But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.
Parallel translations
- WEB But I know your sitting down, your going out, your coming in, and your raging against me.
- BSB But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me.
- NKJV ‘But I know your dwelling place, Your going out and your coming in, And your rage against Me.
- NASB ‘But I know your sitting down, Your going out, your coming in, And your raging against Me.
- NLT “But I know you well— where you stay and when you come and go. I know the way you have raged against me.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. lockman.org
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Quick answer
God tells Sennacherib that he knows his every movement and his raging against the LORD. Nothing about the proud king escapes God's knowledge.
Overview
The LORD declares his intimate knowledge of Sennacherib's comings and goings and his rage against God. This omniscience means the king cannot hide his defiance or plans. God's awareness of human hearts and actions is both comforting to his people and fearful to his foes. It assures that Assyria's arrogance will not go unanswered.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Jer 23:23–24Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?
- Isa 37:28–29But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.
- Deut 28:6Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
- Ps 139:1–11O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
- Ps 121:8The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
- Deut 28:19Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
Themes, concepts, people & topics
Resources, by level
Commentaries & study tools
Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.
Sermons and teaching on this passage from across YouTube.
Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.
Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).
Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.
Christ at the center
Amid the long decline toward exile, the promise to David's house refuses to die; the flickering lamp kept burning anticipates the coming King who will not fail or be cut off.
How 2 Kings 19:27 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.
Original language
Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Hebrew word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.