Isaiah 37 · Verse 33

Isaiah 37:33

Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.
Isaiah 37:33, King James Version

Isaiah 37:33 in other translations

BSBSo this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow into it. He will not come before it with a shield or build up a siege ramp against it.
WEB“Therefore the LORD says concerning the king of Assyria, ‘He will not come to this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither will he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it.
ASVTherefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come unto this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it.
YLTTherefore, thus said Jehovah, Concerning the king of Asshur: He doth not come in unto this city, Nor doth he shoot there an arrow, Nor doth he come before it with shield, Nor doth he pour out against it a mount.
DARBYTherefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it.
BBEFor this cause the Lord says about the king of Assyria, He will not come into this town, or send an arrow against it; he will not come before it with arms, or put up an earthwork against it.
WebsterTherefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a mound against it.

What does Isaiah 37:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
33. with shields--He did come near it, but was not allowed to conduct a proper siege. bank--a mound to defend the assailants in attacking the walls.

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

Isaiah 37:33 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.

לָכֵ֗ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651
כֹּֽה\־koh-thusH3541
אָמַ֤ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶל\־'el-concerningH413
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
אַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
יָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'he will comeH935
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
הָעִ֣ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יוֹרֶ֥הyo.Rehhe will shootH3384
שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033
חֵ֑ץChetzan arrowH2671
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּהye.kad.de.Me.nahhe will confront itH6923
מָגֵ֔ןma.Gena shieldH4043
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְyish.Pokhhe will pour outH8210
עֳלֶ֖יהָ'o.Lei.haon itH5921
סֹלְלָֽה\׃so.le.Laha moundH5550

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Cross references for Isaiah 37:33

  • Isaiah 8:7-10

    Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel. Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

  • Ezekiel 21:22

    At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort.

  • Isaiah 10:32-34

    As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. Behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled. And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

  • 2 Kings 19:32-35

    Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord. For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake. And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

  • Isaiah 33:20

    Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.

  • Isaiah 17:14

    And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.

  • Luke 19:43-44

    For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

  • Isaiah 17:12

    Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He.
8:7-10; 10:32-34; 17:12,14; 33:20; 2Ki 19:32-35
shields. Heb. shield. cast.
Eze 21:22; Lu 19:43,44

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Context

  • Isaiah 37:32

    For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this.

  • Isaiah 37:33

    Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.

  • Isaiah 37:34

    By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord.

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Isaiah 37:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por tanto, así dice Jehová acerca del rey de Asiria: No entrará en esta ciudad, ni echará saeta en ella: no vendrá delante de ella escudo, ni será echado contra ella baluarte.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
C’est pourquoi, ainsi dit l’ Éternel touchant le roi d’Assyrie: Il n’entrera pas dans cette ville, et il n’y lancera point de flèche; il ne lui présentera pas le bouclier, et il n’élèvera point de terrasse contre elle.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Darum, so spricht Jehova von dem König von Assyrien: Er soll nicht in diese Stadt kommen, und er soll keinen Pfeil darein schießen und keinen Schild ihr zukehren, und er soll keinen Wall gegen sie aufschütten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Propterea hæc dicit Dominus de rege Assyriorum: Non intrabit civitatem hanc, et non jaciet ibi sagittam, et non occupabit eam clypeus, et non mittet in circuitu ejus aggerem.