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”
Isaiah 37:14-20
International Standard Version
Hezekiah Prays
14 Hezekiah received the letters from the messengers, and read them.[a] Then he[b] went up to the Lord’s Temple and spread the letters[c] in front of the Lord. 15 Hezekiah prayed to the Lord:
16 “O Lord of the Heavenly Armies, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you alone are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You made heaven and earth. 17 Extend your ear, Lord, and listen! Open your eyes, Lord, and look! Listen to all the words Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God. 18 It is true, Lord, that Assyrian kings have devastated all these countries,[d] 19 and have thrown their gods into the fire—but they are not gods, but rather the products[e] of human hands, mere wood and stone. So the Assyrians[f] destroyed them. 20 So now, Lord our God, save us from his oppressive[g] hand, so that all kingdoms on earth may know that you alone, O Lord, are God.”[h]
Notas al pie
- Isaiah 37:14 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read it
- Isaiah 37:14 Lit. Hezekiah
- Isaiah 37:14 Lit. it
- Isaiah 37:18 So 1QIsaa; MT reads countries and their land; some MTmss read nations and their land
- Isaiah 37:19 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads work
- Isaiah 37:19 Lit. So they
- Isaiah 37:20 1QIsaa LXX MT lack oppressive
- Isaiah 37:20 So 1QIsaa; MT reads alone are Lord; LXX reads alone are God
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