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But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/37.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Here is the proof that what I say is true: “This year you will eat only what grows up by itself, and next year you will eat what springs up from that. But in the third year you will plant crops and harvest them; you will tend vineyards and eat their fruit. <a href="/esv/isaiah/37.htm">English Standard Version</a> “And this shall be the sign for you: this year you shall eat what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs from that. Then in the third year sow and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/37.htm">King James Bible</a> And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/37.htm">New King James Version</a> “This shall be a sign to you: You shall eat this year such as grows of itself, And the second year what springs from the same; Also in the third year sow and reap, Plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Then this shall be the sign for you: you will eat this year what grows of itself, in the second year what grows from the same, and in the third year sow, harvest, plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/37.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Then this shall be the sign for you: you will eat this year what grows of itself, in the second year what springs from the same, and in the third year sow, reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Then this shall be the sign for you: you shall eat this year what grows of itself, in the second year what springs from the same, and in the third year sow, reap, plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Then this shall be the sign for you: you will eat this year what grows of its own accord, in the second year what springs from the same, and in the third year sow, reap, plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. <a href="/amp/isaiah/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “This shall be the sign [of these things] to you [Hezekiah]: you are to eat this year what grows of itself, and in the second year that which springs from the same, and in the third year you are to sow and harvest, and plant vineyards and eat their fruit. <a href="/csb/isaiah/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “ ‘This will be the sign for you: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what grows from that. But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> This will be the sign for you: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what grows from that. But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit. <a href="/asv/isaiah/37.htm">American Standard Version</a> And this shall be the sign unto thee: ye shall eat this year that which groweth of itself, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof. <a href="/cev/isaiah/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Hezekiah, I will tell you what's going to happen. This year you will eat crops that grow on their own, and the next year you will eat whatever springs up where those crops grew. But the third year, you will plant grain and vineyards, and you will eat what you harvest. <a href="/erv/isaiah/37.htm">English Revised Version</a> And this shall be the sign unto thee: ye shall eat this year that which groweth of itself, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> " 'And this will be a sign for you, Hezekiah: You will eat what grows by itself this year, and the next year you will eat what comes up by itself. But in the third year you will plant and harvest, plant vineyards, and eat what is produced. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/37.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then Isaiah said to King Hezekiah, "Here is a sign of what will happen. This year and next you will have only wild grain to eat, but the following year you will be able to plant grain and harvest it, and plant vines and eat grapes. <a href="/isv/isaiah/37.htm">International Standard Version</a> "And this will be your sign, Hezekiah: Eat this year what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from that. But in the third year sow, reap, plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. <a href="/msb/isaiah/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. <a href="/net/isaiah/37.htm">NET Bible</a> "This will be your reminder that I have spoken the truth: This year you will eat what grows wild, and next year what grows on its own. But the year after that you will plant seed and harvest crops; you will plant vines and consume their produce. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> This shall be the sign to you. You will eat this year that which grows of itself, and in the second year that which springs from the same; and in the third year sow and reap and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And this shall be a sign to thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. <a href="/web/isaiah/37.htm">World English Bible</a> “‘This shall be the sign to you: You will eat this year that which grows of itself, and in the second year that which springs from it; and in the third year sow and reap and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And this [is] the sign to you, "" Self-sown grain [is] food of the year, "" And in the second year the spontaneous growth, "" And in the third year, sow and reap, "" And plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> -- And this to thee is the sign, Food of the year is self-sown grain, And in the second year the spontaneous growth, And in the third year, sow ye and reap, And plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. <a href="/slt/isaiah/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And this the sign to thee: To eat this year the self-sown; and in the second year, that growing of itself: and in the third year, sow and reap, and plant vineyards and eat the fruits.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But to thee this shall be a sign: Eat this year the things that spring of themselves, and in the second year eat fruits: but in the third year sow and reap, and giant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But this shall be a sign for you: Eat, in this year, whatever springs up on its own. And in the second year, eat fruits. But in the third year, sow and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/37.htm">New American Bible</a> This shall be a sign for you: This year you shall eat the aftergrowth, next year, what grows of itself; But in the third year, sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit! <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “And this shall be the sign for you: This year eat what grows of itself, and in the second year what springs from that; then in the third year sow, reap, plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And this shall be a sign for you: You shall eat this year such as grows of itself; and the second year that which springs of the same; and in the third year you shall sow and reap and plant vineyards and eat their fruit. