18 Truth it is, O Lord, that the Kings of Assyria have destroyed all lands and [a]their country,

19 And have cast their gods in the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, even wood or stone: therefore they destroyed them.

20 Now therefore, O Lord our God, save thou us out of his hand, that [b]all the kingdoms of the earth may know, that thou only art the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 37:18 Meaning, the ten tribes.
  2. Isaiah 37:20 He declareth for what cause he prayed, that they might be delivered: to wit, that God might be glorified thereby through all the world.

18 “It is true, Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste all these peoples and their lands.(A) 19 They have thrown their gods into the fire(B) and destroyed them,(C) for they were not gods(D) but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.(E) 20 Now, Lord our God, deliver(F) us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth(G) may know that you, Lord, are the only God.[a](H)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 37:20 Dead Sea Scrolls (see also 2 Kings 19:19); Masoretic Text you alone are the Lord