Bible study online

Isaiah 36:5

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Isaiah 36:5

Verse 5 of 22

Scripture focus

I say, [sayest thou], (but [they are but] vain words) [I have] counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

Isaiah 36:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 36:5

Theological / Devotional

I say ... I have. Instead of “I say,” about 20 ancient Hebrew manuscripts, the Dead Sea scroll 1QIs, and the parallel passage in 2 Kings 18:20 read, “Thou sayest.” The first part of the verse reads literally, “Thou sayest, surely the word of the lips, plan and strength for the war,” meaning, “Thou sayest, Surely [our] plans and strength [are adequate] for the war.”

Strength for war. See on 2 Kings 18:20. Hezekiah had been under tribute to Assyria, like his father Ahaz before him (2 Kings 16:7, 8). It was his refusal to pay tribute that brought the armies of Assyria against him.

By SdaBc