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Open your eyes, O LORD, and see! Listen to Sennacherib’s words of defiance against the living God. <a href="/esv/2_kings/19.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/2_kings/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. <a href="/kjv/2_kings/19.htm">King James Bible</a> LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God. <a href="/nkjv/2_kings/19.htm">New King James Version</a> 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 reproach the living God. <a href="/nasb_/2_kings/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Incline Your ear, LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, LORD, and see; and listen to the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to taunt the living God. <a href="/nasb/2_kings/19.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and listen to the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. <a href="/nasb77/2_kings/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Incline Thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open Thine eyes, O LORD, and see; and listen to the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. <a href="/lsb/2_kings/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Incline Your ear, O Yahweh, and hear; open Your eyes, O Yahweh, and see; and listen to the words of Sennacherib, who sent them to reproach the living God. <a href="/amp/2_kings/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a> O LORD, bend down Your ear and hear; LORD, open Your eyes and see; hear the [taunting] words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to taunt and defy the living God. <a href="/csb/2_kings/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Listen closely, LORD, and hear; open your eyes, LORD, and see. Hear the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God. <a href="/hcsb/2_kings/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Listen closely, LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, LORD, and see. Hear the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God. <a href="/asv/2_kings/19.htm">American Standard Version</a> Incline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open thine eyes, O Jehovah, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, wherewith he hath sent him to defy the living God. <a href="/cev/2_kings/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But just look how Sennacherib has insulted you, the living God. <a href="/erv/2_kings/19.htm">English Revised Version</a> Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, wherewith he hath sent him to reproach the living God. <a href="/gwt/2_kings/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Turn your ear toward me, LORD, and listen. Open your eyes, LORD, and see. Listen to the message that Sennacherib sent to defy the living God. <a href="/gnt/2_kings/19.htm">Good News Translation</a> Now, LORD, look at what is happening to us. Listen to all the things that Sennacherib is saying to insult you, the living God. <a href="/isv/2_kings/19.htm">International Standard Version</a> Turn your ear, LORD, and listen! Open your eyes, LORD, and observe! Listen to the message sent by Sennacherib to insult the living God! <a href="/msb/2_kings/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. <a href="/net/2_kings/19.htm">NET Bible</a> Pay attention, LORD, and hear! Open your eyes, LORD, and observe! Listen to the message Sennacherib sent and how he taunts the living God! <a href="/nheb/2_kings/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Incline your ear, LORD, and hear. Open your eyes, LORD, and see. Hear the words of Sennacherib, with which he has sent to defy the living God. <a href="/wbt/2_kings/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> LORD, bow down thy ear, and hear: open, LORD, thy eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent him to reproach the living God. <a href="/web/2_kings/19.htm">World English Bible</a> Incline your ear, Yahweh, and hear. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and see. Hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to defy the living God. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_kings/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Incline, O YHWH, Your ear, and hear; open, O YHWH, Your eyes, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib with which he has sent him to reproach the living God. <a href="/ylt/2_kings/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Incline, O Jehovah, Thine ear, and hear; open, O Jehovah, Thine eyes, and see; and hear Thou the words of Sennacherib with which he hath sent him to reproach the living God. <a href="/slt/2_kings/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> O Jehovah, incline thine ear and hear; O Jehovah open thine eyes and see: and hear the words of Senherib, which sent him to reproach the living God.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_kings/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Incline thy ear, and hear: open, O Lord, thy eyes, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to upbraid unto us the living God. <a href="/cpdv/2_kings/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Incline your ear, and listen. Open your eyes, O Lord, and see. And hear all the words of Sennacherib, who sent so that he might reproach the living God before us. <a href="/nabre/2_kings/19.htm">New American Bible</a> Incline your ear, LORD, and listen! Open your eyes, LORD, and see! Hear the words Sennacherib has sent to taunt the living God. <a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Incline your ear, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O LORD, and see; hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> O LORD, incline thine ear and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent messages to reproach the living God. <a href="/hpbt/2_kings/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Incline, LORD JEHOVAH, your ear, and hear; open, LORD JEHOVAH, your eyes and see, and hear all the words of Sennakherib who sent to reproach the living God!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_kings/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Incline Thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open Thine eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, wherewith he hath sent him to taunt the living God. <a href="/sep/2_kings/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear: open, Lord, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherim, which he has sent to reproach the living God. <a href="/parallel/2_kings/19-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=6785" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_kings/19.htm">Hezekiah's Prayer</a> …15And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth. 16<a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: haṭ·ṭêh (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">Incline</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: ’ā·zə·nə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">Your ear,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: ū·šă·mā‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">and hear;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6491.htm" title="6491: pə·qaḥ (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To open, to be observant. A primitive root; to open; figuratively, to be observant.">open</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·ne·ḵā (N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">Your eyes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’êh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and see.