nations, including Israel (<a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a>).<p><b>and their lands.</b><br>The mention of "lands" emphasizes the territorial aspect of Assyrian conquests. It highlights the loss of sovereignty and control experienced by the subjugated nations. This phrase also reflects the biblical theme of land as a divine gift and inheritance, which was a central aspect of Israel's covenant relationship with God. The loss of land due to Assyrian aggression serves as a backdrop for understanding the need for divine deliverance and restoration, themes prevalent in the prophetic literature.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book and serves as a messenger of God, delivering His words to the people of Judah and Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The king of Judah during the time of Isaiah, known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to reform the religious practices of his people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>A powerful empire during the time of Isaiah, known for its military conquests and its role as a significant threat to the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sennacherib.htm">Sennacherib</a></b><br>The king of Assyria who led military campaigns against Judah, including the siege of Jerusalem.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, central to the events of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/37.htm">Isaiah 37</a>, where King Hezekiah and the people faced the threat of Assyrian invasion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>Despite the power and might of earthly kingdoms like Assyria, God remains sovereign and in control. Believers can trust in His ultimate authority over all nations and events.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_times_of_crisis.htm">Faith in Times of Crisis</a></b><br>Hezekiah's response to the Assyrian threat serves as a model of faith and reliance on God. In times of crisis, believers are encouraged to turn to God in prayer and trust in His deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>Hezekiah's prayer in response to the Assyrian threat demonstrates the importance and effectiveness of prayer. Believers are reminded of the power of prayer to bring about divine intervention.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_his_people.htm">God's Faithfulness to His People</a></b><br>The deliverance of Jerusalem highlights God's faithfulness to His covenant people. Believers can find assurance in God's promises and His commitment to protect and preserve His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a></b><br>While God used Assyria as an instrument of judgment, He also showed mercy to Jerusalem. This dual aspect of God's character calls believers to recognize both His justice and His grace.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/37.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">Of a truth, Lord . . .</span>--The facts of Rabshakeh's induction are admitted, but the inference denied, on the ground that the cases were not parallel. The gods of the nations had been cast into the fire (an alternative to their being taken as trophies for the temples of Asshur and Ishtar), but this could never happen to Jehovah, of whom there was no graven image, and He would show that He alone was ruler of the earth and of the heavens.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> <span class="cmt_word">- Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations</span>. This was a stubborn fact, which it was impossible to deny. From the time of Asshur-izir-pal at any rate, about <span class="date">B.C. 880</span>, Assyria had pursued for nearly two centuries a steady career of conquest, reducing the nations which were her neighbors, almost without exception, and gradually spreading her power from the tract immediately about Nineveh to the Persian Gulf on the south, the great plateau of Iran on the east, the Armenian Mountains (Niphates and Taurus) on the north, and on the west to Cilicia and the Mediterranean. Her progress towards the west alone is marked in Scripture, since there alone she came in contact with God's people. Under Pul (about <span class="date">B.C. 760</span>) she attacked Samaria (<a href="/2_kings/15-19.htm">2 Kings 15:19</a>); under Tiglath-Pileser II. she carried off a portion of the ten tribes (<a href="/2_kings/15-29.htm">2 Kings 15:29</a>); under the same monarch she subjugated Damascus (<a href="/2_kings/16-9.htm">2 Kings 16:9</a>); under Shalmaneser she besieged (<a href="/2_kings/17-5.htm">2 Kings 17:5</a>), and under Sargon took, Samaria (<a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a>); under Sargon also she invaded Philistia and captured Ashdod (ch. 20:1). Now she was bent on subduing Judaea, and so preparing the way for the reduction of Egypt. Humanly speaking, it was most unlikely that the small and weak state of Judaea would be able to resist her. But God was all-powerful, and might be pleased to cast down, as he had been pleased to exalt (<a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-19</a>). Hence Hezekiah's appeal. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/37-18.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">Truly,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמְנָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mə·nām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_551.htm">Strong's 551: </a> </span><span class="str2">Verily, truly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the kings</span><br /><span class="heb">מַלְכֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mal·ḵê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Assyria</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשּׁ֛וּר</span> <span class="translit">(’aš·šūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_804.htm">Strong's 804: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ashshur</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have laid waste</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥĕ·rî·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2717.htm">Strong's 2717: </a> </span><span class="str2">To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these countries</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲרָצ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their lands.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְצָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ṣām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/37-18.htm">Isaiah 37:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/37-18.htm">Isaiah 37:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/37-18.htm">Isaiah 37:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/37-18.htm">Isaiah 37:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/37-18.htm">Isaiah 37:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/37-18.htm">Isaiah 37:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/37-18.htm">Isaiah 37:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/37-18.htm">Isaiah 37:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/37-18.htm">Isaiah 37:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/37-18.htm">Isaiah 37:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/37-18.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 37:18 Truly Yahweh the kings of Assyria have (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/37-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 37:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 37:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/37-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 37:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 37:19" /></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>