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I know the way you have raged against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“But I know your sitting down and your going out and coming in, and your raging against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘But I know your dwelling place, Your going out and your coming in, And your rage against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘But I know your sitting down, Your going out, your coming in, And your raging against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216But I know your sitting down, And your going out and your coming in, And your raging against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘But I know your sitting down, And your going out and your coming in, And your raging against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But I know your sitting down, And your going out and your coming in, And your raging against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘But I [the LORD] know your sitting down [O Sennacherib], Your going out, your coming in, And your raging against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I know your sitting down, your going out and your coming in, and your raging against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I know your sitting down, your going out and your coming in, and your raging against Me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But I know thy sitting down, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy raging against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I know all about you, even how fiercely angry you are with me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But I know thy sitting down, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy raging against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I know when you [ get up] and sit down, when you go out and come in, and how you rage against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"But I know everything about you, what you do and where you go. I know how you rage against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But when you sit down, when you go out, and when you come in, I'm aware of it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I know where you live, and everything you do. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But I know your sitting down, and your going out, and your coming in, and your raging against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But I know your sitting down, your going out, your coming in, and your raging against me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And your sitting down, and your going out, "" And your coming in, I have known, "" And your anger toward Me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thy sitting down, and thy going out, And thy coming in, I have known, And thine anger towards Me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thy sitting and thy going out and thy coming in I knew, and thy wrath against me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thy dwelling and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy way I knew before, and thy rage against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Your habitation, and your exit, and your entrance, and your way, I knew beforehand, along with your fury against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I know when you stand or sit, when you come or go and how you rage against me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“But I know your rising and your sitting, your going out and coming in, and your raging against me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But I know your dwelling place and your coming in and your going out and your rage against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Your dwelling and your entering and your going out I know, and that you were presumptuous against me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But I know thy sitting down, and thy going out, and thy coming in, And thy raging against Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But I know thy down-sitting, and thy going forth, and thy rage against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/19-27.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/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=6925" 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/2_kings/19.htm">The Fall of Sennacherib Prophesied</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏā·‘ə·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">But I know</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·šiḇ·tə·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">your sitting down,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wə·ṣê·ṯə·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">your going out</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇō·’ă·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and coming in,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7264.htm" title="7264: hiṯ·rag·gez·ḵā (V-Hitpael-Inf:: 2ms) -- To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed. A primitive root; to quiver.">and your raging</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāy (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">against Me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>Because 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.’…<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="/psalms/139-1.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me. / You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. / You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-28.htm">Isaiah 37:28-29</a></span><br />But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me. / Because 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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/34-21.htm">Job 34:21-22</a></span><br />For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step. / There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/16-17.htm">Jeremiah 16:17</a></span><br />For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a></span><br />Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/33-13.htm">Psalm 33:13-15</a></span><br />The LORD looks down from heaven; He sees all the sons of men. / From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth. / He shapes the hearts of each; He considers all their works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-3.htm">Proverbs 15:3</a></span><br />The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/28-24.htm">Job 28:24</a></span><br />For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Jeremiah 23:24</a></span><br />“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-30.htm">Matthew 10:30</a></span><br />And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-21.htm">Psalm 44:21</a></span><br />would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a></span><br />Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-2.htm">Amos 9:2-3</a></span><br />Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down. / Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a></span><br />Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-8.htm">Psalm 90:8</a></span><br />You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But I know your stayed, and your going out, and your coming in, and your rage against me.</p><p class="hdg">I know.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">Psalm 139:1-11</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known <i>me</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/23-23.htm">Jeremiah 23:23,24</a></b></br> <i>Am</i> I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off? … </p><p class="hdg">abode.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-6.htm">Deuteronomy 28:6,19</a></b></br> Blessed <i>shalt</i> thou <i>be</i> when thou comest in, and blessed <i>shalt</i> thou <i>be</i> when thou goest out… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/121-8.htm">Psalm 121:8</a></b></br> The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/37-28.htm">Isaiah 37:28,29</a></b></br> But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/17-28.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-12.htm">Rage</a> <a href="/jude/1-13.htm">Raging</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-16.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-27.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-14.htm">Towards</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/19-36.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-6.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">Rage</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">Raging</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-31.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-4.htm">Sitting</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">Towards</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/19-1.htm">Hezekiah, in mourning, sends to Isaiah to pray for them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/19-6.htm">Isaiah comforts them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/19-8.