2 Kings 19:16

16 1Incline your ear, O LORD, and hear; 2open your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent 3to mock the living God.

2 Kings 19:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 19:16

(See Gill on 2 Kings 19:1)

2 Kings 19:16 In-Context

14 Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the LORD and spread it before the LORD.
15 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD and said: "O LORD, the God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, you are the God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; you have made heaven and earth.
16 Incline your ear, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God.
17 Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands
18 and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. Therefore they were destroyed.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Psalms 31:2; Psalms 71:2; Daniel 9:18
  • 2. 2 Chronicles 6:40; Daniel 9:18
  • 3. ver. 4
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