Isaiah 37:22 “this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Dau…”

Isaiah 37:22

this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: ‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you; the Daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head behind you.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

World English Bible

this is the word which the LORD has spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion has despised you and ridiculed you. The daughter of Jerusalem has shaken her head at you.

American Standard Version

this is the word which Jehovah hath spoken concerning him: The virgin daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.

Geneva Bible 1599

This is the worde that the Lord hath spoken against him, the virgine, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorne: the daughter of Ierusalem, hath shaken her head at thee.

Darby Translation

this is the word which Jehovah hath spoken against him: The virgin-daughter of Zion despiseth thee, laugheth thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem shaketh her head at thee.

Young's Literal Translation

this [is] the word that Jehovah spake concerning him: Trampled on thee, laughed at thee, Hath the virgin daughter of Zion, Behind thee shaken the head hath the daughter of Jerusalem.

Bible in Basic English

This is the word which the Lord has said about him: In the eyes of the virgin daughter of Zion you are shamed and laughed at; the daughter of Jerusalem has made sport of you.

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Cross references

“The virgin”

Jeremiah 14:17 Lamentations 2:13 Lamentations 1:15 Amos 5:2 Isaiah 23:12

Jeremiah 14:17 · BSB

You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.

Lamentations 2:13 · BSB

What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you?

Lamentations 1:15 · BSB

The Lord has rejected all the mighty men in my midst; He has summoned an army against me to crush my young warriors. Like grapes in a winepress, the Lord has trampled the Virgin Daughter of Judah.

Amos 5:2 · BSB

“Fallen is Virgin Israel, never to rise again. She lies abandoned on her land, with no one to raise her up.”

Isaiah 23:12 · BSB

He said, “You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus— even there you will find no rest.”

“the daughter”

Isaiah 1:8 Psalm 9:14 Zephaniah 3:14 Zechariah 2:10 Isaiah 10:32 Isaiah 62:11

Isaiah 1:8 · BSB

And the Daughter of Zion is abandoned like a shelter in a vineyard, like a shack in a cucumber field, like a city besieged.

Psalm 9:14 · BSB

that I may declare all Your praises— that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.

Zephaniah 3:14 · BSB

Sing for joy, O Daughter of Zion; shout aloud, O Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, O Daughter of Jerusalem!

Zechariah 2:10 · BSB

“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.

Isaiah 10:32 · BSB

Yet today they will halt at Nob, shaking a fist at the mount of Daughter Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.

Isaiah 62:11 · BSB

Behold, the LORD has proclaimed to the ends of the earth, “Say to Daughter Zion: See, your Savior comes! Look, His reward is with Him, and His recompense goes before Him.”

“hath despised”

1 Samuel 17:36 1 Samuel 17:44–47 Psalm 2:2–4 Psalm 27:1–3 Psalm 31:18 Psalm 46:1–7

1 Samuel 17:36 · BSB

Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”

1 Samuel 17:44–47 · BSB

“Come here,” he called to David, “and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!”

Psalm 2:2–4 · BSB

The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:

Psalm 27:1–3 · BSB

The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?

Psalm 31:18 · BSB

May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

Psalm 46:1–7 · BSB

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

“shaken”

Job 16:4 Matthew 27:39 Psalm 22:7 Psalm 22:8

Job 16:4 · BSB

I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.

Matthew 27:39 · BSB

And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads

Psalm 22:7 · BSB

All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:

Psalm 22:8 · BSB

“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

21Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,

23Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!

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