Isaiah 37:37

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּסַּ֣ע וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ וַיָּ֖שָׁב סַנְחֵרִ֣יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֑וּר וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃

Transliteration

And-yissaʿ and-yēlek and-yāšāb Sanḥērîb king-of-ʾAššûr and-yēšeb in-Nînewēh.

Grammar Details

*yissaʿ*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he journeyed/departed
*yēlek*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he went
*yāšāb*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he returned
*Sanḥērîb*: proper noun - Sennacherib
*ʾAššûr*: proper noun - Assyria
*yēšeb*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he dwelled/settled
*Nînewēh*: proper noun - Nineveh

Word Meanings

*yissaʿ*: journeyed/departed/broke camp
*yēlek*: went/walked/proceeded
*yāšāb*: returned/went back/turned back
*yēšeb*: dwelled/settled/stayed

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Referenced Verses

Jonah 1:2 : 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
Jonah 3:3 : 3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of Jehovah. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city, of three days' journey.
Jonah 4:11 : 11 and should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
Nah 1:1 : 1 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
Matt 12:41 : 41 The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.
Gen 10:11-12 : 11 Out of that land he went forth into Assyria, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir, and Calah, 12 and Resen between Nineveh and Calah (the same is the great city).
Isa 31:9 : 9 And his rock shall pass away by reason of terror, and his princes shall be dismayed at the ensign, saith Jehovah, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
Isa 37:7 : 7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him, and he shall hear tidings, and shall return unto his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
Isa 37:29 : 29 Because of thy raging against me, and because thine arrogancy 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Kgs 19:35-37
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35And it came to pass that night, that the angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
36So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.
37And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer {H1121} smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.
Isa 37:38
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38And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead.
Isa 37:5-11
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5So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.
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7Behold, I will put a spirit in him, and he shall hear tidings, and shall return unto his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
8So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah; for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.
9And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come out to fight against thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
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2 Chr 32:1-2
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1After these things, and this faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fortified cities, and thought to win them for himself.
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17Incline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open thine eyes, O Jehovah, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to defy the living God.
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2 Kgs 19:7-9
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7Behold, I will put a spirit in him, and he shall hear tidings, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.
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2 Chr 32:21-22
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21And Jehovah sent an angel, who cut off all the mighty men of valor, and the leaders and captains, in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth from his own bowels slew him there with the sword.
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9After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (now he was before Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying,
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Isa 37:33-34
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33Therefore 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.
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