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And this is a sign to you: eat this year what grows itself and the second year what grows itself from what grows itself, and the third year sow and reap and plant you a vineyard and eat their fruit<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And this shall be the sign unto thee: ye shall eat this year that which groweth of itself, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof. <a href="/sep/isaiah/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And this shall be a sign to thee, Eat this year what thou hast sown; and the second year that which is left: and the third year sow, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/37-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=7997" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/37.htm">The Fall of Sennacherib Prophesied</a> …29Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’ 30<a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: wə·zeh- (Conj-w:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">And this</a> <a href="/hebrew/226.htm" title="226: hā·’ō·wṯ (Art:: N-cs) -- A sign. Probably from 'uwth; a signal, as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.">will be a sign</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you, O Hezekiah:</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: haš·šā·nāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">This year</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ā·ḵō·wl (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">you will eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/5599.htm" title="5599: sā·p̄î·aḥ (N-ms) -- From caphach; something falling off, i.e. A self-sown crop; figuratively, a freshet.">what grows on its own,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8145.htm" title="8145: haš·šê·nîṯ (Art:: Number-ofs) -- Second (an ord. number). From shanah; properly, double, i.e. Second; also adverbially, again.">and in the second</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: ū·ḇaš·šā·nāh (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/7823.htm" title="7823: šā·ḥîs (N-ms) -- That which springs of the same. Or cachiysh; from an unused root apparently meaning to sprout; after-growth.">what springs from the same.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: haš·šə·lî·šîṯ (Art:: Number-ofs) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">But in the third</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: ū·ḇaš·šā·nāh (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/2232.htm" title="2232: zir·‘ū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To sow, scatter seed. A primitive root; to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify.">you will sow</a> <a href="/hebrew/7114.htm" title="7114: wə·qiṣ·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To dock off, curtail, to harvest. A primitive root; to dock off, i.e. Curtail; especially to harvest.">and reap;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5193.htm" title="5193: wə·niṭ·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To plant. A primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. Fix; specifically, to plant.">you will plant</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: ḵə·rā·mîm (N-mp) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">vineyards</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·ʾå̄·ḵōl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: p̄ir·yām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">their fruit.</a> 31And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root below and bear fruit above.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_kings/19-29.htm">2 Kings 19:29</a> And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. <a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a> Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel. <a href="/isaiah/38-7.htm">Isaiah 38:7</a> This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised: <a href="/isaiah/55-13.htm">Isaiah 55:13</a> Instead of the thornbush, the cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up; this will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.” <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10-11</a> For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place. / For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. <a href="/ezekiel/12-25.htm">Ezekiel 12:25</a> because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’” <a href="/hosea/2-21.htm">Hosea 2:21-23</a> “On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth. / And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel. / And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’” <a href="/joel/2-21.htm">Joel 2:21-26</a> Do not be afraid, O land; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things. / Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best. / Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. ... <a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Amos 9:13-15</a> “Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, with which all the hills will flow. / I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. / I will firmly plant them in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land that I have given them,” says the LORD your God. <a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm">Zechariah 8:12</a> “For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance. <a href="/matthew/12-39.htm">Matthew 12:39-40</a> Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. / For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. <a href="/matthew/16-4.htm">Matthew 16:4</a> A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away. <a href="/luke/11-29.htm">Luke 11:29-30</a> As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. / For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation. <a href="/john/2-18.htm">John 2:18-22</a> On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?” / Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” ... <a href="/john/6-30.htm">John 6:30-31</a> So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do? / Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And this shall be a sign to you, You shall eat this year such as grows of itself; and the second year that which springs of the same: and in the third year sow you, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.this shall<a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a> Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.