Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord of hosts:
Parallel translations
- WEB Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of Yahweh of Armies:
- KJV Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:
- BSB Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the LORD of Hosts:
- NASB Isaiah then said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord of armies,
- NLT Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Listen to this message from the Lord of Heaven’s Armies:
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
Isaiah tells Hezekiah to hear the word of the Lord of Armies. A solemn prophetic announcement is about to come.
Overview
The prophet calls the king to attend to an authoritative word from God. The formula signals that what follows carries divine weight and certainty. It introduces the prediction of exile that will shadow the remaining chapters of Isaiah.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- 1 Sam 13:13–14Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of Yahweh your God, which he commanded you; for now Yahweh would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.
- 1 Sam 15:16Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stay, and I will tell you what Yahweh said to me last night.” He said to him, “Say on.”
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
Isaiah sees him most clearly: the virgin's son Immanuel, the child on David's throne, the shoot from Jesse, the light to the nations, and above all the Suffering Servant pierced for our transgressions (ch. 53).
How Isaiah 39:5 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.