Isaiah 37:14-20
Christian Standard Bible
Hezekiah’s Prayer
14 Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers’ hands, read it, then went up to the Lord’s temple and spread it out before the Lord.(A) 15 Then Hezekiah prayed(B) to the Lord:
16 Lord of Armies, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim,(C) you are God(D)—you alone(E)—of all the kingdoms of the earth.(F) You made the heavens and the earth.(G) 17 Listen closely, Lord, and hear;(H) open your eyes, Lord, and see.(I) Hear all the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God.(J) 18 Lord, it is true that the kings of Assyria have devastated all these countries and their lands. 19 They have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods(K) but made from wood and stone(L) by human hands.(M) So they have destroyed them. 20 Now, Lord our God, save us from his power so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, Lord, are God[a](N)—you alone.(O)
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- 37:20 are God supplied for clarity; see v. 16
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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