7 Listen! When he hears a certain report, I will make him want to return to his own country, and there I will have him cut down with the sword.' "

Other Translations of Isaiah 37:7

King James Version

7 Behold, I will send send...: or, put a spirit into him 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.

English Standard Version

7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him, so that he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land, and I will make him fall by the sword in his own land.'"

The Message

7 I personally will take care of him. I'll arrange it so that he'll get a rumor of bad news back home and rush home to take care of it. And he'll die there. Killed - a violent death.'"

New King James Version

7 Surely I will send a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land." ' "

New Living Translation

7 Listen! I myself will move against him, and the king will receive a message that he is needed at home. So he will return to his land, where I will have him killed with a sword.'"

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Isaiah 37:7

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Isaiah 37 is the same as 2 Kings 19. Thus, please see the commentary on 2 Kings 19.