Isaiah 37:14-20
New American Standard Bible
Hezekiah’s Prayer in the Temple
14 Then Hezekiah took the [a]letter from the hand of the messengers and read it, and he went up to the house of the Lord and [b]spread it out before the Lord. 15 Hezekiah prayed to the Lord, saying, 16 “Lord of armies, God of Israel, (A)who is enthroned above the cherubim, You are the (B)God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. (C)You made heaven and earth. 17 (D)Incline Your ear, Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, Lord, and see; and (E)listen to all the words of Sennacherib, who sent them to (F)taunt the living God. 18 Truly, Lord, the (G)kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries and their lands, 19 and have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but only the (H)work of human hands, wood and stone. So they have (I)destroyed them. 20 But now Lord, our God, (J)save us from his hand, so that (K)all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, [c]Lord, are God.”
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- Isaiah 37:14 Lit letters
- Isaiah 37:14 Lit Hezekiah spread
- Isaiah 37:20 As in DSS and 2 Kin 19:19; MT are the Lord
Isaiah 37:14-20
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Hezekiah’s Prayer
14 Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers, 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 Hosts, God of Israel, who is enthroned above 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 by human hands(L)—wood and stone.(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 are the Lord(N)—You alone.(O)
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