<a href="/isaiah/38-7.htm">Isaiah 38:7</a> And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;<a href="/exodus/3-12.htm">Exodus 3:12</a> And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.ye shall<a href="/isaiah/7-21.htm">Isaiah 7:21-25</a> And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep; … <a href="/leviticus/25-4.htm">Leviticus 25:4,5,20-22</a> But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/36-16.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-12.htm">Food</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/psalms/129-6.htm">Groweth</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-27.htm">Grows</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-21.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-14.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-25.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-10.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-4.htm">Reap</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Second</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-22.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-20.htm">Sow</a> <a href="/psalms/129-6.htm">Springeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-24.htm">Third</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-17.htm">Vineyards</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Food</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-31.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/mark/4-32.htm">Groweth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-7.htm">Grows</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-1.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-10.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-19.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-13.htm">Reap</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-7.htm">Second</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-7.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-3.htm">Sow</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Springeth</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-14.htm">Third</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-5.htm">Vineyards</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 37</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/37-1.htm">Hezekiah mourning, sends to Isaiah to pray for them</a> 6. <a href="/isaiah/37-6.htm">Isaiah comforts them</a> 8. <a href="/isaiah/37-8.htm">Sennacherib, going to encounter Tirhakah, sends a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah</a> 14. <a href="/isaiah/37-14.htm">Hezekiah's prayer</a> 21. <a href="/isaiah/37-21.htm">Isaiah's prophecy of the destruction of Sennacherib, and the good of Zion</a> 36. <a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">An angel slays the Assyrians</a> 37. <a href="/isaiah/37-37.htm">Sennacherib is slain at Nineveh by his own sons.</a> </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'; 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The "sign" is a divine assurance of deliverance and a promise of God's intervention. Signs in the Old Testament often served as confirmations of God's promises (e.g., the rainbow in <a href="/genesis/9-13.htm">Genesis 9:13</a>). Hezekiah, a king noted for his faithfulness (<a href="/2_kings/18-5.htm">2 Kings 18:5</a>), is directly addressed, emphasizing the personal nature of God's message to him.This year you will eat what grows on its own: This phrase indicates a reliance on volunteer crops, which are plants that grow without being sown, often from seeds left from the previous harvest. This situation reflects the immediate aftermath of the Assyrian invasion, where normal agricultural activities were disrupted. The Israelites would have to depend on what naturally grew in the fields, a situation reminiscent of the sabbatical year laws (<a href="/leviticus/25-5.htm">Leviticus 25:5</a>).and in the second year what springs from the same: The continuation of eating from volunteer crops into the second year suggests ongoing hardship and recovery from the siege. This period of reliance on naturally occurring produce underscores the severity of the Assyrian threat and the time needed for the land and people to recover. It also highlights God's provision during times of scarcity, similar to His provision of manna in the wilderness (Exodus 16).But in the third year you will sow and reap; The promise of sowing and reaping in the third year signifies a return to normalcy and stability. It is a prophetic assurance of restoration and renewal, indicating that the threat will be removed, and life will resume its regular pattern. This promise aligns with God's covenant faithfulness, as seen in His restoration of Israel after periods of judgment (<a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10-14</a>).you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit: Planting vineyards and eating their fruit symbolizes long-term security and prosperity. Vineyards require years to mature, so this promise indicates a future of peace and abundance. The imagery of vineyards is often used in Scripture to depict blessing and prosperity (<a href="/psalms/128-3.htm">Psalm 128:3</a>, <a href="/micah/4-4.htm">Micah 4:4</a>). This also foreshadows the Messianic age, where peace and abundance are fully realized (<a href="/amos/9-13.htm">Amos 9:13-14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a> The King of Judah during the time of the Assyrian invasion. He is known for his faithfulness to God and his reforms to restore proper worship in Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament who served as God's messenger to Judah and its kings, including Hezekiah. He delivered God's promises and warnings. 3. <a href="/topical/a/assyrian_invasion.htm">Assyrian Invasion</a> The historical context of this passage is the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem under King Sennacherib, which threatened the survival of Judah. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, which was under threat from the Assyrian army but was miraculously delivered by God. 5. <a href="/topical/s/sennacherib.htm">Sennacherib</a> The King of Assyria who led the siege against Jerusalem, representing the threat of foreign powers against God's people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_in_times_of_crisis.htm">God's Provision in Times of Crisis</a> Just as God provided for Judah during the Assyrian siege, He provides for us in our times of need. Trust in His provision even when circumstances seem dire. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faith_and_patience.htm">The Importance of Faith and Patience</a> The promise of future harvests required Hezekiah and the people to have faith and patience. In our lives, we must trust God's timing and remain patient for His promises to unfold. <a href="/topical/s/signs_of_god's_faithfulness.htm">Signs of God's Faithfulness</a> God often gives us signs of His faithfulness, as He did with Hezekiah. Reflect on the ways God has shown His faithfulness in your life and let these be reminders of His ongoing care. