Isaiah 37:14-23

New International Version

Hezekiah’s Prayer^(A)

¹⁴Hezekiah received the letter^(B) from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple^(C) of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord. ¹⁵And Hezekiah prayed^(D) to the Lord: ¹⁶“Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, enthroned^(E) between the cherubim,^(F) you alone are God^(G) over all the kingdoms^(H) of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.^(I) ¹⁷Give ear, Lord, and hear;^(J) open your eyes, Lord, and see;^(K) listen to all the words Sennacherib^(L) has sent to ridicule^(M) the living God.^(N)

¹⁸“It is true, Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste all these peoples and their lands.^(O) ¹⁹They have thrown their gods into the fire^(P) and destroyed them,^(Q) for they were not gods^(R) but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.^(S) ²⁰Now, Lord our God, deliver^(T) us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth^(U) may know that you, Lord, are the only God.^[a]^(V)”

Sennacherib’s Fall^(W)

²¹Then Isaiah son of Amoz^(X) 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, ²²this is the word the Lord has spoken against him:

“Virgin Daughter^(Y) Zion^(Z)
    despises and mocks you.
Daughter Jerusalem
    tosses her head^(AA) as you flee.
²³Who is it you have ridiculed and blasphemed?^(AB)
    Against whom have you raised your voice^(AC)
and lifted your eyes in pride?^(AD)
    Against the Holy One^(AE) of Israel!