Isaiah 37:22 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 37:21-38

We may here observe, 1. That those who receive messages of terror from men with patience, and send messages of faith to God by prayer, may expect messages of grace and peace from God for their comfort, even when they are most cast down. Isaiah sent a long answer to Hezekiah's prayer in God's name, sent it in writing (for it was too long to be sent by word of mouth), and sent it by way of return to his prayer, relation being thereunto had: ?Whereas thou hast prayed to me, know, for thy comfort,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:22

This is the word which the Lord hath spoken concerning him ,.... The sentence he has pronounced upon him, the punishment he has determined to inflict on him, in answer to Hezekiah's prayer against him: the virgin, the daughter of Zion; hath despised thee; and laughed thee to scorn ; that, is the inhabitants of Zion, particularly of the fort of Zion, called a "virgin", because it had never been forced, or taken and to show that it was a vain thing in Sennacherib to attempt it, as well as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:21-29

The intoxication of success, etc. The first thing of which this passage speaks, and of that it speaks very forcibly, is— I. THE INTOXICATION OF UNHOLY SUCCESS . The tone of this Assyrian monarch was one of insolent arrogance. His military achievements had implanted in his mind the notion that he had done much greater things than he had actually accomplished, and had exerted the idea that he could achieve other things which were wholly out of his power. He magnifies his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:22

The virgin the daughter of Zion ; i.e. Jerusalem (comp. Isaiah 1:8 ; Isaiah 10:32 ; Isaiah 16:1 ; Isaiah 52:2 ; Isaiah 62:11 ). The expression, "virgin daughter," is used also by Isaiah of Zidon ( Isaiah 23:12 ) and of Babylon ( Isaiah 47:1 ). The personification here is very effective. since it represents Jerusalem as a tender maiden, weak and delicate, yet still bold enough to stand up against Sennacherib and all his host, and bid him defiance. Confident in Jehovah, her... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:22

The virgin, the daughter of Zion - Jerusalem (see the note at Isaiah 1:8; compare the note at Isaiah 23:12). The parallelism in this and the following verses shows that the poetic form of speech is here introduced.Hast despised thee - That is, it is secure from thy contemplated attack. The idea is, that Jerusalem would exult over the ineffectual attempts of Sennacherib to take it, and over his complete overthrow.Hath laughed thee to scorn - Will make thee an object of derision.Hath shaken her... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

Assyria defeated (37:1-38)Hezekiah now realized his mistake in ignoring Isaiah and relying on Egypt. In a humble but open acknowledgment that Judah’s plight was desperate, he sent to ask Isaiah to appeal to God for help (37:1-4). Isaiah reassured Hezekiah that God would not tolerate Assyria’s mockery of him (5-7).When the Assyrians temporarily withdrew from Jerusalem to deal with an enemy attack to the south-west, they sent a letter renewing their threats. They reminded the Jerusalemites that... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 37:22

shaken = wagged. Denoting derision and scorn. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 37:22

Isaiah 37:22. The virgin, the daughter of Zion, &c.— Well-formed cities and states, flourishing, free, and obedient to honest and legal rule, are every where in Scripture compared to virgins. By the daughter of Zion, and of Jerusalem, are meant the people, inhabitants of Zion and Jerusalem. The image is extremely fine, whereby the contempt of Sennacherib's threats is expressed. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:22

22. Transition to poetry: in parallelism. virgin . . . daughter—honorable terms. "Virgin" implies that the city is, as yet, inviolate. "Daughter" is an abstract collective feminine personification of the population, the child of the place denoted (see on :-; Isaiah 1:8). Zion and her inhabitants. shaken . . . head—in scorn (Psalms 22:7; Psalms 109:25; Matthew 27:39). With us to shake the head is a sign of denial or displeasure; but gestures have different meanings in different countries... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 37:21-38

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:21-29

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 37:22

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 37:22

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:22

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