Passage

Isaiah 37.17

Book: Isaiah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"15. And Hezekiah prayed unto Jehovah, saying, 16. 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."

"17. Incline 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."

"18. Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries, and their land, 19. and have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them." (Isaiah 37:15-19, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"15. Hezekiah prayed to Yahweh, saying, 16. “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."

"17. Turn your ear, Yahweh, and hear. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and behold. Hear all of the words of Sennacherib, who has sent to defy the living God."

"18. Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have destroyed all the countries and their land, 19. and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them." (Isaiah 37:15-19, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"15. And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying, 16. 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."

"17. Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God."

"18. Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries, ^{nations: Heb. lands} 19. And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them. ^{cast: Heb. given}" (Isaiah 37:15-19, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"15. And Hezekiah prayeth unto Jehovah, saying, 16. '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."

"17. Incline, O Jehovah, Thine ear, and hear; open, O Jehovah, Thine eyes and see; and hear Thou all the words of Sennacherib that he hath sent to reproach the living God."

"18. 'Truly, O Jehovah, kings of Asshur have laid waste all the lands and their land, 19. so as to put their gods into fire, for they [are] no gods, but work of the hands of man, wood and stone, and they destroy them." (Isaiah 37:15-19, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H2416 - chay

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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