Isaiah 36 · Verse 16

Isaiah 36:16

Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;
Isaiah 36:16, King James Version

Isaiah 36:16 in other translations

BSBDo not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and his own fig tree, and drink water from his own cistern,
WEBDon’t listen to Hezekiah, for the king of Assyria says, ‘Make your peace with me, and come out to me; and each of you eat from his vine, and each one from his fig tree, and each one of you drink the waters of his own cistern;
ASVHearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make your peace with me, and come out to me; and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig-tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;
YLT‘Do not hearken unto Hezekiah, for thus said the king of Asshur, Make ye with me a blessing, and come out unto me, and eat ye each of his vine, and each of his fig-tree, and drink ye each the waters of his own well,
DARBYHearken not to Hezekiah; for thus says the king of Assyria: Make peace with me and come out to me; and eat every one of his vine, and every one of his fig-tree, and drink every one the waters of his own cistern;
BBEDo not give ear to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says, Make peace with me, and come out to me; and everyone will be free to take the fruit of his vine and of his fig-tree, and the water of his spring;
WebsterHearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig-tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;

What does Isaiah 36:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. agreement ... by ... present--rather, "make peace with me"; literally, "blessing" so called from the mutual congratulations attending the ratification of peace. So Chaldee. Or else, "Do homage to me" [Horsley]. come out--surrender to me; then you may remain in quiet possession of your lands till my return from Egypt, when I will lead you away to a land fruitful as your own. Rab-shakeh tries to soften, in the eyes of the Jews, the well-known Assyrian policy of weakening the vanquished by deporting them to other lands (Ge 47:21; 2Ki 17:6).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 Make an agreement - ברכה berachah, make a blessing with me; i.e., Give me a ransom for the city, and I will not destroy it; give me the yearly tribute thou hast promised.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Isaiah 36:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַֽל\־'al-may notH408
תִּשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'Uyou listenH8085
אֶל\־'el-toH413
חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ\ \סchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396
כִּי֩kiforH3588
כֹ֨הkhohthusH3541
אָמַ֜ר'a.Marhe saysH559
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king ofH4428
אַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804
עֲשֽׂוּ\־'a.su-makeH6213
אִתִּ֤י'i.Tiwith meH854
בְרָכָה֙ve.ra.Khaha blessingH1293
וּצְא֣וּu.tze.'Uand come outH3318
אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413
וְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.Luand eatH398
אִישׁ\־'ish-everyoneH376
גַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.Noown vine hisH1612
וְאִ֣ישׁve.'Ishand everyoneH376
תְּאֵנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.Toown fig tree hisH8384
וּשְׁת֖וּu.she.Tuand drinkH8354
אִ֥ישׁ'isheveryoneH376
מֵי\־mei-[the] water ofH4325
בוֹרֽוֹ\׃vo.Roown cistern hisH953

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 36:16

  • Zechariah 3:10

    In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.

  • 1 Kings 4:25

    And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, all the days of Solomon.

  • Micah 4:4

    But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.

  • 2 Corinthians 9:5

    Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.

  • 1 Samuel 25:27

    And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.

  • 2 Kings 5:15

    And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.

  • 2 Kings 24:12-16

    And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord, as the Lord had said. And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land. And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. …

  • Genesis 33:11

    Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.

  • 2 Samuel 8:6

    Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.

  • 1 Kings 4:20

    Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

  • Proverbs 5:15

    Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

  • Genesis 32:20

    And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Make an agreement with me by a present. or, Seek my favourby a present. Heb. Make with me a blessing.
Ge 32:20; 33:11; 1Sa 25:27; 2Sa 8:6; 2Ki 5:15; 18:31; 2Co 9:5; *marg:
come out.
1Sa 11:3; 2Ki 24:12-16
eat ye.
1Ki 4:20,25; Mic 4:4; Zec 3:10

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Context

  • Isaiah 36:15

    Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the Lord, saying, The Lord will surely deliver us: this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

  • Isaiah 36:16

    Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern;

  • Isaiah 36:17

    Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.

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Isaiah 36:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No escuchéis á Ezechîas: porque el rey de Asiria dice así: Haced conmigo paz, y salid á mí; y coma cada uno de su viña, y cada uno de su higuera, y beba cada cual las aguas de su pozo;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
N’écoutez pas Ézéchias; car ainsi dit le roi d’Assyrie: Faites la paix avec moi, et sortez vers moi; et vous mangerez chacun de sa vigne et chacun de son figuier, et vous boirez chacun des eaux de son puits,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Höret nicht auf Hiskia; denn also spricht der König von Assyrien: Machet Frieden mit mir und kommet zu mir heraus, so sollt ihr ein jeder von seinem Weinstock und ein jeder von seinem Feigenbaum essen, und ein jeder das Wasser seines Brunnens trinken,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Nolite audire Ezechiam; hæc enim dicit rex Assyriorum: Facite mecum benedictionem, et egredimini ad me, et comedite unusquisque vineam suam, et unusquisque ficum suam, et bibite unusquisque aquam cisternæ suæ,