Isaiah 37:17

Incline, O YHWH, Your ear, and hear; open, O YHWH, Your eyes and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib that he has sent to reproach the living God.

Literal Standard Version

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“YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel, inhabiting the cherubim, You [are] God Himself—You alone—to all kingdoms of the earth, You have made the heavens and the earth.

18Truly, O YHWH, kings of Asshur have laid waste all the lands and their land,

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 6:40Now my God, I implore You, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer of this place.

Job 36:7He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous, || And [from] kings on the throne, || And causes them to sit forever, and they are high,

Psalms 17:6I called You, for You answer me, || O God, incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.

Psalms 74:10Until when, O God, does an adversary reproach? Does an enemy despise Your Name forever?

Psalms 79:12And return to our neighbors, || Sevenfold to their bosom, their reproach, || With which they reproached You, O Lord.

Psalms 130:1A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. I have called You from the depths, YHWH.

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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