Isaiah 37:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

"O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, who is enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְהוָ֨ה צְבָא֜וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים אַתָּה־ה֤וּא הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְבַדְּךָ֔ לְכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֑רֶץ אַתָּ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתָ אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

YHWH ṣəbāʾôt ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl yōšēb the-kərūbîm, ʾattāh-hûʾ the-ʾĕlōhîm to-alone-you, to-all mamləkôt the-ʾāreṣ; ʾattāh ʿāśîtā ʾet-the-šāmayim wə-ʾet-the-ʾāreṣ.

Grammar Details

• *YHWH*: proper name - the covenant name of God
• *ṣəbāʾôt*: noun, masculine plural construct - hosts/armies
• *ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine plural construct - God of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper name - Israel
• *yōšēb*: participle, qal masculine singular - dwelling/sitting
• *kərūbîm*: noun, masculine plural - cherubim/angelic beings
• *ʾattāh*: pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you
• *hûʾ*: pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he/it
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - God/gods
• *mamləkôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - kingdoms of
• *ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular - earth/land
• *ʿāśîtā*: verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you made
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *šāmayim*: noun, masculine dual - heavens
• *wə*: conjunction - and

Word Meanings

• *YHWH ṣəbāʾôt*: LORD of hosts/armies
• *yōšēb*: enthroned/dwelling/sitting
• *kərūbîm*: cherubim/heavenly beings
• *ləbaddəkā*: alone/by yourself
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine being
• *ʿāśîtā*: made/created/fashioned

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, who dwells between the cherubim, You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: You have made heaven and earth.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, that sittest [above] the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  O LORDE of hoostes, thou God of Israel, which dwellest vpo Cherubin. Thou art the God, that only is God of all the kingdomes of the worlde, for thou only hast created haue & earth.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  O Lorde of hostes, God of Israel, which dwellest betweene the Cherubims, thou art very God alone ouer all the kingdomes of the earth: thou hast made the heauen and the earth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  O Lorde of hoastes, thou God of Israel, which dwellest vpon Cherubim, thou art the God that only is God of all the kingdomes of the world, for thou only hast created heauen and earth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest [between] the cherubims, thou [art] the God, [even] thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, who sits [above] the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, inhabiting the cherubs, Thou `art' God Himself -- Thyself alone -- to all kingdoms of the earth, Thou hast made the heavens and the earth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, that sittest `above' the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, that sittest [above] the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, seated between the winged ones, you only are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, who is enthroned among the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, O God of Israel, who is enthroned on the cherubim! You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the sky and the earth.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 25:22 : 22 I will meet with you there and speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, about everything I will command you regarding the Israelites.
• Ps 86:10 : 10 For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.
• Ps 99:1 : 1 The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth shake!
• Ps 80:1 : 1 For the director of music, to the tune of 'Lilies', a testimony of Asaph, a psalm.
• 1 Sam 4:4 : 4 So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, accompanied the Ark of the Covenant of God.
• John 1:3 : 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him not a single thing came into being that has come into existence.
• Col 1:16 : 16 For in Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through Him and for Him.
• Heb 4:16 : 16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
• Rev 11:15-17 : 15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever." 16 The twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying, "We give thanks to You, Lord God Almighty, the One who is, and who was, and who is to come, because You have taken Your great power and have begun to reign."
• 2 Sam 7:26 : 26 May your name be magnified forever, saying, 'The LORD of hosts is God over Israel,' and may the house of your servant David be established before you.
• 1 Kgs 18:32 : 32 With the stones, he built an altar in the name of the LORD and dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs of seed.
• 2 Kgs 5:15 : 15 Then Naaman and all his entourage returned to the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, 'Now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant.'
• Ps 46:7 : 7 Nations rage, kingdoms totter; He lifts His voice, the earth melts.
• Ps 46:11 : 11 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
• Gen 1:1 : 1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
• Deut 10:17 : 17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
• Ps 136:2-3 : 2 Give thanks to the God of gods, for His steadfast love endures forever. 3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for His steadfast love endures forever.
• Ps 146:6 : 6 He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains faithful forever.
• Isa 6:3 : 3 And they were calling to one another, "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!"
• Isa 8:13 : 13 The Lord of Hosts—he is the one you are to regard as holy. He is the one you are to fear; he is the one you are to dread.
• Isa 37:20 : 20 Now, LORD our God, deliver us from his hand so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You, LORD, alone are God.
• Isa 40:28 : 28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom.
• Isa 43:10-11 : 10 'You are My witnesses,' declares the LORD, 'and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, nor will there be one after Me.' 11 I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from Me there is no Savior.
• Isa 44:6 : 6 This is what the LORD, the King of Israel and His Redeemer, the LORD of Hosts, says: 'I am the first, and I am the last; apart from Me, there is no God.'
• Isa 44:24 : 24 This is what the LORD says—your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb: 'I am the LORD, the Maker of all things, who stretches out the heavens by myself and spreads out the earth by my own hand.'
• Isa 45:22 : 22 Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
• Isa 54:5 : 5 For your Maker is your husband—the Lord of Hosts is His name. Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of all the earth.
• Jer 10:10-12 : 10 But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God, the eternal King. When He is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure His wrath. 11 Tell them this: 'The gods who did not make the heavens and the earth will perish from the earth and from under the heavens.' 12 God made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.