Isaiah 38:6
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָצַל
nâtsal
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
אַשּׁוּר
ʼAshshûwr
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
גָּנַן
gânan
to hedge about, i.e. (generally) protect
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Key Terms in This Verse
אַשּׁוּר ʼAshshûwr
Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
Study H804 →עִיר ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Study H5892 →עִיר ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Study H5892 →Cross References
For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side.
Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
Welcome to LOGOS Study
Your complete Bible study toolkit