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Contemporary English Version

Isaiah 37:1

As soon as Hezekiah heard the news, he tore off his clothes in sorrow and put on sackcloth. Then he went into the temple of the Lord .

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Mourning;   Rending;   Thompson Chain Reference - Attendance;   House of God;   Sabbath;   Sanctuary;   Worship, True and False;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Sennacherib;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Mediator, Mediation;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Trial of Jesus;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hezekiah;   Sennacherib;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ararat;   Assyria;   Hezekiah;   Interesting facts about the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Rab'shakeh;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the Lord’s temple.
Hebrew Names Version
It happened, when king Hizkiyahu heard it, that he tore his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
King James Version
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord .
English Standard Version
As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord .
New American Standard Bible
Now when King Hezekiah heard the report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
New Century Version
When King Hezekiah heard the message, he tore his clothes and put on rough cloth to show how sad he was. Then he went into the Temple of the Lord .
Amplified Bible
And when King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the LORD.
World English Bible
It happened, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Yahweh.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when the King Hezekiah heard it, he rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth and came into the House of the Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now it happened that when King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the house of Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
Complete Jewish Bible
On hearing it, King Hizkiyahu tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth and entered the house of Adonai .
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when king Hezekiah heard [it], that he rent his garments, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
When King Hezekiah listened to their message, he tore his clothes to show he was upset. Then he put on sackcloth and went to the Lord 's Temple.
George Lamsa Translation
AND it came to pass, when King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the LORD.
Good News Translation
As soon as King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes in grief, put on sackcloth, and went to the Temple of the Lord .
Lexham English Bible
And this happened: When King Hezekiah heard, he tore his garments, covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the temple of Yahweh.
Literal Translation
And it happened when King Hezekiah heard, he tore his garments and was covered with sackcloth. And he went into the house of Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
When Ezechias herde that, he rente his clothes, & put on a sack cloth, & went in to the temple of the LORDE.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
And on hearing it Hezekiah took off his robe and put on haircloth and went into the house of the Lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe when King Hezekiah heard it, that hee rent his clothes, and couered himselfe with sackecloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
When Hezekia hearde that, he rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth, and went into the temple of the Lorde.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass, when king Ezekias heard it, that he rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth, and went up to the house of the Lord.
English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it was don, whanne kyng Ezechie hadde herd, he to-rente hise clothis, and he was wlappid in a sak, and entride in to the hous of the Lord.
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard [it], that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
New English Translation
When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went to the Lord 's temple.
New King James Version
2 Kings 19:1-7">[xr] And so it was, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
New Living Translation
When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the Lord .
New Life Bible
When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes. He covered himself with cloth made from hair, and went into the house of the Lord.
New Revised Standard
When King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, - and covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the house of Yahweh;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass, when king Ezechias had heard it, that he rent his garments and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
When King Hezeki'ah heard it, he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at the king Hezekiah's hearing, that he rendeth his garments, and covereth himself with sackcloth, and entereth the house of Jehovah,
THE MESSAGE
When King Hezekiah heard the report, he also tore his clothes and dressed in rough, penitential burlap gunnysacks, and went into the sanctuary of God . He sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the secretary, and the senior priests, all of them also dressed in penitential burlap, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And when King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth and entered the house of the LORD.

Contextual Overview

1 As soon as Hezekiah heard the news, he tore off his clothes in sorrow and put on sackcloth. Then he went into the temple of the Lord . 2 He told Prime Minister Eliakim, Assistant Prime Minister Shebna, and the senior priests to dress in sackcloth and tell me: 3 Isaiah, these are difficult and disgraceful times. Our nation is like a woman too weak to give birth, when it's time for her baby to be born. 4 Please pray for those of us who are left alive. The king of Assyria sent his army commander to insult the living God. Perhaps the Lord heard what he said and will do something, if you will pray. 5 When these leaders came to me, 6 I told them that the Lord had this message for Hezekiah: I am the Lord . Don't worry about the insulting things that have been said about me by these messengers from the king of Assyria. 7 I will upset him with rumors about what's happening in his own country. He will go back, and there I will make him die a violent death.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

