Isaiah 37:20

20 "Now, O LORD our God, ¹deliver us from his hand that ²all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, LORD, are God."

Isaiah 37:20 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 37:20

Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand
The hand of the king of Assyria. The Lord had promised that he would and Hezekiah believed he would; but he knew that for this he would be inquired of by him, and he pleads covenant interest, in him, and entreats for salvation upon that account, as well as for the reason following: that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord,
even thou only;
by doing that which other gods could not do; they could not save the nations that worshipped them from the hand of the Assyrians; if therefore the God of Israel saved his people from them, this would be a proof to all the world that he is God and there is none besides him.

Isaiah 37:20 In-Context

18 "Truly, O LORD , the kings of Assyria have devastated all the countries and their lands,

19 and have cast their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but the work of men's hands, wood and stone. So they have destroyed them.

20 "Now, O LORD our God, deliver us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, LORD , are God."

21 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent word to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus says the LORD , the God of Israel, 'Because you have prayed to Me about Sennacherib king of Assyria,

22 this is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: "She has despised you and mocked you, The virgin daughter of Zion; She has shaken her head behind you, The daughter of Jerusalem!

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 25:9; Isaiah 33:22; Isaiah 35:4
• 2. 1 Kings 18:36, 37; Psalms 46:10; Isaiah 37:16; Ezekiel 36:23

Footnotes

• [a]. So DSS and 2 Kin 19:19; M.T. omits "God"