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="/2_kings/19-14.htm">Hezekiah's prayer.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/19-20.htm">Isaiah's prophecy of the destruction of Sennacherib, and the good of Zion.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">An angel slays the Assyrians.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/19-36.htm">Sennacherib is slain 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/2_kings/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But I know your sitting down</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's omniscience, highlighting His intimate knowledge of every aspect of human life. In the context of <a href="/2_kings/19.htm">2 Kings 19</a>, God is addressing the Assyrian king Sennacherib, who has threatened Jerusalem. The phrase underscores that God is aware of Sennacherib's actions and intentions, even in his private moments. This reflects <a href="/psalms/139-2.htm">Psalm 139:2</a>, where David acknowledges God's knowledge of his sitting and rising, illustrating that nothing is hidden from God.<p><b>your going out and coming in</b><br>This part of the verse further illustrates God's comprehensive awareness of human activities. In ancient Near Eastern culture, "going out and coming in" was a common expression denoting the entirety of one's daily life and activities. It signifies that God is aware of all movements and plans, not just those made in public or in secret. This is reminiscent of <a href="/deuteronomy/28-6.htm">Deuteronomy 28:6</a>, where blessings are pronounced on those who are obedient to God in their daily comings and goings.<p><b>and your raging against Me</b><br>Here, God directly addresses the hostility and arrogance of Sennacherib against Him. The Assyrian king's military campaigns and blasphemous words against the God of Israel are seen as a direct challenge to God's authority. This phrase highlights the futility of opposing God, as seen in the broader narrative of <a href="/2_kings/19.htm">2 Kings 19</a>, where God ultimately delivers Jerusalem from Assyrian threat. The "raging" can be compared to <a href="/psalms/2.htm">Psalm 2:1-4</a>, where the nations' rage against God is met with divine laughter, emphasizing God's sovereignty over earthly powers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The King of Judah during the time of the Assyrian threat. He is known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to reform the religious practices of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sennacherib.htm">Sennacherib</a></b><br>The King of Assyria who invaded Judah and threatened Jerusalem. His arrogance and blasphemy against God are central to this account.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered God's message to Hezekiah, assuring him of God's protection against the Assyrian threat.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, which was under siege by the Assyrian army. It is a focal point of God's deliverance in this chapter.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyrian_army.htm">Assyrian Army</a></b><br>The powerful military force led by Sennacherib, known for its conquests and brutal tactics.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omniscience.htm">God's Omniscience</a></b><br>God is fully aware of our circumstances, actions, and even our thoughts. This should bring comfort to believers, knowing that nothing escapes His notice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a></b><br>Just as God protected Jerusalem from the Assyrians, He is our protector against the spiritual and physical threats we face today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_pride_against_god.htm">The Futility of Pride Against God</a></b><br>Sennacherib's arrogance serves as a warning against pride and blasphemy. God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Hezekiah's response to the Assyrian threat was to seek God in prayer. We are encouraged to trust in God's sovereignty and seek Him in times of trouble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_response_to_righteous_leadership.htm">God's Response to Righteous Leadership</a></b><br>Hezekiah's faithfulness and reforms in Judah were met with God's favor and intervention. Righteous leadership can lead to divine blessings and protection.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_the_cross_inscription_say.htm">What was the wording on the cross in the Gospels? Matthew: 'This is Jesus the King of the Jews,' Mark: 'The King of the Jews,' Luke: 'This is the King of the Jews,' John: 'Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.'</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_david_urge_solomon_to_punish_joab_and_shimei.htm">In 1 Kings 2:1-9, why does David instruct Solomon to exact vengeance on Joab and Shimei, contradicting previous oaths and seeming to endorse personal revenge?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_send_a_'lying_spirit'.htm">In 1 Kings 22:19-23, how can a just and holy God send a 'lying spirit' to deceive Ahab's prophets?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_psalms_foreshadow_jesus.htm">How do Psalms foreshadow Jesus Christ's life and mission?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) <span class= "bld">But I know thy abode</span> <span class= "bld">. . .</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">and thy down sitting, and thy going out, and thy coming in I know.</span> Clearly something has fallen out at the opening of the sentence. Probably the words <span class= "ital">before me is thine uprising</span> have been omitted by some copyist, owing to their resemblance to the words which end the last verse. So Wellhausen. (See <a href="/psalms/139-2.htm" title="You know my sitting down and my rising up, you understand my thought afar off.">Psalm 139:2</a>.) The thought thus expressed is this: I know all thy plans and thy doings; I see also thy present rebellion against me. What thou hast hitherto done was done because I willed it: now I will check thee.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in.</span> "Resting in peace, going out, and coming in, cover all the activity of a man" (Bahr), or rather, cover his whole life, active and passive. Jehovah claims an absolute knowledge of all that Sennacherib does or thinks, both when he is in action and when he is at rest. Nothing is hid from him (comp. <a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">Psalm 139:1-16</a>). Human pride should stand abashed before such absolute knowledge. <span class="cmt_word">And thy rage against me.</span> Opposition to their will fills violent men with fury and rage. Sennacherib's anger was primarily against Hezekiah, but when once he was convinced that Hezekiah really trusted in Jehovah (ver. 10), his fury would turn against God himself (see <a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1-3</a>, where the Lord's anointed is primarily David). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/19-27.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">But I know</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדָ֑עְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏā·‘ə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your sitting down,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šiḇ·tə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your going out</span><br /><span class="heb">וְצֵאתְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣê·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and coming in,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֹאֲךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇō·’ă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your raging</span><br /><span class="heb">הִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(hiṯ·rag·gez·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7264.htm">Strong's 7264: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against Me.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵלָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/19-27.htm">2 Kings 19:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/19-27.htm">2 Kings 19:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/19-27.htm">2 Kings 19:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/19-27.htm">2 Kings 19:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/19-27.htm">2 Kings 19:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/19-27.htm">2 Kings 19:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/19-27.htm">2 Kings 19:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/19-27.htm">2 Kings 19:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/19-27.htm">2 Kings 19:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/19-27.htm">2 Kings 19:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/19-27.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 19:27 But I know your sitting down (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/19-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 19:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 19:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 19:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 19:28" /></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>