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Brenton's Septuagint

Isaiah 37:35

I will protect this city to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Assyria;   Intercession;   Libnah;   Thompson Chain Reference - Battle of Life;   Defence, Divine;   Divine;   God;   Protector, Divine;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Isaiah;   Sennacherib;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Time;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Mediator, Mediation;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hezekiah;   King;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hezekiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - David;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hezekiah;   Sennacherib;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ararat;   Assyria;   Hezekiah;   Interesting facts about the bible;   Jerusalem;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Isaiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I will defend this city and rescue itfor my sakeand for the sake of my servant David.”
Hebrew Names Version
For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
King James Version
For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
English Standard Version
For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David."
New American Standard Bible
'For I will protect this city to save it for My own sake, and for My servant David's sake.'"
New Century Version
‘I will defend and save this city for my sake and for David, my servant.'"
Amplified Bible
'For I will defend this city to save it, for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.'"
World English Bible
For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For I will defend this citie to saue it, for mine owne sake, & for my seruant Dauids sake.
Legacy Standard Bible
‘Indeed I will defend this city to save it for My own sake and for My servant David's sake.'"
Berean Standard Bible
I will defend this city and rescue it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.'"
Contemporary English Version
I will protect it for the sake of my own honor and because of the promise I made to my servant David.
Complete Jewish Bible
‘For I will defend this city and save it, both for my own sake and for my servant David's sake.' "
Darby Translation
And I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
Easy-to-Read Version
I will protect this city and save it. I will do this for myself and for my servant David."
George Lamsa Translation
For I will defend this city and save it for my own sake and for my servant Davids sake.
Good News Translation
I will defend this city and protect it, for the sake of my own honor and because of the promise I made to my servant David.'"
Lexham English Bible
‘And I will defend this city, to save it for my sake and for the sake of David, my servant.'"
Literal Translation
For I will defend over this city to save it, for My own sake, and for My servant David's sake.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And I wil kepe and saue the citie (saieth he) for myne owne, & for my seruaunte Dauids sake.
American Standard Version
For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
Bible in Basic English
For I will keep this town safe, for my honour, and for the honour of my servant David.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For I will defend this city to save it, for Mine own sake, and for My servant David's sake.'
King James Version (1611)
For I will defend this citie to saue it, for mine owne sake, and for my seruant Dauids sake.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I wyll kepe and saue this citie [saith he] for myne owne and for my seruaunt Dauids sake.
English Revised Version
For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y schal defende this citee, that Y saue it, for me, and for Dauid, my seruaunt.
Update Bible Version
For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my slave David's sake.
Webster's Bible Translation
For I will defend this city, to save it for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
New English Translation
I will shield this city and rescue it for the sake of my reputation and because of my promise to David my servant."'"
New King James Version
"For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David's sake."'
New Living Translation
‘For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David, I will defend this city and protect it.'"
New Life Bible
‘For I will fight for this city to save it for My own good, and for the good of My servant David.'"
New Revised Standard
For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus will I throw a covering over this city to save it, - For mine own sake, And for the sake of David my servant.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will protect this city, and will save it for my own sake, and for the sake of David my servant.
Revised Standard Version
For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David."
Young's Literal Translation
And I have covered over this city, To save it, for Mine own sake, And for the sake of David My servant.'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'For I will defend this city to save it for My own sake and for My servant David's sake.'"

Contextual Overview

21 And Esaias the son of Amos was sent to Ezekias, and said to him, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, I have heard thy prayer to me concerning Sennacherim king of the Assyrians. 22 This is the word which God has spoken concerning him; The virgin daughter of Sion has despised thee, and mocked thee; the daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at thee. 23 Whom hast thou reproached and provoked? and against whom hast thou lifted up thy voice? and hast thou not lifted up thine eyes on high against the Holy One of Israel? 24 For thou hast reproached the Lord by messengers; for thou hast said, With the multitude of chariots have I ascended to the height of mountains, and to the sides of Libanus; and I have cropped the height of his cedars and the beauty of his cypresses; and I entered into the height of the forest region: 25 and I have made a bridge, and dried up the waters, and every pool of water. 26 Hast thou not heard of these things which I did of old? I appointed them from ancient times; but now have I manifested my purpose of desolating nations in their strong holds, and them that dwell in strong cities. 27 I weakened their hands, and they withered; and they became as dry grass on the house-tops, and as grass. 28 But now I know thy rest, and thy going out, and thy coming in. 29 And thy wrath wherewith thou hast been enraged, and thy rancour has come up to me; therefore I will put a hook in thy nose, and a bit in thy lips, and will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest. 30 And this shall be a sign to thee, Eat this year what thou hast sown; and the second year that which is left: and the third year sow, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I will: Isaiah 31:5, Isaiah 38:6, 2 Kings 20:6

