Isaiah 37:17

Please listen with your ears, Lord, and hear; open your eyes, Lord, and see. Listen to the message that Sennacherib has sent to insult the living God.

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In The King James Version

Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.

In Context

16“Lord Almighty, God of Israel, you who live above the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth, you are Creator of heaven and earth.

18Yes, it's true, Lord, that the Assyrian kings have destroyed these nations and their lands.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:40Now my God, please open your eyes, and may your ears pay attention to the prayers offered in this place.

Job 36:7He always pays attention to those who do right, and places them on thrones with kings, honoring them eternally.

Psalms 17:6God, I call out to you because I know you will answer; please listen carefully to what I have to say.

Psalms 74:10How long will the enemy ridicule you, God? Will they insult your character forever?

Psalms 79:12Pay each of these neighbors back seven times for the scorn and ridicule they directed against you, Lord.

Psalms 130:1Lord, I cry out to you from the depths of my pain.

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 →

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