Isaiah 37:17

Bend down, O Lord, thy ear, and hear; open, O Lord, thy eye, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he hath sent to blaspheme the living God.

Leeser Tanakh

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

16O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, who dwellest between the cherubim, thou art the [true] God, thou alone, for all the kingdoms of the earth; [for] it is thou who hast made the heavens and earth.

18Truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have devastated all the nations, and their land;

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:40Now, my God, let I beseech thee, thy eyes be open, and thy ears be attentive unto the prayer on this place.

Job 36:7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous; but [he placeth them] with kings on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

Psalms 17:6I call on thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: incline thy ear unto me, hear my speech.

Psalms 74:10How long, O God, shall the adversary utter defiance? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

Psalms 79:12And recompense unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their defiance wherewith they have defied thee, O Lord.

Psalms 130:1“A song of the degrees.” Out of the depths have I called thee, O Lord.

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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