Isaiah 37 · Verse 16

Isaiah 37:16

O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.
Isaiah 37:16, King James Version

Isaiah 37:16 in other translations

BSB“O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
WEB“LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, who is enthroned among the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
ASVO Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, that sittest above the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
YLT‘Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, inhabiting the cherubs, Thou art God Himself--Thyself alone--to all kingdoms of the earth, Thou hast made the heavens and the earth.
DARBYJehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, who sittest between the cherubim, thou, the Same, thou alone art the God of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made the heavens and the earth.
BBEO Lord of armies, the God of Israel, seated between the winged ones, you only are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.
WebsterO LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.

What does Isaiah 37:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. dwellest--the Shekinah, or fiery symbol of God's presence, dwelling in the temple with His people, is from shachan, "to dwell" (Ex 25:22; Psa 80:1; 99:1). cherubim--derived by transposition from either a Hebrew root, rachab, to "ride"; or rather, barach, to "bless." They were formed out of the same mass of pure gold as the mercy seat itself (Ex 25:19, Margin). The phrase, "dwellest between the cherubim," arose from their position at each end of the mercy seat, while the Shekinah, and the awful name, Jehovah, in written letters, were in the intervening space. They are so inseparably associated with the manifestation of God's glory, that whether the Lord is at rest or in motion, they always are mentioned with Him (Nu 7:89; Psa 18:10). (1) They are first mentioned (Ge 3:24) "on the edge of" (as "on the east" may be translated) Eden; the Hebrew for "placed" is properly to "place in a tabernacle," which implies that this was a local tabernacle in which the symbols of God's presence were manifested suitably to the altered circumstances in which man, after the fall, came before God. It was here that Cain and Abel, and the patriarchs down to the flood, presented their offerings: and it is called "the presence of the Lord" (Ge 4:16). When those symbols were removed at the close of that early patriarchal dispensation, small models of them were made for domestic use, called, in Chaldee, "seraphim" or "teraphim." (2) The cherubim, in the Mosaic tabernacle and Solomon's temple, were the same in form as those at the outskirts of Eden: compound figures, combining the distinguishing properties of several creatures: the ox, chief among the tame and useful animals; the lion among the wild ones; the eagle among birds; and man, the head of all (the original headship of man over the animal kingdom, about to be restored in Jesus Christ, Psa 8:4-8, is also implied in this combination). They are, throughout Scripture, represented as distinct from God; they could not be likenesses of Him which He forbade in any shape. (3) They are introduced in the third or gospel dispensation (Re 4:6) as "living creatures" (not so well translated "beasts" in English Version), not angels, but beings closely connected with the redeemed Church. So also in Eze 1:5-25; 10:1-22. Thus, throughout the three dispensations, they seem to be symbols of those who in every age should officially study and proclaim the manifold wisdom of God. thou alone--literally, "Thou art He who alone art God of all the kingdoms"; whereas Sennacherib had classed Jehovah with the heathen gods, he asserts the nothingness of the latter and the sole lordship of the former.

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Isaiah 37:16 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.

יְהוָ֨הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
צְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635
אֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
יֹשֵׁ֣בyo.Shev[who] sitsH3427
הַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.Vimthe cherubimH3742
אַתָּה\־'a.tah-youH859
ה֤וּאhu'heH1931
הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.Him[are] <the> GodH430
לְבַדְּךָ֔le.va.de.Khato alone youH905
לְכֹ֖לle.Kholof allH3605
מַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.Khot[the] kingdoms ofH4467
הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH859
עָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.tayou have madeH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe earthH776

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Cross references for Isaiah 37:16

  • Psalms 99:1

    The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.

  • Exodus 25:22

    And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.

  • Psalms 86:10

    For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone.

  • Isaiah 44:24

    Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

  • 1 Samuel 4:4

    So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

  • Psalms 80:1

    To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim–Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth.

  • John 1:3

    All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

  • Hebrews 4:16

    Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

  • Colossians 1:16

    For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

  • Isaiah 54:5

    For thy Maker is thine husband; the Lord of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

  • Genesis 1:1

    In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

  • Isaiah 45:22

    Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lord.
6:3; 8:13; 2Sa 7:26; Ps 46:7,11
dwellest.
Ex 25:22; 1Sa 4:4; Ps 80:1; 99:1; Heb 4:16
thou art.
20; 43:10,11; 44:6; 45:22; 54:5; 1Ki 18:32; 2Ki 5:15; Ps 86:10
Re 11:15-17
thou hast.
40:28; 44:24; Ge 1:1; Ps 146:6; Jer 10:10-12; Joh 1:3; Col 1:16

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Context

  • Isaiah 37:15

    And Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord, saying,

  • Isaiah 37:16

    O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.

  • Isaiah 37:17

    Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear; open thine eyes, O Lord, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.

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Isaiah 37:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Jehová de los ejércitos, Dios de Israel, que moras entre los querubines, sólo tú eres Dios sobre todos los reinos de la tierra; tú hiciste los cielos y la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Éternel des armées, Dieu d’Israël, qui es assis entre les chérubins, toi, le Même, toi seul tu es le Dieu de tous les royaumes de la terre; toi, tu as fait les cieux et la terre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Jehova der Heerscharen, Gott Israels, der du zwischen den Cherubim thronst, du allein bist es, der der Gott ist von allen Königreichen der Erde; du hast den Himmel und die Erde gemacht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Domine exercituum, Deus Israël, qui sedes super cherubim, tu es Deus solus omnium regnorum terræ: tu fecisti cælum et terram.