Isaiah 37:7 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-7

We may observe here, 1. That the best way to baffle the malicious designs of our enemies against us is to be driven by them to God and to our duty and so to fetch meat out of the eater. Rabshakeh intended to frighten Hezekiah from the Lord, but it proves that he frightens him to the Lord. The wind, instead of forcing the traveller's coat from him, makes him wrap it the closer about him. The more Rabshakeh reproaches God the more Hezekiah studies to honour him, by rending his clothes for the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:7

Behold, I will send a blast upon him ,.... The king of Assyria; a pestilential one, as he afterwards did, which destroyed his army: or, I will put a spirit into him F19 נותן בו רוח "indam ei Spiritum", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. ; a spirit of fear and dread, which will oblige him to desist from his purposes, and flee; though some interpret it only of an inclination, a will F20 So Ben Melech explains it by רצון , "will", "desire", "purpose". in him, to return:... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:7

I will send a blast "I will infuse a spirit into him" - " רוח בו נותין nothen bo roach never signifies any thing but putting a spirit into a person: this was πνευμα δειλιας , the spirit of deceit." - Secker. "I will send a blast" - I do not think that Archbishop Secker has hit the true meaning of these words. I believe רוח ruach means here a pestilential wind, such as the Arabs call simoom , that instantly suffocates both man and beast; and is what is termed "the angel of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-18

Hezekiah's resources. The conduct of the king on hearing the haughty message of the Assyrian is that of a man of habitually religious mind and religious practice. 1 . He rends his garments and covers himself with sackcloth. This was significant of sorrow and of self-humiliation: "Humble yourselves beneath the mighty hand of God, and he will exalt you in due time." Instead of searching far and wide for the causes of our distress, it were well to look first into our own hearts, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:6-7

God's message to the troubled. "Thus saith Jehovah, Be not afraid." We have here the Divine response, through Isaiah, as the national intercessor. The circumstances, the boastings, the threatenings, were eminently calculated to produce fear, both in Isaiah and in the people. There was such a show of material strength as Elisha's servant saw at Dothan, which sent him to his master full of fears. The answer is such as Elisha gave when he made the servant see what it was to have God on their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:7

Behold, I will send a blast upon him ; rather, I will put a spirit within him ; i.e. I will take away from him the spirit of pride and arrogance by which he has been hitherto actuated, and I will infuse into his heart, instead, a spirit of hesitation and fear. He shall hear a rumour ; literally, as Delitzsch translates, he shall hear a hearsay ; i.e. "a report," or " tidings. " It is uncertain what "tidings" are intended. Some suppose "tidings of the movements of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:7

Behold, I will send a blast upon him - Margin, ‘Put a spirit into him.’ The word rendered ‘blast’ (רוח rûach) is commonly rendered ‘spirit.’ It may denote breath, air, soul, or spirit. There is no reason to think that the word is used here in the sense of blast of wind, as our translators seem to have supposed. The sense is probably, ‘I will infuse into him a spirit of fear, by which be shall be alarmed by the rumour which he shall hear, and return to his own land.’ The word is often used in... 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

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 37:7

Isaiah 37:7. Behold, I will send a blast upon him— Behold, I will put a spirit [of fear] into him, when he shall hear, &c. Vitringa. See chap. Isa 31:8-9 whence it clearly follows, that the interpretation here given is right, and that the prophet here refers to the fears of Sennacherib upon the report of Tirhakah's invasion, and not a pestilential blast, as our version would lead one to think. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:6-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 37:7

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