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2 Kings 19:28

Yes, you were upset at me. I heard your proud insults. So I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth. Then I will turn you around and lead you back the way you came.'"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bridle;   Hezekiah;   Jerusalem;   Prophecy;   Thompson Chain Reference - Control, Divine;   Divine;   Exaltation-Abasement;   Government;   Humiliation of Sinners;   Nose;   Restraints, Divine;   Sovereignty of God;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Anger of God, the;   Assyria;   Jerusalem;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Arpad;   Isaiah;   Nineveh;   Nose;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Assyria;   Hezekiah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jerusalem;   Mediator, Mediation;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Bit;   Bridle;   Hook;   Manasseh;   Sennacherib;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Manasseh (2);   Nahum (2);   Holman Bible Dictionary - Assyria, History and Religion of;   Bit;   Nose;   Poetry;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hezekiah;   Isaiah, Book of;   Israel;   Lip;   Philistines;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Sennacherib ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hezekiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Interesting facts about the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Horse;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Bridle;   Hoof;   Nose;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Dromedary;   Urim and Thummim;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bit and Bridle;   Ear;   Hook;   Hunting;   Jaw;   Nose;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Bridle;   Brooch;   Chains;   Memra;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Because your raging against meand your arrogance have reached my ears,I will put my hook in your noseand my bit in your mouth;I will make you go backthe way you came.
Hebrew Names Version
Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance is come up into my ears, therefore will I put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.
King James Version
Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
English Standard Version
Because you have raged against me and your complacency has come into my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth, and I will turn you back on the way by which you came.
New Century Version
Because you rage against me, and because I have heard your proud words, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth. Then I will force you to leave my country the same way you came.'
New English Translation
Because you rage against me, and the uproar you create has reached my ears; I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle between your lips, and I will lead you back the way you came."
Amplified Bible
'Because of your raging against Me, And because your arrogance and complacency have come up to My ears, I will put My hook in your nose, And My bridle in your lips, And I will turn you back [to Assyria] by the way that you came.
New American Standard Bible
'Because of your raging against Me, And because your complacency has come up to My ears, I will put My hook in your nose, And My bridle in your lips, And I will turn you back by the way by which you came.
World English Bible
Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance is come up into my ears, therefore will I put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And because thou ragest against me, and thy tumult is come vp to mine eares, I will put mine hooke in thy nostrels, and my bridle in thy lippes, and will bring thee backe againe the same way thou camest.
Legacy Standard Bible
Because of your raging against Me,And because your presumptuousness has come up to My ears,Therefore I will put My hook in your nose,And My bridle in your lips,And I will turn you back by the way which you came.
Berean Standard Bible
Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.'
Contemporary English Version
I have seen your pride and the tremendous hatred you have for me. Now I will put a hook in your nose, a bit in your mouth, then I will send you back to where you came from.
Complete Jewish Bible
And because of your rage against me, because of your pride that has reached my ears, I am putting my hook in your nose and my bridle on your lips; and I will make you return by the way on which you came.
Darby Translation
Because thy raging against me and thine arrogance is come up into mine ears, I will put my ring in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, And I will make thee go back by the way by which thou camest.
George Lamsa Translation
Because you have dared and raged against me, and your blasphemy has come to my ears, therefore I will put a hook in your nose and a bit in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.
Good News Translation
I have received the report of that rage and that pride of yours, and now I will put a hook through your nose and a bit in your mouth, and take you back by the same road you came."
Lexham English Bible
Because you are raging against me, and your arrogance has come up in my ears, I will put my nose ring in your nose and my bridle in your mouth. And I will turn you back on the way that you have come.
Literal Translation
Because of your raging against Me, and because your arrogance has come up into My ears, even I will put My hook in your nose, and My bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way which you came.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For so moch then as thou ragest agaynst me, and seynge thy presumpcion is come vp to myne eares, therfore wyll I put a rynge in thy nose, and a brydle bytt in thy lippes, and wyll brynge the agayne, euen the same waye thou camest.
American Standard Version
Because of thy raging against me, and because thine arrogancy is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
Bible in Basic English
Because your wrath against me and your words of pride have come up to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my cord in your lips, and I will make you go back by the way you came.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And because thou ragest against me, & thy tumult is come vp to myne eares, I will put my hoke in thy nostrels, and my byt in thy lippes, and wil bring thee backe againe the same way thou camest.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Because of thy raging against Me, and for that thy tumult is come up into Mine ears, therefore will I put My hook in thy nose, and My bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
King James Version (1611)
Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult is come vp into mine eares, therefore I will put my hooke in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turne thee backe by the way by which thou camest.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Because thou was angry against me, and thy fierceness is come up into my ears, therefore will I put my hooks in thy nostrils, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
English Revised Version
Because of thy raging against me, and for that thine arrogancy is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou were wood ayens me, and thi pride stide in to myn eeris; therfor Y schal putte a cercle in thi nosethirlis, and a bernacle in thi lippis, and Y schal lede thee ayen in to the weie bi which thou camest.
Update Bible Version
Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance has come up into my ears, therefore I will put my hook in your nose, and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.
Webster's Bible Translation
Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into my ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
New King James Version
Because your rage against Me and your tumult Have come up to My ears, Therefore I will put My hook in your nose And My bridle in your lips, And I will turn you back By the way which you came.
New Living Translation
And because of your raging against me and your arrogance, which I have heard for myself, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth. I will make you return by the same road on which you came."
New Life Bible
You have spoken against Me in your anger and pride, and I have heard it. So I will put My hook in your nose, and My bit in your mouth. And I will have you return by the way you came.
New Revised Standard
Because you have raged against me and your arrogance has come to my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth; I will turn you back on the way by which you came.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Because, thy raging against me, and thy contempt, have come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my ring in thy nose, and my bit in thy lips, and will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou hast been mad against me, and thy pride hath come up to my ears: therefore I will put a ring in thy nose, and a bit between thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.
Revised Standard Version
Because you have raged against me and your arrogance has come into my ears, I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth, and I will turn you back on the way by which you came.
Young's Literal Translation
Because of thine anger towards Me, And thy noise -- it came up into Mine ears, I have put My hook in thy nose, And My bridle in thy lips, And have caused thee to turn back, In the way in which thou camest.
THE MESSAGE
It's because of your temper, your blasphemous foul temper, That I'm putting my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth And turning you back to where you came from.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Because of your raging against Me, And because your arrogance has come up to My ears, Therefore I will put My hook in your nose, And My bridle in your lips, And I will turn you back by the way which you came.

