Isaiah 37:14-20
American Standard Version
14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up unto the house of Jehovah, and spread it before Jehovah. 15 And Hezekiah prayed unto Jehovah, saying, 16 O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, that [a]sittest above the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth. 17 Incline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open thine eyes, O Jehovah, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to defy the living God. 18 Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries, and their land, 19 and have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone; therefore they have destroyed them. 20 Now therefore, O Jehovah our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art Jehovah, even thou only.
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- Isaiah 37:16 Or, art enthroned
Isaiah 37:14-20
Lexham English Bible
Hezekiah’s Prayer
14 And Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers, and he read[a] it. Then[b] he went up to the temple[c] of Yahweh, and Hezekiah spread it out before the presence[d] of Yahweh. 15 And Hezekiah prayed to Yahweh, saying, 16 “Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel who is enthroned on[e] the cherubim, you are the one, God by yourself, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you are the one who made the heavens and the earth. 17 Yahweh, extend your ear and hear! Yahweh, open your eyes and see, and hear all the words of Sennacherib that he has sent to taunt the living God! 18 Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the lands[f] and their land, 19 to set[g] their gods in the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of human hands, wood and stone, and they destroyed them. 20 So[h] now, Yahweh, our God, save us from his hand so that[i] all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are Yahweh, you alone!”
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- Isaiah 37:14 Or “called”
- Isaiah 37:14 Or “And”
- Isaiah 37:14 Or “house”
- Isaiah 37:14 Literally “face”
- Isaiah 37:16 Literally “sitting”
- Isaiah 37:18 The parallel text in 2 Kings has “nations”
- Isaiah 37:19 Literally “give”
- Isaiah 37:20 Or “And”
- Isaiah 37:20 Or “and”
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