イザヤ書 37:18-27 JCB

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:26

Hast thou not heard long ago ?.... By report, by reading the history of ancient times, or by means of the prophets; these are the words of the Lord to Sennacherib. The Targum adds, "what I did to Pharaoh king of Egypt;' it follows: how I have done it; and of ancient times that I have formed it ? meaning either the decree in his own breast from all eternity, and which he had published by his prophets, of raising up him, this wicked prince, to be the scourge of nations; or by the "it"... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:27

Therefore their inhabitants were of small power ,.... Or, "short of hand" F21 קצרי יד breviati, "vel breves manu", Forerius; "abbreviati manu", Vatablus, Montanus. ; it was not in the power of their hands to help themselves, because the Lord took away their strength, having determined that they should be destroyed for their sins; otherwise it would not have been in the power of Sennacherib to have subdued them; this takes off greatly from the king of Assyria's triumph, that they... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:18

The nations - הארצות haratsoth , "the lands; "instead of this word, which destroys the sense, ten of Kennicott's and five of De Rossi's MSS. (one ancient) have here גוים goyim , "nations;" which is undoubtedly the true reading, being preserved also in the other copy; 2 Kings 19:17 . Another MS. suggests another method of rectifying the sense in this place, by reading מלכם malcam , "their king, "instead of ארצם artsam , "their land;" but it ought to be מלכיהם malcheyhem ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:20

Save us "Save us, we beseech thee" - The supplicating particle, נא na , is supplied here from eighteen MSS., three ancient, of Dr. Kennicott, and ten of De Rossi, and from the other copy; 2 Kings 19:19 . That thou art the Lord, even thou only "That thou Jehovah art the only God" - The word אלהים Elohim , "God, "is lost here in the Hebrew text, but preserved in the other copy; 2 Kings 19:19 . The Syriac and Septuagint seem here to have had in their copies אלהים Elohim ,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:21

Then Isaiah - sent unto Hezekiah - The Syriac and Septuagint understand and render the verb passively, was sent. Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib "Thy prayer unto me concerning Sennacherib - I have heard" - שמעתי shamati ; this word, necessary to the sense, is lost in this place out of the Hebrew text. One MS. of Dr. Kennicott's and one of De Rossi's have it written above the line in a later hand. The Septuagint and Syriac found it in their copies; and it is... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:23

Against the Holy One of Israel - For אל el , to, the other copy has על al , against, rather more properly. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:24

By thy servants "By thy messengers" - The text has עבדיך abdeycha , thy servants; but the true reading seems to be מלאכיך malacheycha , thy messengers, as in the other copy, 2 Kings 19:23 ; and as the Septuagint and Syriac found it in their copies in this place. Reproached the Lord - אדני Adonai : but one of my MSS. has אדני יהוה Yehovah Adonai , Jehovah the Lord. This reading is not found, I think, in any other MS., but several have יהוה Yehovah for אדני Adonai ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:25

Water "Strange waters" - The word זרים zarim , strange, lost out of the Hebrew text in this place, is supplied from the other copy. A MS. supplies the word רבים rabbim , many, instead of it. With the sole of my feet - With my infantry. All the rivers of the besieged places "All the canals of fenced places" - The principal cities of Egypt, the scene of his late exploits, were chiefly defended by deep moats, canals, or large lakes, made by labor and art, with which they were... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:26

Lay waste defended cities into ruinous heaps "Lay waste warlike nations; strong fenced cities" - נצים גלים gallim nitstsim . It is not easy to give a satisfactory account of these two words, which have greatly embarrassed all the interpreters, ancient and modern. For גלים gallim I read גוים goyim , as the Septuagint do in this place, εθνη . The word נצים netsim the Vulgate renders in this place compugnantium ; in the parallel place, 2 Kings 19:25 , pugnantium ; and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:27

Corn blasted - שדמה shedemah , parched: it does not appear that there is any good authority for this word. The true reading seems to be שדפה shedephah , blasted, as it is in six MSS. (two ancient) here, and in the other copy. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:27

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