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Isaiah 37:33–36

33  Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the king of Assyria,

yHe shall not come into this city,

zNor shoot an arrow there,

Nor come before it with shields,

Nor acast a bank against it.

34  By the way that he came, by the same shall he return,

And shall not come into this city, saith the Lord.

35  For bI will defend this city to save it

For mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

36 cThen the angel of the Lord went forth, and dsmote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.

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Isaiah 37:33–36 — The New International Version (NIV)

33 “Therefore this is what the Lord says concerning the king of Assyria:

“He will not enter this city

or shoot an arrow here.

He will not come before it with shield

or build a siege ramp against it.

34 By the way that he came he will return;

he will not enter this city,”

declares the Lord.

35 “I will defend this city and save it,

for my sake and for the sake of David my servant!”

36 Then the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!

Isaiah 37:33–36 — English Standard Version (ESV)

33 “Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city or shoot an arrow there or come before it with a shield or cast up a siege mound against it. 34 By the way that he came, by the same he shall return, and he shall not come into this city, declares the Lord. 35 For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.”

36 And the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.

Isaiah 37:33–36 — New Living Translation (NLT)

33 “And this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria:

“ ‘His armies will not enter Jerusalem.

They will not even shoot an arrow at it.

They will not march outside its gates with their shields

nor build banks of earth against its walls.

34 The king will return to his own country

by the same road on which he came.

He will not enter this city,’

says the Lord.

35 ‘For my own honor and for the sake of my servant David,

I will defend this city and protect it.’ ”

36 That night the angel of the Lord went out to the Assyrian camp and killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers. When the surviving Assyrians woke up the next morning, they found corpses everywhere.

Isaiah 37:33–36 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

33 “Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria:

‘He shall not come into this city,

Nor shoot an arrow there,

Nor come before it with shield,

Nor build a siege mound against it.

34 By the way that he came,

By the same shall he return;

And he shall not come into this city,’

Says the Lord.

35 ‘For I will defend this city, to save it

For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”

36 Then the angel of the Lord went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses—all dead.

Isaiah 37:33–36 — New Century Version (NCV)

33 “So this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria:

‘He will not enter this city

or even shoot an arrow here.

He will not fight against it with shields

or build a ramp to attack the city walls.

34 He will return to his country the same way he came,

and he will not enter this city,’

says the Lord.

35 ‘I will defend and save this city

for my sake and for David, my servant.’ ”

36 Then the angel of the Lord went out and killed one hundred eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up early the next morning, they saw all the dead bodies.

Isaiah 37:33–36 — American Standard Version (ASV)

33 Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come unto this city, nor shoot an arrow there, neither shall he come before it with shield, nor cast up a mound against it. 34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come unto this city, saith Jehovah. 35 For I will defend this city to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.

36 And the angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.

Isaiah 37:33–36 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

33 Therefore thus saith Jehovah concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. 34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith Jehovah. 35 And I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake. 36 And an angel of Jehovah went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and eighty-five thousand. And when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead bodies.

Isaiah 37:33–36 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

33 “This is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria: 

He will never come into this city, 

shoot an arrow here, 

hold a shield in front of it, 

or put up dirt ramps to attack it. 

34 He will go back the way he came, 

and he won’t come into this city,” 

declares the Lord of Armies. 

35 “I will shield this city to rescue it for my sake 

and for the sake of my servant David.” 

36 The Lord’s angel went out and killed 185,000 ⸤soldiers⸥ in the Assyrian camp. When the Judeans got up early in the morning, they saw all the corpses. 

Isaiah 37:33–36 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

33 “Therefore, this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria:

He will not enter this city

or shoot an arrow there

or come before it with a shield

or build up an assault ramp against it.

34 He will go back

the way he came,

and he will not enter this city.

This is the Lord’s declaration.

35 I will defend this city and rescue it

because of Me

and because of My servant David.”

36 Then the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies!

Isaiah 37:33–36 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

33 “Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria: He shall not come into this city, shoot an arrow there, come before it with a shield, or cast up a siege ramp against it. 34 By the way that he came, by the same he shall return; he shall not come into this city, says the Lord. 35 For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.”

36 Then the angel of the Lord set out and struck down one hundred eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians; when morning dawned, they were all dead bodies.

Isaiah 37:33–36 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

33 Therefore thus says Yahweh concerning the king of Assyria:

‘He shall not come to this city,

and he shall not shoot an arrow there,

and he shall not meet it with a shield,

and he shall not heap a siege ramp up against her.

34 He shall return by the way that he came,

and he shall not come to this city,’

declares Yahweh.

35 ‘And I will defend this city, to save it for my sake and for the sake of David, my servant.’ ”

36 And the angel of Yahweh set out and struck one hundred and eighty-five thousand in the camp of the Assyrians. When they rose in the morning, look! All of them were dead corpses.

Isaiah 37:33–36 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

33 “Here is a message from me about the king of Assyria. It says,

“ ‘He will not enter this city.

He will not even shoot an arrow at it.

He will not come near it with a shield.

He will not build a ramp in order to climb over its walls.

34 By the way that he came he will go home.

He will not enter this city,’

announces the Lord.

35 “I will guard this city and save it.

I will do it for myself.

And I will do it for my servant David.”

36 Then the angel of the Lord went into the camp of the Assyrians. He put to death 185,000 soldiers there. The people of Jerusalem got up the next morning. They looked out and saw all of the dead bodies.

Isaiah 37:33–36 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

33 Therefore, thus says the Lord concerning the king of Assyria, ‘He will not come to this city or shoot an arrow there; and he will not come before it with a shield, or throw up a siege ramp against it.

34 ‘By the way that he came, by the same he will return, and he will not come to this city,’ declares the Lord.

35 ‘For I will defend this city to save it for My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’ ”

36 Then the angel of the Lord went out and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men arose early in the morning, behold, all of these were dead.


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