Discovery BoxIsaiah 37:33 
Context37:33 So this is what the Lord says about the king of Assyria:
‘He will not enter this city,
nor will he shoot an arrow here. 1
He will not attack it with his shielded warriors, 2
nor will he build siege works against it.
Isaiah 37:36
Context37:36 The Lord’s messenger 3 went out and killed 185,000 troops 4 in the Assyrian camp. When they 5 got up early the next morning, there were all the corpses! 6
1 tn Heb “there” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV). In terms of English style “here” is expected in collocation with “this” in the previous line.
2 tn Heb “[with] a shield” (so ASV, NASB, NRSV).
3 tn Traditionally, “the angel of the Lord” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).
4 tn The word “troops” is supplied in the translation for smoothness and clarity.
5 tn This refers to the Israelites and/or the rest of the Assyrian army.
6 tn Heb “look, all of them were dead bodies”; NLT “they found corpses everywhere.”