it came: 2 Kings 19:1-19

he rent: Isaiah 36:22, 2 Kings 22:11, Jeremiah 36:24, Jonah 3:5, Jonah 3:6, Matthew 11:21

and went: Ezra 9:5, Job 1:20, Job 1:21

Reciprocal: Genesis 37:34 - General 1 Kings 20:31 - put sackcloth 2 Kings 22:12 - the king 2 Chronicles 32:20 - Hezekiah Esther 4:3 - great mourning Psalms 68:30 - Rebuke Isaiah 33:17 - eyes Isaiah 37:14 - and Hezekiah went Jeremiah 26:19 - did he Jeremiah 48:37 - upon the loins Mark 14:63 - his

Cross-References

Genesis 17:8
I will give you and them the land in which you are now a foreigner. I will give the whole land of Canaan to your family forever, and I will be their God.
Genesis 23:4
"I live as a foreigner in your land, and I don't own any property where I can bury my wife. Please let me buy a piece of land."
Genesis 28:4
May he bless you with the land he gave Abraham, so that you will take over this land where we now live as foreigners.
Genesis 36:7
He did this because the land was too crowded and could not support him and his brother with their flocks and herds.
Genesis 37:9
Joseph later had another dream, and he told his brothers, "Listen to what else I dreamed. The sun, the moon, and eleven stars bowed down to me."
Genesis 37:16
Joseph answered, "I'm looking for my brothers who are watching the sheep. Can you tell me where they are?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, when King Hezekiah heard it,.... The report that his ministers made to him of the blasphemies and threatenings of Rabshakeh, the general of the Assyrian army:

that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth; the one because of the blasphemies he heard; the other cause of the destruction he and his people were threatened with:

and went into the house of the Lord; the temple, to pray to him there: he could have prayed in his own house, but he chose rather to go to the house of God, not so much on account of the holiness of the place, but because there the Lord promised, and was used to hear the prayers of his people, 1Ki 8:29,30 as also because it was more public, and would be known to the people, and set them an example to follow him in. Trouble should not keep persons from, but bring them to, the house of God; here the Lord is to be inquired of, here he is to be found; and from hence he sends deliverance and salvation to his people. Nothing is more proper than prayer in times of affliction; it is no ways unbecoming nor lessening the greatest king on earth to lay aside his royal robes, to humble himself before God, in a time of distress, and pray unto him. Hezekiah does not sit down to consider Rabshakeh's speech, to take it in pieces, and give an answer to it, but he applies unto God.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

When king Hezekiah heard it - Heard the account of the words of Rabshakeh Isaiah 36:22.

That he rent his clothes - (See the note at Isaiah 36:22).

He covered himself with sackcloth - (See the note at Isaiah 3:24).

And went into the house of the Lord - Went up to the temple to spread out the case before Yahweh Isaiah 37:14. This was in accordance with the usual habit of Hezekiah; and it teaches us that when we are environed with difficulties or danger and when the name of our God is blasphemed, we should go and spread out our feelings before God, and seek his aid.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXXVII

Hezekiah is greatly distressed, and sends to Isaiah the prophet

to pray for him, 1-4.

Isaiah returns a comfortable answer, and predicts the

destruction of the king of Assyria and his army, 5-7.

Sennacherib, hearing that his kingdom was invaded by the

Ethiopians, sends a terrible letter to Hezekiah, to induce him

to surrender, 9-13.

Hezekiah goes to the temple, spreads the letter before the

Lord, and makes a most affecting prayer, 14-20.

Isaiah is sent to him to assure him that his prayer is heard;

that Jerusalem shall be delivered; and that the Assyrians shall

be destroyed, 21-35.

That very night a messenger of God slays one hundred and

eighty-five thousand Assyrians, 36.

Sennacherib returns to Nineveh, and is slain by his own sons,

37, 38.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXXVII


 
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