Isaiah 37:17
Incline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open, Jehovah, thine eyes, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to reproach the living God.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
18Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the lands, and their countries,
Cross References
2 Chronicles 6:40Now, my God, I beseech thee, let thine eyes be open and let thine ears be attentive unto the prayer [that is made] in this place.
Job 36:7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne doth he even set them for ever; and they are exalted.
Psalms 17:6I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, O God. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech.
Psalms 74:10How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy contemn thy name for ever?
Psalms 79:12And render unto our neighbours, sevenfold into their bosom, their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Psalms 130:1{A Song of degrees.} Out of the depths do I call upon thee, Jehovah.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 37:9-21
Prayer of Hezekiah. ( b. c. 710.) 8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. 9 And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, 10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. 11… Read the whole commentary →