Yeshayah (Isaiah) 37:14–20 — Hizkiyah’s Prayer

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Isa 37:14–20

37:14 Hizkiyah’s Prayer

14 Hizkiyah (Hezekiah) accepted the letter brought by the messengers and read it. Then he went into Yahweh’s residence and spread it out in front of Yahweh 15 and prayed to Yahweh, saying, 16 “Commander-in-chief Yahweh, Yisrael’s (Israel’s) god, who’s enthroned above the winged creatures. You alone are God over all of earth’s kingdoms—you made the heavens and the earth. 17 Yahweh, please pay attention and listen. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and look, and listen to everything that Sanheriv (Sennacherib) has said to defy the living god. 18 Yahweh, it’s true that the Assyrian kings have destroyed all those nations and their regions, 19 and his men threw their gods into the fire, because they weren’t gods at all—they’re just crafted from wood and stone, so they destroyed them. 20 But now, Yahweh our god, save us from his power so that all of the world’s kingdoms will know that you alone are Yahweh who is God.

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14 And_ Ḩizqiy^yāh _he/it _took DOM the_letters from_the _hand _of the _messengers and_he_read _it and_he/it _ascended the _house _of YHWH and_he_spread _it _out Ḩizqiy^yāh to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH.

15 And_ Ḩizqiy^yāh _he _prayed to YHWH to_say.

16 Oh_YHWH soldiers/messengers the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who_sits the_cherubims you he the_ʼElohīm you_alone to_all/each/any/every the _kingdoms _of the_earth/land you you _made DOM the_heavens and_DOM the_earth/land.

17 Incline Oh_YHWH ear _of_your and_hear open Oh_YHWH eyes _of_your and_see and_hear DOM all _of the _words/messages _of Şanḩērīⱱ which he _has _sent to_taunt the_god living.

18 Truly Oh_YHWH the _kings _of ʼAshshūr they _have _made _desolate DOM all _of the_lands and_DOM land _of_their.

19 And_they _have _put DOM gods _of_their in_fire if/because not were_gods they if/because (if) the_work _of the_hands _of humankind wood and_stone and_they_have _destroyed _them.

20 And_now Oh_YHWH god _of_our save_us from_hand _of_his[fn] so_ all _of the _kingdoms _of the_earth/land _that _they _may _know if/because _that you are_YHWH you_alone.

37:20 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section ISA 37:14

Hizkiyah’s Prayer

Isa 37:14–20