Isaiah 37 · Verse 6

Isaiah 37:6

And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
Isaiah 37:6, King James Version

Isaiah 37:6 in other translations

BSBwho replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.
WEBIsaiah said to them, “Tell your master, ‘The LORD says, “Don’t be afraid of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
ASVAnd Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith Jehovah, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
YLTand Isaiah saith unto them, ‘Thus do ye say unto your lord, Thus said Jehovah, Be not afraid because of the words that thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Asshur have reviled Me.
DARBYAnd Isaiah said to them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith Jehovah: Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
BBEAnd Isaiah said to them, This is what you are to say to your master: The Lord says, Be not troubled by the words which the servants of the king of Assyria have said against me in your hearing.
WebsterAnd Isaiah said to them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

What does Isaiah 37:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. servants--literally, "youths," mere lads, implying disparagement, not an embassy of venerable elders. The Hebrew is different from that for "servants" in Is 37:5. blasphemed me--(Is 36:20).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Thus shall ye say - כה תאמרון ko tomerun, "thus shall ye (explicitly, earnestly, and positively) say. "The paragogic nun deepens and increases the sense.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Isaiah 37:6 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hemto themH413
יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huIsaiahH3470
כֹּ֥הkohthusH3541
תֹאמְר֖וּןtom.Runyou will say !H559
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.Khemmaster<s> yourH113
כֹּ֣ה\׀kohthusH3541
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תִּירָא֙ti.Ra'you be afraidH3372
מִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.Neiof <the face of>H6440
הַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.Rimthe wordsH1697
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
שָׁמַ֔עְתָּsha.Ma'.tayou have heardH8085
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherwhichH834
גִּדְּפ֛וּgi.de.Futhey have blasphemedH1442
נַעֲרֵ֥יna.'a.Rei[the] servants ofH5288
מֶלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
אַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804
אוֹתִֽי\׃'o.Ti<obj.> meH853

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Cross references for Isaiah 37:6

  • Isaiah 7:4

    And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

  • Isaiah 35:4

    Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.

  • Mark 5:36

    As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:15-20

    And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s. To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel. Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you. And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord. …

  • Isaiah 41:10-14

    Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. …

  • 2 Kings 22:15-20

    And she said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read: Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched. But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the Lord, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard; …

  • Isaiah 43:1-2

    But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

  • Mark 4:40

    And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

  • Leviticus 26:8

    And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.

  • Isaiah 10:24-25

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt. For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.

  • Isaiah 51:12-13

    I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?

  • Exodus 14:13

    And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thus shall.
2Ki 19:5-7; 22:15-20
Be not.
7:4; 10:24,25; 35:4; 41:10-14; 43:1,2; 51:12,13; Ex 14:13; Le 26:8
Jos 11:6; 2Ch 20:15-20; Mr 4:40; 5:36

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Context

  • Isaiah 37:5

    So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

  • Isaiah 37:6

    And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

  • Isaiah 37:7

    Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

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Isaiah 37:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y díjoles Isaías: Diréis así á vuestro señor: Así dice Jehová: No temas por las palabras que has oído, con las cuales me han blasfemado los siervos del rey de Asiria.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Ésaïe leur dit: Vous direz ainsi à votre seigneur: Ainsi dit l’ Éternel: Ne crains pas à cause des paroles que tu as entendues, par lesquelles les serviteurs du roi d’Assyrie m’ont blasphémé.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jesaja sprach zu ihnen: Also sollt ihr zu eurem Herrn sagen: So spricht Jehova: Fürchte dich nicht vor den Worten, die du gehört hast, womit die Diener des Königs von Assyrien mich gelästert haben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et dixit ad eos Isaias: Hæc dicetis domino vestro: Hæc dicit Dominus: Ne timeas a facie verborum quæ audisti, quibus blasphemaverunt pueri regis Assyriorum me.