Bible Strands
Isaiah 37:32
For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Isaiah delivers this oracle to King Hezekiah and the Judahite leadership during the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem. The statement follows the Lord’s prior declaration that He will defend the city against the invading king.
The words — שְׁאֵרִית (she'arit) translates literally to "a remnant," and פְלֵיטָה (peletah) means "an escaped survivor." These terms specify a preserved group rather than a complete population.
The thread — This identical phrasing appears in 2 Kings 19:31, confirming the parallel prophetic account. The preserved remnant motif also aligns with the covenantal continuity noted in Isaiah 9:7 and the divine intervention described in Isaiah 59:17.
Why it lands — The text establishes that survival depends on divine action, not human military preparation. It requires the reader to acknowledge that God’s zeal, not human strategy, determines the final outcome.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
- 2 Kings 19:31 For a remnant will go forth from Jerusalem, and survivors from Mount Zion. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
- Isaiah 59:17 He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
- Joel 2:18 Then the LORD became jealous for His land, and He spared His people.
- Zechariah 1:14 Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion,
- Isaiah 37:20 And now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”