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Isaiah 37:7
Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Isaiah delivers the LORD’s message to Hezekiah’s messengers after the Assyrian servants blaspheme. The LORD declares He will place a spirit in the king to trigger his return and downfall.
The words — רוּחַ (Ru.ach) denotes a spirit or divine impulse that the LORD will put within the king. שְׁמוּעָה (she.mu.'Ah) means a report or rumor that will prompt him to leave the battlefield.
The thread — This divine orchestration of military confusion parallels the LORD causing the Arameans to hear phantom chariots in 2 Kings 7:6. It aligns with the promise that Assyria will fall by a supernatural sword in Isaiah 31:8 and through an angel in 2 Chronicles 32:21.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that human military threats are subject to direct divine intervention. It requires the reader to trust the LORD’s control over historical events rather than relying on human strategy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Behold, I will send 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.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 32:21 and the LORD sent an angel who annihilated every mighty man of valor and every leader and commander in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew to his own land in disgrace. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons struck him down with the sword.
- Isaiah 31:8 “Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor.
- 2 Kings 7:6 For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”
- Job 4:9 By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.
- Job 15:21 Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
- Isaiah 10:16 Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame.
- Isaiah 10:33 Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the lofty ones will be felled.
- Isaiah 17:13 The nations rage like the rush of many waters. He rebukes them, and they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweeds before a gale.
- Isaiah 29:5 But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant,
- Isaiah 30:28 His breath is like a rushing torrent that rises to the neck. He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction; He bridles the jaws of the peoples to lead them astray.