Isaiah 37:17

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

Noyes Bible

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 Jehovah of hosts, God of Israel, who sittest between the cherubs, thou alone art the God of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

18In truth, O Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have destroyed all the nations, and their lands,

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Cross References

Job 36:7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous; But establisheth them for ever with kings on the throne, That they may be exalted.

Psalms 17:6I call upon thee, O God! for thou wilt hear me; Incline thine ear to me, and listen to my prayer!

Psalms 74:10How long, O God! shall the adversary revile? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

Psalms 79:12And return sevenfold into our neighbors' bosoms The reproach with which they have reproached thee, O Lord!

Psalms 130:1“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up.” Out of the depths do I cry to 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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