Isaiah 37:28
ESV
"‘I know your sitting down and your going out and coming in, and your raging against me.
NIV
"But I know where you are and when you come and go and how you rage against me.
NASB
But I know your sitting down, Your going out, your coming in, And your raging against Me.
CSB
But I know your sitting down, your going out and 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.
KJV
But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.
NKJV
“But I know your dwelling place, Your going out and your coming in, And your rage against Me.
What does Isaiah 37:28 mean?
In the heart of every sinful human being is pride, the basis of all sin: the assumption that we, not God, are truly in control. We naturally believe ourselves self-made and responsible for all our success. We blame setbacks on others, including the Lord, but take all the credit for victories. We resist anything that contradicts our preferences. That works out in different ways for each person. For Sennacherib, king of Assyria, it was a boasting attitude of invincibility (Isaiah 37:24–25).Using this prophecy through Isaiah (Isaiah 37:21–22), the Lord is correcting Sennacherib. The self-glorifying king has accomplished nothing apart from the Lord he openly mocks (Isaiah 37:23). The Lord tells Sennacherib that He has seen it all (Isaiah 37:26–27). He sees every detail of the king's life. He certainly sees the arrogant rage in Sennacherib's heart. That rage has come out (Luke 6:45; Matthew 5:18–19) as threats and attempts to manipulate the people of God by mocking their Lord (Isaiah 37:10–12)
In a statement that should terrify Sennacherib, the Lord assures him that nothing has escaped His notice (Isaiah 37:29). What is terrible for Sennacherib is comforting for another king, Hezekiah. That king of Judah had asked the Lord to see and hear Sennacherib's blasphemy against Him (Isaiah 37:17–20). God has seen and heard and is preparing to respond.
