Isaiah 37 · Verse 18

Isaiah 37:18

Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,
Isaiah 37:18, King James Version

Isaiah 37:18 in other translations

BSBTruly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands.
WEBTruly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed all the countries and their land,
ASVOf a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries, and their land,
YLT‘Truly, O Jehovah, kings of Asshur have laid waste all the lands and their land,
DARBYOf a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the lands, and their countries,
BBETruly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have made waste all the nations and their lands,
WebsterOf a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,

What does Isaiah 37:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
18. have laid waste--conceding the truth of the Assyrian's allegation (Is 36:18-20), but adding the reason, "For they were no gods."

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 18 The nations - הארצות haratsoth, "the lands; "instead of this word, which destroys the sense, ten of Kennicott's and five of De Rossi's MSS. (one ancient) have here גוים goyim, "nations;" which is undoubtedly the true reading, being preserved also in the other copy; 2Kgs 19:17. Another MS. suggests another method of rectifying the sense in this place, by reading מלכם malcam, "their king, "instead of ארצם artsam, "their land;" but it ought to be מלכיהם malcheyhem, "all the countries and their kings."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Isaiah 37:18 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.

אָמְנָ֖ם'a.me.NamtrulyH551
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּhe.che.Ri.vuthey have made desolateH2717
מַלְכֵ֥יmal.Khei[the] kings ofH4428
אַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.Tzotthe landsH776
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אַרְצָֽם\׃'ar.Tzamland theirH776

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

Cross references for Isaiah 37:18

  • Nahum 2:11-12

    Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion’s whelp, and none made them afraid? The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.

  • 2 Kings 15:29

    In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath–pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel–beth–maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria.

  • 2 Kings 17:6

    In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

  • 2 Kings 17:24

    And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:26

    And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.

  • 2 Kings 16:9

    And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the kings.
2Ki 15:29; 16:9; 17:6,24; 1Ch 5:26; Na 2:11,12
nations. Heb. lands.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 37:18

    Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,

  • Isaiah 37:19

    And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

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Isaiah 37:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ciertamente, oh Jehová, los reyes de Asiria destruyeron todas las tierras y sus comarcas,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il est vrai, Éternel! les rois d’Assyrie ont dévasté tous les pays et leurs terres,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wahrlich, Jehova, die Könige von Assyrien haben alle Nationen und ihr Land verwüstet;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vere enim, Domine, desertas fecerunt reges Assyriorum terras, et regiones earum,