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Isaiah 37:21

ISAIAH—NOTE ON Isaiah 37:21 Because you have prayed to me. Hezekiah expressed his dependence on God by praying and waiting for an answer before acting. Hezekiah is told that his prayer actually affected the way God acted in history.

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See also Isaiah 37:21 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Isaiah 37:21. _THEN ISAIAH - SENT UNTO HEZEKIAH_] The _Syriac_ and _Septuagint_ understand and render the verb passively, _was sent_. _WHEREAS THOU HAST PRAYED TO ME AGAINST SENNACHERIB_ - "Th...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    WHEREAS THOU HAST PRAYED - Because thou hast come to me instead of relying on thy own resources and strength. In 2 Kings 19:20, it is, ‘That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib, king of A...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 37 Hezekiah in the House of the Lord and Sennacherib's Second Attempt 1. _Hezekiah's humiliation and Isaiah sent for (Isaiah 37:1)_ 2. _The message from the prophet (Isaiah 37:6)_ 3. Rabshake...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ISAIAH 36-39. This section has been extracted from 2 Kings 18:13 to 2 Kings 20:19, and the Song of Hezekiah has been added. For an exposition see the notes on 2 K.; here we have simply to deal with th...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THOU HAST PRAYED. See note on "lift up" (Isaiah 37:4)....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The answer to the prayer comes in the form of a message from Isaiah. The message as here given really consists of two distinct oracles: (1) a poem, on the pride and the approaching humiliation of Senn...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The construction of the verse is entirely altered in 2 Kings 19:20 by the introduction of the words "I have heard." It then reads "That which thou hast prayed … I have heard." But the addition is unne...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    4. THE PRONOUNCEMENT TEXT: Isaiah 37:21-35 21 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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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: WHEREAS THOU HAST PRAYED TO ME - i:e.,...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    7. SEND.. HIM] RV 'put a spirit in him.'...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    True prayer is the only practical way to deal with painful problems in this world. What military arms (see Isaiah 36:9) and agreements between governments (see Isaiah 30:1-2) and money (see 2 Kings 18...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD DEFENDS *JERUSALEM ISAIAH CHAPTER S 31 TO 39 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 37 HEZEKIAH ASKS ISAIAH FOR ADVICE V1 When king Hezekiah heard the report from his th...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THEN ISAIAH THE SON OF AMOZ... — According to the rectified chronology, the grand burst of prophecy which follows was the last of Isaiah’s recorded utterances. As such, it will be interesting to note...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יִּשְׁלַח֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ בֶן ־אָמֹ֔וץ אֶל...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XXVI HAD ISAIAH A GOSPEL FOR THE INDIVIDUAL? THE two narratives, in which Isaiah's career culminates-that of the Deliverance of Jerusalem Isaiah 36:1; Isaiah 37:1 and that of the Recovery of...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Penitently, went Hezekiah immediately into the house of the Lord, while he sent messengers to Isaiah. The prophet sent them back with words of encouragement, declaring that God would deliver them. In...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    21._Then Isaiah sent to Hezekiah. _This shews the result of the prayer; for, as soon as matters have come to an extremity, God suddenly holds out his hand to assist the pious king by the Prophet Isaia...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 36, 37, 38, AND 39. Chapter s 36-39 relate the history of the invasion of Sennacherib, its result, and the sickness unto death of Hezekiah, which preceded it:...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEN ISAIAH THE SON OF AMOZ SENT UNTO HEZEKIAH, SAYING,.... Isaiah, by a spirit of prophecy, was made acquainted by the Lord both with the prayer of Hezekiah, and the Lord's answer to it; and therefor...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 37:21 Isaiah H3470 son H1121 Amoz H531 sent H7971 (H8799) Hezekiah H2396 saying H559 (H8800) says...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    YAHWEH'S REPLY THROUGH ISAIAH (ISAIAH 37:21). Isaiah 37:21 ‘Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel, In lieu of the fact that you have prayed to me a...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jehovah's message to the people by Isaiah. Sennacherib's message to Hezekiah. Hezekiah's prayer and Jehovah's answer. Destruction of Assyrians. CHARACTERS: God, Hezekiah, Eliakim, Shebna, I...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 37:3. _This is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy._ What moral idea can we form of a conqueror? A man hailed, adored, and applauded by the world. History is full of his fame, and...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And Hezekiah received the letter. .. and read it. .. and spread it before the Lord_ HEZEKIAH’S PRAYER AND DELIVERANCE In the struggles, defeats, and final triumph of the ancient people of God in the...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION This chapter is the sequel of the preceding, and is so closely connected with it that the two really constitute but one narrative. Isaiah 37:22 of Isaiah 36:1. is more closely connected wit...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes (Isaiah 37:1), Yeah, man, it is bad. Rip, you know. and he covered himself with sackcloth (Isaiah 37:1), Now sackcloth was...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Kings 19:20; 2 Kings 19:21; 2 Samuel 15:31; 2 Samuel 17:23; Acts

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