Isaiah 37

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVWhen king Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, and covered himself with rough mourning clothes, and went into the house of the Lord.

KJVAnd he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.

GIGAKJVAnd he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with rough mourning clothes, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.

KJVAnd they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.

GIGAKJVAnd they said to him, Hezekiah says this, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy. For the children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to give birth.

KJVIt may be the Lord thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.

GIGAKJVIt may be the Lord your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, who the king of Assyria his master has sent to insult the living God, and will correct the words which the Lord your God has heard: therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.

KJVAnd Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

GIGAKJVAnd Isaiah said to them, This is what you shall say to your master, The Lord says this, Do not be afraid of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

KJVBehold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

GIGAKJVI will send a blast on him, and he shall hear a rumor, and return to his own land. I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

KJVSo Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish.

GIGAKJVSo Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah. For he had heard that he had left from Lachish.

KJVAnd he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

GIGAKJVAnd he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He has come out to make war with you. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

KJVThus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

GIGAKJVThis is what you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Do not let your God, the one you trust in, deceive you, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.

KJVBehold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?

GIGAKJVYou have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them completely. Shall you be delivered?

KJVHave the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?

GIGAKJVHave the gods of the nations delivered those my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden who were in Telassar?

KJVAnd Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord.

GIGAKJVAnd Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord.

KJVAnd Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord, saying,

GIGAKJVAnd Hezekiah prayed to the Lord, saying,

KJVO 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.

GIGAKJVO Lord of Hosts, God of Israel, that are enthroned between the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: you have made heaven and earth.

KJVIncline 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.

GIGAKJVListen closely, O Lord, and hear. Open your eyes, O Lord, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which has sent to insult the living God.

KJVOf a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,

GIGAKJVTruly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd 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.

KJVNow therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord, even thou only.

GIGAKJVNow therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are the Lord, even you only.

KJVThen 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:

GIGAKJVThen Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, The Lord God of Israel says this, Whereas you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:

KJVThis is the word which the Lord hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

GIGAKJVThis is the word which the Lord has spoken concerning him. The virgin, the daughter of Zion, has despised you, and laughed you to scorn. The daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.

KJVWhom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.

GIGAKJVWho have you insulted and blasphemed? And who have you raised your voice against, and looked up on high? Even against the Holy One of Israel.

KJVBy thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.

GIGAKJVBy your servants have you insulted the Lord, and have said, By my many chariots have I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon. I will cut down the tall cedars of it, and the choice fir trees of it: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.

KJVI have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.

GIGAKJVI have dug, and drunk water. With the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.

KJVHast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.

GIGAKJVHave you not heard long ago, how I have done it. Of ancient times, that I have formed it? Now I have brought it to pass, that you should be to lay waste fortified cities into ruinous heaps.

KJVTherefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.

GIGAKJVTherefore their people were of small power, they were terrified and ashamed: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the rooftops, and as grain blasted before it be grown up.

KJVBut I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.

GIGAKJVBut I know where you sit, and your going out, and your coming in, and your rage against me.

KJVBecause thy rage against me, and 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.

GIGAKJVBecause your rage against me, and your uproar, 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.

KJVAnd this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.

GIGAKJVAnd this shall be a sign to you, You shall eat this year such as grows of itself. The second year that which springs of the same: and in the third year sow, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat its fruit.

KJVFor out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this.

GIGAKJVFor out of Jerusalem shall go out a remnant, and those who escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the Lord of Hosts shall do this.

KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it.

GIGAKJVTherefore the Lord concerning the king of Assyria says this, He shall not come into this city, or shoot an arrow there, or come before it with shields, or cast a bank against it.

KJVBy the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord.

GIGAKJVBy the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, says the Lord.

KJVFor I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

GIGAKJVFor I will defend this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.

KJVThen the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

GIGAKJVThen the angel of the Lord went out, and struck in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning they were all dead corpses.

KJVSo Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

GIGAKJVSo Sennacherib king of Assyria left, and went and returned, and lived at Nineveh.

KJVAnd it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

GIGAKJVAs he was worshiping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons struck him with the sword, and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his place.