Isaiah 37:1-38

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:1

1. sackcloth—(See on :-). house of the Lord—the sure resort of God's people in distress (Psalms 73:16; Psalms 73:17; Psalms 77:13). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:2

2. unto Isaiah—implying the importance of the prophet's position at the time; the chief officers of the court are deputed to wait on him (compare :-). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:3

3. rebuke—that is, the Lord's rebuke for His people's sins (Psalms 149:7; Hosea 5:9). blasphemy—blasphemous railing of Rab-shakeh. the children, &c.—a proverbial expression for, We are in the most extreme danger and have no power to avert it (compare Hosea 5:9- :). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:4

4. hear—take cognizance of (2 Samuel 16:12). reprove—will punish him for the words, &c. (Psalms 50:21). remnant—the two tribes of the kingdom of Judah, Israel being already captive. Isaiah is entreated to act as intercessor with God. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:6

6. servants—literally, "youths," mere lads, implying disparagement, not an embassy of venerable elders. The Hebrew is different from that for "servants" in Isaiah 37:5. blasphemed me— (Isaiah 37:5- :). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:7

7. blast—rather, "I will put a spirit (Isaiah 28:6; 1 Kings 22:23) into him," that is, so influence his judgment that when he hears the report (1 Kings 22:23- :, concerning Tirhakah), he shall return [GESENIUS]; the "report" also of the destruction of his army at Jerusalem, reaching Sennacherib, while he was in the southwest of Palestine on the borders of Egypt, led him to retreat. by the sword— (1 Kings 22:23- :). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:8

8. returned—to the camp of his master. Libnah—meaning "whiteness," the Blanche-garde of the Crusaders [STANLEY]. EUSEBIUS and JEROME place it more south, in the district of Eleutheropolis, ten miles northwest of Lachish, which Sennacherib had captured (see on :-). Libnah was in Judea and given to the priests (1 Chronicles 6:54; 1 Chronicles 6:57). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:9

9. Tirhakah—(See on :-; Isaiah 37:1). Egypt was in part governed by three successive Ethiopian monarchs, for forty or fifty years: Sabacho, Sevechus, and Tirhakah. Sevechus retired from Lower Egypt owing to the resistance of the priests, whereupon Sethos, a prince-priest, obtained supreme power with Tanis (Zoan in Scripture), or Memphis, as his capital. The Ethiopians retained Upper Egypt under Tirhakah, with Thebes as the capital. Tirhakah's fame as a conqueror rivalled that of Sesostris; he,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:10

10. He tries to influence Hezekiah himself, as Rab-shakeh had addressed the people. God . . . deceive—(Compare Numbers 23:19). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 37:11

11. all lands— ( :-). He does not dare to enumerate Egypt in the list. read more

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