Isaiah 37 · Verse 34

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.
Isaiah 37:34, King James Version

Isaiah 37:34 in other translations

BSBHe will go back the way he came, and he will not enter this city,’ declares the LORD.
WEBHe will return the way that he came, and he won’t come to this city,’ says the LORD.
ASVBy the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come unto this city, saith Jehovah.
YLTIn the way that he came, in it he turneth back, And unto this city he doth not come in, An affirmation of Jehovah,
DARBYBy the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith Jehovah.
BBEBy the way he came he will go back, and he will not get into this town.
WebsterBy the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.

What does Isaiah 37:34 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
34. (See Is 37:29, 37; Is 29:5-8).

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

Isaiah 37:34 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.

בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhby the wayH1870
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
בָּ֖אba'he cameH935
בָּ֣הּbahby it
יָשׁ֑וּבya.Shuvhe will returnH7725
וְאֶל\־ve.'el-and intoH413
הָעִ֥ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
הַזֹּ֛אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
יָב֖וֹאya.Vo'he will comeH935
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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

Cross references for Isaiah 37:34

  • Isaiah 37:29

    Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

  • Proverbs 21:30

    There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
29; Pr 21:30

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

Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 37:35

    For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

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Isaiah 37:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por el camino que vino se tornará, y no entrará en esta ciudad, dice Jehová:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Il s’en retournera par le chemin par lequel il est venu, et il n’entrera pas dans cette ville, dit l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Auf dem Wege, den er gekommen ist, auf dem soll er zurückkehren und soll in diese Stadt nicht kommen, spricht Jehova.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
In via qua venit, per eam revertetur, et civitatem hanc non ingredietur, dicit Dominus.