Isaiah 37:6 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 37:6

And Isaiah said unto them, thus shall you say unto your master ,.... Or, "your lord" F17 אל אדניכם "ad dominum vestrum", Montanus. ; King Hezekiah, whose ministers and messengers they were: thus saith the Lord, be not afraid of the words thou hast heard ; be not not terrified by them, they are but words, and no more, and will never become facts: wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me ; by representing him as no better than the gods of the Gentiles,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:6

Thus shall ye say - תאמרון כה ko tomerun , "thus shall ye (explicitly, earnestly, and positively) say. "The paragogic nun deepens and increases the sense. 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

The servants of the King of Assyria . Mr. Cheyne translates, "the minions of the King of Assyria," remarking truly that the word used is not the ordinary one for "servants," but "a disparaging expression." Perhaps the best translation would be lackeys. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:6

Caution against fear. "Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard." We are often afraid of whispers; we often suffer severely through words. It is not surprising. Words are winged , and fly across oceans. Words are penetrating, and enter into the secret places of the heart. Words are indestructible , and, once uttered, who but God can restrain their power? I. THESE WERE WORDS AGAINST GOD . Alas! there have been many such in every age. This is part of the perils... read more

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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:6

Wherewith the servants ... - Hebrew, נערי na‛ărēy - The ‘youth,’ or the young men. The word properly denotes boys, youths, young men; and is used here probably by way of disparagement, in contradistinction from an embassy that would be truly respectable, made up of aged men.Have blasphemed me - God regarded these words as spoken against himself and he would vindicate his own honor and name. 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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 37:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 37:6-7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 37:1-38

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