Isaiah 37 · Verse 20

Isaiah 37:20

Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord, even thou only.
Isaiah 37:20, King James Version

Isaiah 37:20 in other translations

BSBAnd now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”
WEBNow therefore, LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are the LORD, even you only.”
ASVNow therefore, O Jehovah our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art Jehovah, even thou only.
YLTAnd now, Jehovah our God, save us from his hand, and all kingdoms of the earth do know that Thou art Jehovah, Thyself alone.'
DARBYAnd now, Jehovah our God, save us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art Jehovah, thou only.
BBEBut now, O Lord our God, give us salvation from his hand, so that it may be clear to all the kingdoms of the earth that you, and you only, are the Lord.
WebsterNow therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.

What does Isaiah 37:20 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
20. The strongest argument to plead before God in prayer, the honor of God (Ex 32:12-14; Psa 83:18; Da 9:18, 19).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 20 Save us "Save us, we beseech thee" - The supplicating particle, נא na, is supplied here from eighteen MSS., three ancient, of Dr. Kennicott, and ten of De Rossi, and from the other copy; 2Kgs 19:19. That thou art the Lord, even thou only "That thou Jehovah art the only God" - The word אלהים Elohim, "God, "is lost here in the Hebrew text, but preserved in the other copy; 2Kgs 19:19. The Syriac and Septuagint seem here to have had in their copies אלהים Elohim, instead of יהוה Yehovah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Isaiah 37:20 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.

וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.Tahand nowH6258
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430
הוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּho.shi.'E.nusave usH3467
מִיָד֑וֹmi.ya.Dofrom hand hisH3027
וְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'Uso they may knowH3045
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
מַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.Khot[the] kingdoms ofH4467
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
אַתָּ֥ה'a.TahyouH859
יְהוָ֖הYah.weh[are] YahwehH3068
לְבַדֶּֽךָ\׃le.va.De.khato alone youH905

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

Cross references for Isaiah 37:20

  • Psalms 46:10

    Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

  • 1 Kings 18:36-37

    And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.

  • Psalms 83:17-18

    Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish: That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth.

  • Isaiah 42:8

    I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

  • Malachi 1:11

    For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Psalms 67:1-2

    To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.

  • Ezekiel 36:23

    And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord God, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.

  • Psalms 59:13

    Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

  • 1 Kings 8:43

    Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.

  • Exodus 9:15-16

    For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth. And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

  • 1 Samuel 17:45-47

    Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands.

  • Joshua 7:8-9

    O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies! For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
that all.
42:8; Ex 9:15,16; Jos 7:8,9; 1Sa 17:45-47; 1Ki 8:43; 18:36,37
Ps 46:10; 59:13; 67:1,2; 83:17,18; Eze 36:23; Mal 1:11
even.
16

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Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 37:20

    Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord, even thou only.

  • Isaiah 37:21

    Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:

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Isaiah 37:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Ahora pues, Jehová Dios nuestro, líbranos de su mano, para que todos los reinos de la tierra conozcan que sólo tú eres Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et maintenant, Éternel, notre Dieu! sauve-nous de sa main, afin que tous les royaumes de la terre sachent que toi seul tu es l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und nun, Jehova, unser Gott, rette uns von seiner Hand, damit alle Königreiche der Erde wissen, daß du allein Jehova bist!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et nunc, Domine Deus noster, salva nos de manu ejus, et cognoscant omnia regna terræ quia tu es Dominus solus.