2 Kings 19:14-19

GOD’S WORD Translation

¹⁴ Hezekiah took the letters from the messengers, read them, and went to the Lord’s temple. He spread them out in front of the Lord ¹⁵ and prayed to the Lord, “Lord of Armies, God of Israel, you are enthroned over the angels.^[a] You alone are God of all the kingdoms of the world. You made heaven and earth. ¹⁶ Turn your ear toward me, Lord, and listen. Open your eyes, Lord, and see. Listen to the message that Sennacherib sent to defy the living God. ¹⁷ It is true, Lord, that the kings of Assyria have leveled nations.^{[b] 18} They have thrown the gods from these countries into fires because these gods aren’t real gods. They’re only wooden and stone statues made by human hands. So the Assyrians have destroyed them. ¹⁹ Now, Lord our God, rescue us from Assyria’s control so that all the kingdoms on earth will know that you alone are the Lord God.”