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Isaiah 37:17
17Lord, please listen carefully to me. Lord, look carefully at this letter. Listen to Sennacherib's message. He is insulting you, the God who lives for ever.
Isaiah 37:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Give ear, Lord, and hear; open your eyes, Lord, and see; listen to all the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear; open your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God.
Context of Isaiah 37:17
15Hezekiah prayed to the Lord. He said: 16‘Lord Almighty, you are Israel's God. You sit on your throne between the cherubs. Only you are the God who rules all the kingdoms in the world. You have made the heavens and the earth. Lord, please listen carefully to me. Lord, look carefully at this letter. Listen to Sennacherib's message. He is insulting you, the God who lives for ever. 18It is true, Lord, that the kings of Assyria have destroyed all these people and their lands. 19They threw the gods of these nations into the fire. Those idols are not really gods. People used wood and stone to make them. So the Assyrians could destroy them.
Read all of Isaiah 37Isaiah 37:17 word by word
הַטֵּ֨ה יְהוָ֤ה׀ אָזְנְךָ֙ וּֽשְׁמָ֔ע פְּקַ֧ח יְהוָ֛ה עֵינֶ֖ךָ וּרְאֵ֑ה וּשְׁמַ֗ע אֵ֚ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י סַנְחֵרִ֔יב אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁלַ֔ח לְחָרֵ֖ף אֱלֹהִ֥ים חָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Inclineנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
- thine earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
- O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- openפָּקַחpâqach · to openH6491
- thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
- and seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- all the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- of Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִיבsanchêrîyb · SennacheribH5576
- which hath sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
- to reproachחָרַףchâraph · to tauntH2778
- the livingחַיchay · aliveH2416
- Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for Isaiah 37:17
- 2 Chronicles 6:40Now, my God, please watch over us. Please listen to the prayers that we are praying in this place.
- Job 36:7He takes care of righteous people. He gives them authority to rule like kings. He gives them honour for ever.
- Psalms 17:6I pray to you, God, because you will answer me. Please listen to me when I pray to you.
- Psalms 71:2You always do what is right, so please rescue me! Listen to me, and come to save me!
- Psalms 130:1Lord, I am crying aloud to you because I have great trouble.
- Daniel 9:17Our God, please accept my prayer. Please do what I have asked for. Your temple is now a heap of stones. Please bless it again, so that people will know that you are great.
- 1 Peter 3:12Remember that the Lord God sees what everyone does. He takes care of people who do what is right. When they pray, he listens to them. But the Lord God turns against people who do evil things.’
- Isaiah 37:4The Assyrian officer has brought a message from his king to insult the God who lives for ever. Maybe the Lord your God has heard that message. He should punish the officer for his wicked message. So please pray for the people who remain in Jerusalem.’
- 2 Samuel 16:12Perhaps the Lord will understand my trouble. He may see how Shimei is cursing me and he may bless me instead.’
- Psalms 10:14Surely, God, you see what is happening. You see how wicked people bring pain and trouble. You decide what to do about it. The weak person trusts that you will help him. You take care of children who have no father.
- Psalms 74:10God, how long will our enemies laugh at you? Will they insult your name for ever?
- Psalms 79:12Lord, those countries near to us have insulted you. Punish them as they deserve, seven times over! Give them as much trouble as they have given to you.
- Psalms 89:50My Lord, look at how people are insulting me! People from all nations laugh at me, your servant.
Commentaries on Isaiah 37:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Incline thine ear - This is evidently language taken from what occurs among people. When they are desirous of hearing distinctly, they incline the ear or apply it close to the speaker. Similar language is not unfrequently used in the Scriptures as applicable to God 2 Kings 19:16; Psalm 86:1; Psalm 31:2; Psalm 88:2; Daniel 9:18. Open thine eyes - This is similar language applied to God, derived from the fact that when we wish to see an object, the eyes are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-20When Hezekiah received Sennacherib’s boastful threat, he went back to the temple and prayed for help. His prayer was different from Ahaz’s reaction to danger decades earlier (see Isaiah 7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. ear ... eyes--singular, plural. When we wish to hear a thing we lend one ear; when we wish to see a thing we open both eyes.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 37
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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