Isaiah 37:34

34 By the way that he came he will return; he will not enter this city,” declares the LORD.

Isaiah 37:34 in Other Translations

34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.

34 By the way that he came, by the same he shall return, and he shall not come into this city, declares the LORD.

34 The king will return to his own country by the same road on which he came. He will not enter this city,’ says the LORD .

34 He'll go back the same way he came. He won't set a foot in this city. God's Decree.

34 He will go back on the road that he came and he will not enter this city. [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration.

Isaiah 37:34 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 37:34

By the way that he came, by the same shall he return
Without executing his designs on Jerusalem, or other places; he shall lose his labour, and make the best of his way to his own country, without turning to the right or left, in order to disturb other nations, and enlarge his kingdom, being quite dispirited and confounded by what he shall meet with:

and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord;
or, unto this city, as before; which is repeated to confirm it, and to show the certainty of it.

Isaiah 37:34 In-Context

32 For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.

33 “Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the king of Assyria: “He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with shield or build a siege ramp against it.

34 By the way that he came he will return; he will not enter this city,” declares the LORD.

35 “I will defend this city and save it, for my sake and for the sake of David my servant!”

36 Then the angel of the LORD went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!

Cross References

• 1. ver 29