Isaiah 37:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Because you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־אָמ֔וֹץ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר֙ הִתְפַּלַּ֣לְתָּ אֵלַ֔י אֶל־סַנְחֵרִ֖יב מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר׃

Transliteration

wayyišlaḥ yəšaʿyāhû ben-ʾāmôṣ ʾel-ḥizqiyyāhû lēmōr: thus-ʾāmar YHWH ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl ʾăšer hitpallaltā ʾēlay ʾel-sanhērîb melek ʾaššûr.

Grammar Details

• *wayyišlaḥ*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he sent
• *yəšaʿyāhû*: proper name - Isaiah
• *ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - son of
• *ʾāmôṣ*: proper name - Amoz
• *ʾel*: preposition - to
• *ḥizqiyyāhû*: proper name - Hezekiah
• *lēmōr*: preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to say
• *ʾāmar*: verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he said
• *YHWH*: proper name - the covenant name of God
• *ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine plural construct - God of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper name - Israel
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/who/that
• *hitpallaltā*: verb, hithpael perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you prayed
• *ʾēlay*: preposition with 1cs suffix - to me
• *sanhērîb*: proper name - Sennacherib
• *melek*: noun, masculine singular construct - king of
• *ʾaššûr*: proper name - Assyria

Word Meanings

• *wayyišlaḥ*: sent/dispatched
• *lēmōr*: saying/to say
• *ʾāmar*: said/spoke/declared
• *hitpallaltā*: you prayed/interceded/petitioned
• *ʾēlay*: to me/unto me

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah, saying, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me about Sennacherib king of Assyria,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then iah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then Isaiah{H3470} the son{H1121} of Amoz{H531} sent{H7971} unto Hezekiah,{H2396} saying,{H559} Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} Whereas thou hast prayed{H6419} to me against Sennacherib{H5576} king{H4428} of Assyria,{H804}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then Isaiah{H3470} the son{H1121} of Amoz{H531} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} unto Hezekiah{H2396}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} God{H430} of Israel{H3478}, Whereas thou hast prayed{H6419}{(H8694)} to me against Sennacherib{H5576} king{H4428} of Assyria{H804}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then Esay the sonne of Amos sent vnto Ezechias, sayenge: Thus saieth ye LORDE God of Israel: Where as thou hast made thy prayer vnto me, as touchinge Sennacherib,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Isaiah the sonne of Amoz sent vnto Hezekiah, saying, Thus sayth the Lord God of Israel, Because thou hast prayed vnto me, concerning Saneherib king of Asshur,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then Esai the sonne of Amos sent vnto Hezekia, saying, Thus saith the Lorde God of Israel: Wheras thou hast made thy prayer vnto me as touching Sennacherib the king of Assyria,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Whereas you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Isaiah son of Amoz sendeth unto Hezekiah, saying, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed unto me concerning Sennacherib king of Asshur --

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Isaiah, the son of Amoz, sent to Hezekiah, saying, The Lord, the God of Israel, says, The prayer you have made to me against Sennacherib, king of Assyria, has come to my ears.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, 'Because you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah:“This is what the LORD God of Israel has said:‘As to what you have prayed to me concerning King Sennacherib of Assyria,

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 15:31 : 31 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray you, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
• 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, and arose, and went home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in his father's sepulchre.
• 2 Kgs 19:20-21 : 20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, That which you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard. 21 This is the word that the LORD has spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, has despised you and laughed you to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.
• Job 22:27 : 27 You shall make your prayer to Him, and He shall hear you, and you shall pay your vows.
• Ps 91:15 : 15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.
• Isa 37:2 : 2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.
• Isa 38:3-6 : 3 And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beg You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done what is good in Your sight. And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4 Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying, 5 Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father, I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears: behold, I will add to your days fifteen years. 6 And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.
• Isa 58:9 : 9 Then you shall call, and the LORD shall answer; you shall cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If you take away the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, and speaking vanity;
• Isa 65:24 : 24 It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
• Dan 9:20-23 : 20 And while I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my petition before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God; 21 Yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me at the time of the evening offering. 22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill and understanding. 23 At the beginning of your petitions the commandment came forth, and I have come to show you; for you are greatly beloved: therefore, understand the matter, and consider the vision.
• Acts 4:31 : 31 And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.