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Isaiah 37

Isaiah 37:25

Sennacherib’s Fall Prophesied · Isaiah 37:21–35
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Translations

Modern
I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”
Traditional
I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.
Literal
I have dug, and I have drunk foreign water, and I have dried up with the soles of my feet all the rivers of Egypt.”
Latin
Ego fodi, et bibi aquam, et exsiccavi vestigio pedis mei omnes rivos aggerum.

Original

Hebrew
English
I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.”

Notes

Isaiah 37:25

I have dug wells … I have dried up all the streams of Egypt: Sennacherib's boasts show his attitude of independence. However, the Lord alone is sovereign over nature (Isaiah 42:15; 43:19; 44:27).

Isaiah 36:1–39:8

Jerusalem’s rescue from King Sennacherib of Assyria is a main event in Isaiah 1–39. The Lord promised to save his people. He would remain present with Jerusalem (see 7:14). He would also keep a remnant, a small group who would survive (see study note on Isaiah 10:20).

Much of the land became empty and the population greatly reduced. This happened because Judah made a foolish alliance with Assyria (chapters 7–8). Even so, the Lord did not allow total defeat. He preserved his people through Hezekiah, a faithful king.

Hezekiah faced the same kind of test that King Ahaz had faced. It was a test of trust in the Lord. In chapter 36, the Assyrian officer repeats the word trust as he challenges the people. But Hezekiah had learned from the earlier warnings in chapters 13–35. At least at first, he trusted God and passed the test.

This story also appears in 2 Kings 18:13–20:19.

Events

Parallels

2 Kings 19:20–34

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Assyria, Assyrians Hezekiah History of Israel Inscriptions Isaiah, Book of Kings, Books of First and Second Micah (Person) Shebna

Topics

Assyria: Prophecies Concerning Assyria: Sennacherib King of Reproved for Pride and Blasphemy Blasphemy: Rabshakeh, in the Siege of Jerusalem Libnah: A City of the Tribe of Judah, Captured by Joshua: Sennacherib Besieged