Hezekiah’s Prayer(A)

14 Hezekiah received the letter(B) from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord. 15 And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: “Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim,(C) you alone(D) are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 16 Give ear,(E) Lord, and hear;(F) open your eyes,(G) Lord, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God.

17 “It is true, Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste these nations and their lands. 18 They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods(H) but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.(I) 19 Now, Lord our God, deliver(J) us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms(K) of the earth may know(L) that you alone, Lord, are God.”

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Hezekiah’s Prayer

14 Hezekiah took(A) the letter(B) from the hand of the messengers, read it, then went up to the Lord’s temple, and spread it out before the Lord.(C) 15 Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord:

Lord God of Israel who is enthroned above the cherubim,(D) You are God—You alone—of all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.(E) 16 Listen closely, Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, Lord, and see.(F) Hear the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God.(G) 17 Lord, it is true that the kings of Assyria have devastated the nations and their lands.(H) 18 They have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but made by human hands—wood and stone.(I) So they have destroyed them. 19 Now, Lord our God, please save us from his hand so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the Lord God—You alone.(J)

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