for mine: Isaiah 43:25, Isaiah 48:9-11, Deuteronomy 32:27, Ezekiel 20:9, Ezekiel 36:22, Ephesians 1:6, Ephesians 1:14

and for: 1 Kings 11:12, 1 Kings 11:13, 1 Kings 11:36, 1 Kings 15:4, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6, Jeremiah 30:9, Jeremiah 33:15, Jeremiah 33:16, Ezekiel 37:24, Ezekiel 37:25

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 33:12 - The beloved 1 Samuel 12:22 - for his great 2 Samuel 7:15 - as I took 1 Kings 20:28 - therefore will 2 Kings 8:19 - for David 2 Kings 11:2 - they hid him 1 Chronicles 17:19 - thy servant's Psalms 20:2 - out Psalms 25:2 - let not Psalms 46:4 - city Psalms 76:3 - There Psalms 129:5 - be confounded Isaiah 4:5 - all the glory Isaiah 7:2 - the house Isaiah 10:27 - because Isaiah 31:4 - so shall Isaiah 31:8 - shall the Isaiah 43:12 - declared Jeremiah 4:10 - Ye shall have Ezekiel 36:21 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 31:43
And Laban answered and said to Jacob, The daughters are my daughters, and the sons my sons, and the cattle are my cattle, and all things which thou seest are mine, and the property of my daughters; what shall I do to them to-day, or their children which they bore?
Genesis 37:22
And Ruben said to them, Shed not blood; cast him into one of these pits in the wilderness, but do not lay your hands upon him; that he might rescue him out of their hands, and restore him to his father.
Genesis 37:26
And Judas said to his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
Genesis 37:29
And Ruben returned to the pit, and sees not Joseph in the pit; and he rent his garments.
Genesis 37:31
And having taken the coat of Joseph, they slew a kid of the goats, and stained the coat with the blood.
Genesis 42:31
And we said to him, We are men of peace, we are not spies.
Genesis 42:38
But he said, My son shall not go down with you, because his brother is dead, and he only has been left; and suppose it shall come to pass that he is afflicted by the way by which ye go, then ye shall bring down my old age with sorrow to Hades.
Genesis 45:28
And Israel said, It is a great thing for me if Joseph my son is yet alive. I will go and see him before I die.
2 Samuel 12:17
And the elders of his house arose and went to him to raise him up from the ground, but he would not rise, nor did he eat bread with them.
Job 2:11
Now his three friends having heard of all the evil that was come upon him, came to him each from his own country: Eliphaz the king of the Thaemans, Baldad sovereign of the Saucheans, Sophar king of he Minaeans: and they came to him with one accord, to comfort and to visit him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For I will defend this city to save it,.... Or, "shield it"; and if God will be the shield and protection of any place or people, they must needs be safe; who can hurt them?

For my own sake, and for my servant David's sake; not for the merits of the inhabitants of it, but for the sake of his own name and glory, who had been blasphemed by the Assyrian monarch, and his general; and for the sake of his servant David, in whose seed he had promised the kingdom should be established; see 2 Samuel 7:12 and chiefly for the sake of the Messiah, David's son, and the Lord's servant, who was to spring from Hezekiah's race, and therefore must not be cut off.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For I will defend this city - Notwithstanding all that Hezekiah had done to put it in a posture of defense (2 Chronicles 32:1, following) still it was Yahweh alone who could preserve it.

For mine own sake - God had been reproached and blasphemed by Sennacherib. As his name and power had been thus blasphemed, he says that he would vindicate himself, and for the honor of his own insulted majesty would save the city.

And for my servant David’s sake - On account of the promise which he had made to him that there should not fail a man to sit on his throne, and that the city and nation should not be destroyed until the Messiah should appear (see Psalms 132:10-18).


 
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