2 Kings 19:4

4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard : wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left .

2 Kings 19:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 19:4

(See Gill on 2 Kings 19:1)

2 Kings 19:4 In-Context

2 And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe , and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.

3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth .

4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard : wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left .

5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

6 And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard , with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.

Footnotes

• [a]. left: Heb. found