Contextual Overview

20 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah. Isaiah said, "The Lord , the God of Israel, says this: You prayed to me about the message that came from King Sennacherib of Assyria. I have heard you. 21 "This is the Lord 's message against Sennacherib: ‘The virgin daughter Zion does not think you are important. She makes fun of you. Daughter Jerusalem shakes her head at you and laughs behind your back. 22 But who did you insult and make fun of? Who did you speak against? You were against the Holy One of Israel. You acted like you were better than he was! 23 You sent your messengers to insult the Lord. You said, "I came with my many chariots to the high mountains deep inside Lebanon. I cut down the tallest cedar trees and the best fir trees of Lebanon. I went to its highest mountains, its thickest forests. 24 I dug wells, and drank water from new places. I dried up the rivers of Egypt and walked on the land there." 25 That is what you said, but haven't you heard what I said? I planned it long ago; from ancient times I planned it. And now I have made it happen. I let you tear down the strong cities and change them into piles of rocks. 26 The people in the cities had no power. They were afraid and confused. They were about to be cut down like grass and plants in the field. They were like grass growing on the housetops, dying before it grows tall. 27 I know all about your battles; I know when you rested, when you went out to war, and when you came home. I also know when you got upset at me. 28 Yes, you were upset at me. I heard your proud insults. So I will put my hook in your nose and my bit in your mouth. Then I will turn you around and lead you back the way you came.'" 29 Then the Lord said, "I will give you a sign to show that these words are true. You were not able to plant seeds this year, so next year you will eat grain that grows wild from the previous year's crop. But in the third year, you will eat grain from seeds that you planted. You will harvest your crops and have plenty to eat. You will plant grapevines and eat their fruit. You will plant vineyards and eat the grapes from them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thy rage: Psalms 2:1-5, Psalms 7:6, Psalms 10:13, Psalms 10:14, Psalms 46:6, Psalms 93:3, Psalms 93:4, Luke 6:11, John 15:18, John 15:23, John 15:24, Acts 7:51

thy tumult: Psalms 65:7, Psalms 74:4, Psalms 74:23, Psalms 83:2

I will put: This alludes to the method by which the common people manage their beasts in the East, especially the dromedaries, which are governed by a bridle fastened to a ring, which runs through the nostril of the beast. Job 41:2, Psalms 32:9, Ezekiel 29:4, Ezekiel 38:4, Amos 4:2

by the way: 2 Kings 19:33, 2 Kings 19:36, 2 Kings 19:37

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 19:2 - if I 2 Chronicles 32:17 - to rail Job 41:13 - double Isaiah 10:18 - consume Isaiah 30:28 - a bridle Isaiah 37:29 - rage Ezekiel 35:13 - I have Daniel 3:19 - he spake 2 Corinthians 10:5 - and every James 3:3 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 19:10
But the two men staying with Lot opened the door, pulled him back inside the house, and closed the door.
Genesis 19:11
Then they did something to the men outside the door—they caused all these evil men, young and old, to become blind. So the men trying to get in the house could not find the door.
Psalms 107:34
He made the fertile land become salty, because the people living there did such evil things.
2 Peter 2:7
But he saved Lot, a good man who lived there. Lot was greatly troubled by the morally bad lives of those evil people.
Jude 1:7
Also, remember the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and the other towns around them. Like those angels they were full of sexual sin and involved themselves in sexual relations that are wrong. And they suffer the punishment of eternal fire, an example for us to see.
Revelation 9:2
Then the star opened the hole leading to the pit. Smoke came up from the hole like smoke from a big furnace. The sun and sky became dark because of the smoke from the hole.
Revelation 18:9
"The rulers of the earth who sinned sexually with her and shared her wealth will see the smoke from her burning. Then they will cry and be sad because of her death.
Revelation 18:18
They saw the smoke from her burning. They cried out, ‘There was never a city like this great city!'
Revelation 19:3
These people also said, "Hallelujah! She is burning and her smoke will rise forever and ever."
Revelation 21:8
But those who are cowards, those who refuse to believe, those who do terrible things, those who kill, those who sin sexually, those who do evil magic, those who worship idols, and those who tell lies—they will all have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thy tumult - Rather, “thy arrogance.”

I will put my hook in nose - Rather, “my ring.” The sculptures show that the kings of Babylon and Assyria were in the habit of actually passing a ring through the flesh of their more distinguished prisoners, of attaching a thong or a rope to it, and of thus leading them about as with a “bridle.” In Assyria the ring was, at least ordinarily, passed through the lower lip; while in Babylonia it appears to have been inserted into the membrane of the nose. Thus Sennacherib would be here threatened with a punishment which he was perhaps in the habit of inflicting.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 28. I will put my hook in thy nose — This seems to be an allusion to the method of guiding a buffalo; he has a sort of ring put into his nose, to which a cord or bridle is attached, by which he can be turned to the right, or to the left, or round about, according to the pleasure of his driver.


 
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