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
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]
Footnotes
- 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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