Isaiah 37:18

18 Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have made waste all the nations and their lands,

Isaiah 37:18 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 37:18

Of a truth Lord
This is a truth and will be readily owned what the king of Assyria has said that his ancestors have destroyed all lands, or at least have endeavoured to do it, and have had it in their hearts to do it: the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their
countries:
or "all the lands and their land" ^F13; the Targum is,

``all provinces and their lands;''

the countries and town and villages in them, or the chief cities and villages round about them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (Mura taw twurah lk) "omnes terras, et terram eorum", Pagninus, Montanus; "vel terram inquam eorum", Vatablus.

Isaiah 37:18 In-Context

16 O Lord of armies, the God of Israel, seated between the winged ones, you only are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.

17 Let your ear be turned to us, O Lord; let your eyes be open, O Lord, and see: take note of all the words of Sennacherib who has sent men to say evil against the living God.

18 Truly, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have made waste all the nations and their lands,

19 And have given their gods to the fire: for they were no gods, but wood and stone, the work of men's hands; so they have given them to destruction.

20 But now, O Lord our God, give us salvation from his hand, so that it may be clear to all the kingdoms of the earth that you, and you only, are the Lord.