Isaiah 37:36-37
New English Translation
36 The angel of the Lord went out and killed 185,000 troops[a] in the Assyrian camp. When they[b] got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses![c] 37 So King Sennacherib of Assyria broke camp and went on his way. He went home and stayed in Nineveh.[d]
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- Isaiah 37:36 tn The word “troops” is supplied in the translation for smoothness and clarity.
- Isaiah 37:36 tn This refers to the Israelites and/or the rest of the Assyrian army.
- Isaiah 37:36 tn Heb “look, all of them were dead bodies”; NLT “they found corpses everywhere.”
- Isaiah 37:37 tn Heb “and Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went and returned and lived in Nineveh.”
Isaiah 37:36-37
New International Version
36 Then the angel(A) of the Lord went out and put to death(B) a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian(C) camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies! 37 So Sennacherib(D) king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh(E) and stayed there.
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