Hezekiah’s Prayer

14 And Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers, and he read[fn] it. Then[fn] he went up to the temple[fn] of Yahweh, and Hezekiah spread it out before the ⌊presence⌋[fn] of Yahweh. 15 And Hezekiah prayed to Yahweh, saying, 16 “Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel ⌊who is enthroned on⌋[fn] the cherubim, you are the one, God by yourself, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you are the one who made the heavens and the earth. 17 Yahweh, extend your ear and hear! Yahweh, open your eyes and see, and hear all the words of Sennacherib that he has sent to taunt the living God! 18 Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the lands[fn] and their land, 19 to ⌊set⌋[fn] their gods in the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of human hands, wood and stone, and they destroyed them. 20 So[fn] now, Yahweh, our God, save us from his hand so that[fn] all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are Yahweh, you alone!”