Isaiah 37:17

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 Adonai saying: 16“Adonai-Tzva’ot, God of Israel, who is enthroned upon the cheruvim, You alone are God of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. Incline Your ear, Adonai, and hear! Open Your eyes, Adonai, and see! Listen to all the words of Sennacherib, who was sent to mock the living God. 18It is true, Adonai, the kings of Assyria have devastated all the countries and their lands, 19and have cast their gods into the fire—for they were not gods, but the work of human hands, wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.

Isaiah 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 6:40“Now my God, I pray, let Your eyes be open, and let Your ears be attentive to the prayer made in this place.
• Job 36:7He does not take His eyes from the righteous, but enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
• Psalms 17:6I called upon You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me, hear my speech.
• Psalms 71:2Deliver me and rescue me in Your justice. Turn Your ear to me and save me.
• Psalms 130:1A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, Adonai!
• Daniel 9:17‘So now, our God, listen to the prayers and petitions of Your servant, and cause Your face to shine upon Your devastated Sanctuary, for the sake of my Lord.
• 1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of Adonai are on the righteous and His ears open to their prayer, but the face of Adonai is against those who do evil.”
• Isaiah 37:4Perhaps Adonai your God, will hear the words of the Rab-shakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words which Adonai your God has heard. So offer prayer for the remnant that is left.”
• 2 Samuel 16:12Perhaps Adonai will look on my affliction and return good to me for his cursing this day.”
• Psalms 10:14You saw—for You see trouble and grief, to take it in Your hand. The victim puts his trust in You— You are the helper of the orphan.
• Psalms 74:10How long, O God, will the adversary mock? Will the enemy revile Your Name forever?
• Psalms 79:12Pay back into the midst of our neighbors sevenfold their reproach— the reproach they hurled at You, my Lord.
• Psalms 89:50Where is Your former lovingkindness, my Lord, which You swore to David in Your faithfulness?

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

Topics related to Isaiah 37:17

• Blasphemy
• Libnah
• Prayer

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• God
• Sennacherib
• Sennacherib, or Sennacherib
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Hezekiah
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• Isaiah

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