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophetic_assurance.htm">The Role of Prophetic Assurance</a> Isaiah's prophecy provided assurance to Hezekiah. We can find assurance in God's Word and His promises, which remain true and reliable.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_37.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 37</a> <a href="/q/how_does_judah_harvest_post-siege.htm">In Isaiah 37:30–32, how can a devastated Judah produce such an abundant harvest within a single season after the Assyrian siege? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_33_16_align_with_righteous_suffering.htm">How does the promise of safety in Isaiah 33:16 align with observable instances of righteous people facing disaster historically?</a> <a href="/q/is_isaiah_38_7-8's_sign_metaphorical.htm">Could the sign in Isaiah 38:7-8 be metaphorical rather than an actual astronomical phenomenon?</a> <a href="/q/key_events_in_hezekiah's_reign.htm">What events define Hezekiah's reign as king?</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>(30) And this shall be a sign unto thee.--The prophet now turns to Hezekiah, and offers, as was his wont (<a href="/isaiah/7-11.htm" title="Ask you a sign of the LORD your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.">Isaiah 7:11</a>; <a href="/isaiah/38-8.htm" title="Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.">Isaiah 38:8</a>), a sign within the horizon of the nearer future as the pledge of the fulfilment of a prediction which had a wider range. It was then autumn, probably near the equinox, which was the beginning of a new year. The Assyrian invasion had stopped all tillage in the previous spring, and the people had to rely upon the spontaneous products of the fields. In the year that was about to open they would be still compelled to draw from the same source, but in twelve months' time the land would be clear of the invaders, and agriculture would resume its normal course, and the fulfilment of this prediction within the appointed limit of time would guarantee that of the wider promise that follows.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 30. - This shall be a sign unto thee; rather, the sign. The prophet now turns to Hezekiah, and makes an address to him. "This," he says, "shall be the sign unto thee of Sennachcrib's being effectually 'bridled,' and the danger from Assyria over. In the third year from the present the land shall have returned to its normal condition, and you shall enjoy its fruits as formerly. Meanwhile you shall obtain sufficient nourishment from the grain which has sown itself." The "third year," according to Hebrew reckoning, might be little more than one year from the date of the delivery of the prophecy. The entire withdrawal of all the Assyrian garrisons from the country, which no doubt followed on Sennacherib's retreat, might well have occupied the greater part of a year. Till they were withdrawn, the Jews could not venture to till their territory. Plant vineyards. The Assyrians had, no doubt, cut down the vines (see 'Records of the Past,' vol. 3. pp. 40, 62, 79; vol. 7. p. 43, etc.; Layard, 'Monuments of Nineveh,' second series, pl. 40). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/37-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And this וְזֶה־ (wə·zeh-) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that will be a sign הָא֔וֹת (hā·’ō·wṯ) Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_226.htm">Strong's 226: </a> A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence to you, [O Hezekiah]: לְּךָ֣ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> This year הַשָּׁנָה֙ (haš·šā·nāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year you will eat אָכ֤וֹל (’ā·ḵō·wl) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat what grows on its own, סָפִ֔יחַ (sā·p̄î·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5599.htm">Strong's 5599: </a> Something, falling off, a self-sown crop, a freshet and in the second הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית (haš·šê·nîṯ) Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8145.htm">Strong's 8145: </a> Second (an ordinal number) year וּבַשָּׁנָ֥ה (ū·ḇaš·šā·nāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year what springs from the same. שָׁחִ֑יס (šā·ḥîs) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7823.htm">Strong's 7823: </a> That which springs of the same But in the third הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗ית (haš·šə·lî·šîṯ) Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) year וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה (ū·ḇaš·šā·nāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year you will sow זִרְע֧וּ (zir·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2232.htm">Strong's 2232: </a> To sow, to disseminate, plant, fructify and reap; וְקִצְר֛וּ (wə·qiṣ·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7114.htm">Strong's 7114: </a> To dock off, curtail, to harvest you will plant וְנִטְע֥וּ (wə·niṭ·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5193.htm">Strong's 5193: </a> To strike in, fix, to plant vineyards כְרָמִ֖ים (ḵə·rā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> A garden, vineyard and eat וְאִכְל֥וּ (wə·’iḵ·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat their fruit. פִרְיָֽם׃ (p̄ir·yām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> Fruit <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/37-30.htm">Isaiah 37:30 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/37-30.htm">Isaiah 37:30 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/37-30.htm">Isaiah 37:30 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/37-30.htm">Isaiah 37:30 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/37-30.htm">Isaiah 37:30 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/37-30.htm">Isaiah 37:30 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/37-30.htm">Isaiah 37:30 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/37-30.htm">Isaiah 37:30 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/37-30.htm">Isaiah 37:30 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/37-30.htm">Isaiah 37:30 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-30.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 37:30 This shall be the sign to you (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/37-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 37:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 37:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/37-31.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 37:31"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 37:31" /></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>