Isaiah 37:19 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 37:8-20

We may observe here, 1. That, if God give us inward satisfaction in his promise, this may confirm us in our silently bearing reproaches. God answered Hezekiah, but it does not appear that he, after deliberation, sent any answer to Rabshakeh; but, God having taken the work into his own hands, he quietly left the matter with him. So Rabshakeh returned to the king his master for fresh instructions. 2. Those that delight in war shall have enough of it. Sennacherib, without provocation given to him... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:19

And, have cast their gods into the fire ..... And burnt them; and it may well be asked, where are they? Isaiah 36:19 , for they were no gods, but the works of men's hands, wood and stone ; they were made of wood or of stone, and therefore could not be called gods; nor could they save the nations that worshipped them, nor themselves, from the fire: therefore they have destroyed them ; the Assyrian kings were able to do it, and did do it, because they were idols of wood or stone; but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:14-20

Taking our cross to God, and casting all our care upon him. Deep afflictions seem to pass beyond the reach of human aid. Whether it be bereavement, or sense of sin, or coming trouble of any heavy kind, the profoundly afflicted soul for the most part feels human hell) vain, human sympathy impertinent, and finds no refuge, no consolation, except in pouring itself out before God. We know that "he careth for us" (1 Peter 6:7); we know that he can understand us. It is true wisdom to fly to him,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:14-20

Righteousness in prayer. Hezekiah's was the effectual prayer of a righteous man. It was effectual because it was right-minded. Had he gone to the Lord in an unacceptable spirit, he would have met with a very different response. Our prayers may be unexceptionable, so far as time, place, demeanour, and even language are concerned, and yet they may be fruitless, because our mind is not attuned to the true spirit of devotion. We have here five features which should always characterize our... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:18-19

Faith neither blind to seemingly adverse facts, nor chary of admitting them. Sennacherib thought to destroy Hezekiah's trust in Jehovah by an array of facts which he regarded as having the force of an induction. Hezekiah fully admitted the facts ("Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries"), but did not suffer his faith to be shaken by them. His faith rested upon another distinct set of facts, which Sennacherib's did not and could not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:19

And have cast their gods into the fire . The more valuable of the foreign idols were usually carried off by the Assyrians, and placed in the shrines of their own gods as trophies of victory; but no doubt great numbers of the inferior idols. which were of wood, not even coated with metal—the ξόανα of the Greeks—were burnt. For they were no gods (temp. Jeremiah 2:11 ; Jeremiah 5:7 ; Jeremiah 16:20 , etc.). Isaiah's favourite word for " idols " is elilim , which is,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:19

And have cast their gods into the fire - This appears to have been the usual policy of the Assyrians and Babylonians. It was contrary to the policy which the Romans afterward pursued, for they admitted the gods of other nations among their own, and even allowed them to have a place in the Pantheon. Their design seems not to have been to alienate the feelings of the vanquished, but to make them feel that they were a part of the same people. They supposed that a vanquished people would be... 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 37:19

men's. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 37:8-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:14-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:14-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:18-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:19

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 37:19

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