Isaiah 39 · Verse 7

Isaiah 39:7

And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
Isaiah 39:7, King James Version

Isaiah 39:7 in other translations

BSBAnd some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”
WEB‘They will take away your sons who will issue from you, whom you shall father, and they will be eunuchs in the king of Babylon’s palace.’”
ASVAnd of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
YLTand of thy sons who come forth from thee, whom thou begettest, they take, and they have been eunuchs in a palace of the king of Babylon.'
DARBYAnd of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
BBEAnd your sons, even your offspring, will they take away to be unsexed servants in the house of the king of Babylon.
WebsterAnd of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

What does Isaiah 39:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
7. sons ... from thee--The sons which Hezekiah (as Josephus tells us) wished to have (see on Is 28:3, on "wept sore") will be among the foremost in suffering. eunuchs--fulfilled (Da 1:2, 3, 7).

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Isaiah 39:7 in the original Hebrew

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וּמִבָּנֶ֜יךָu.mi.ba.Nei.khaand some of own descendants yourH1121
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhoH834
יֵצְא֧וּye.tze.'Uthey will come forthH3318
מִמְּךָ֛mi.me.Khafrom youH4480
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhomH834
תּוֹלִ֖ידto.Lidyou will fatherH3205
יִקָּ֑חוּyi.Ka.chupeople will takeH3947
וְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.Yuand they will beH1961
סָרִיסִ֔יםsa.ri.SimeunuchsH5631
בְּהֵיכַ֖לbe.hei.Khalin [the] palace ofH1964
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
בָּבֶֽל\׃ba.VelBabylonH894

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Cross references for Isaiah 39:7

  • Daniel 1:1-7

    In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god. And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king’s seed, and of the princes; Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king’s palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. …

  • 2 Chronicles 36:10

    And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the Lord, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kings 24:12

    And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:20

    And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:

  • 2 Kings 25:6-7

    So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him. And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:11

    Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

  • 2 Kings 24:15

    And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 39:7

    Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.

  • Ezekiel 17:12-20

    Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon; And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land: That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand. But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered? …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
of thy sons.
2Ki 24:12; 25:6,7; 2Ch 33:11; 36:10,20; Jer 39:7; Eze 17:12-20
they shall be. Fulfilled.
Da 1:2-7

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Context

  • Isaiah 39:6

    Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord.

  • Isaiah 39:7

    And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

  • Isaiah 39:8

    Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.

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Isaiah 39:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
De tus hijos que hubieren salido de ti, y que engendraste, tomarán, y serán eunucos en el palacio del rey de Babilonia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et on prendra de tes fils, qui sortiront de toi, que tu auras engendrés, et ils seront eunuques dans le palais du roi de Babylone.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und von deinen Söhnen, die aus dir hervorkommen werden, die du zeugen wirst, wird man nehmen, und sie werden Kämmerer sein im Palaste des Königs von Babel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et de filiis tuis, qui exibunt de te, quos genueris, tollent, et erunt eunuchi in palatio regis Babylonis.