Isaiah 37:14-20
Christian Standard Bible
Hezekiah’s Prayer
14 Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers’ hands, read it, then went up to the Lord’s temple and spread it out before the Lord.(A) 15 Then Hezekiah prayed(B) to the Lord:
16 Lord of Armies, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim,(C) you are God(D)—you alone(E)—of all the kingdoms of the earth.(F) You made the heavens and the earth.(G) 17 Listen closely, Lord, and hear;(H) open your eyes, Lord, and see.(I) Hear all the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God.(J) 18 Lord, it is true that the kings of Assyria have devastated all these countries and their lands. 19 They have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods(K) but made from wood and stone(L) by human hands.(M) So they have destroyed them. 20 Now, Lord our God, save us from his power so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, Lord, are God[a](N)—you alone.(O)
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- 37:20 are God supplied for clarity; see v. 16
Isaiah 37:14-20
King James Version
14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord.
15 And Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord, saying,
16 O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.
17 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.
18 Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,
19 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.
20 Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord, even thou only.
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