</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: ū·šə·ma‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">Listen to</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: diḇ·rê (N-mpc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">the words</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5576.htm" title="5576: san·ḥê·rîḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A king of Assyr. Of foreign origin; Sancherib, an Assyrian king.">Sennacherib</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šə·lā·ḥōw (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">has sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/2778.htm" title="2778: lə·ḥā·rêp̄ (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- To pull off, to expose, to betroth, to carp at, defame, to spend the winter.">to defy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥāy (Adj-ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">the living</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God.</a> 17Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/37-17.htm">Isaiah 37:17</a> Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Psalm 31:2</a> Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance. <a href="/psalms/86-1.htm">Psalm 86:1</a> A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. <a href="/psalms/130-2.htm">Psalm 130:2</a> O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy. <a href="/nehemiah/1-6.htm">Nehemiah 1:6</a> let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to hear the prayer that I, Your servant, now pray before You day and night for Your servants, the Israelites. I confess the sins that we Israelites have committed against You. Both I and my father’s house have sinned. <a href="/daniel/9-18.htm">Daniel 9:18</a> Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion. <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7</a> The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. <a href="/1_kings/8-28.htm">1 Kings 8:28-29</a> Yet regard the prayer and plea of Your servant, O LORD my God, so that You may hear the cry and the prayer that Your servant is praying before You today. / May Your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My Name shall be there,’ so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place. <a href="/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">2 Chronicles 6:40</a> Now, my God, may Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. <a href="/psalms/17-6.htm">Psalm 17:6</a> I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words. <a href="/psalms/55-1.htm">Psalm 55:1-2</a> For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea. / Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught <a href="/psalms/102-1.htm">Psalm 102:1-2</a> A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You. / Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call. <a href="/psalms/143-1.htm">Psalm 143:1</a> A Psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me. <a href="/jeremiah/29-12.htm">Jeremiah 29:12</a> Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. <a href="/1_peter/3-12.htm">1 Peter 3:12</a> For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>LORD, bow down your ear, and hear: open, LORD, your eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which has sent him to reproach the living God.bow down.<a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Psalm 31:2</a> Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.<a href="/isaiah/37-17.htm">Isaiah 37:17</a> Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.open.<a href="/1_kings/8-29.htm">1 Kings 8:29</a> That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.<a href="/2_chronicles/6-40.htm">2 Chronicles 6:40</a> Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.<a href="/daniel/9-18.htm">Daniel 9:18</a> O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.which hath sent.<a href="/2_kings/19-4.htm">2 Kings 19:4</a> 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.<a href="/psalms/79-12.htm">Psalm 79:12</a> And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.<a href="/isaiah/37-4.htm">Isaiah 37:4,17</a> It may be the LORD thy God will hear 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 is left… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/17-36.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-4.htm">Defy</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-28.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-17.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-7.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-58.htm">Incline</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm">Mock</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-12.htm">Note</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-16.htm">Open</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-4.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-9.htm">Sennacherib</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">Sennach'erib</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-4.htm">Taunt</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-7.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-6.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-6.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/5-18.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/psalms/139-20.htm">Defy</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-16.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-22.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-21.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-16.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-10.htm">Incline</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-4.htm">Mock</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-21.htm">Note</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-16.htm">Open</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-20.htm">Sennacherib</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-20.htm">Sennach'erib</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-17.htm">Taunt</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-25.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 19</div>1. <a href="/2_kings/19-1.htm">Hezekiah, in mourning, sends to Isaiah to pray for them.</a> 6. <a href="/2_kings/19-6.htm">Isaiah comforts them.</a> 8. <a href="/2_kings/19-8.htm">Sennacherib, going to encounter Tirhakah, sends a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah.</a> 14. <a href="/2_kings/19-14.htm">Hezekiah's prayer.</a> 20. <a href="/2_kings/19-20.htm">Isaiah's prophecy of the destruction of Sennacherib, and the good of Zion.</a> 35. <a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">An angel slays the Assyrians.</a> 36. <a href="/2_kings/19-36.htm">Sennacherib is slain by his own sons.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase is a plea for God’s attention and intervention. It reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of petitioning a deity for help, emphasizing the personal relationship between Hezekiah and God. The request for God to "incline" His ear suggests a desire for God to be attentive and responsive, highlighting the urgency and desperation of the situation. This echoes other biblical prayers, such as Solomon's prayer in <a href="/1_kings/8-28.htm">1 Kings 8:28</a>, where he asks God to hear the supplications of His people.open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Here, Hezekiah asks God to observe the dire circumstances facing Judah. The anthropomorphic language—attributing human characteristics to God—serves to make the plea more relatable and earnest. This request for God to "see" is not about God’s lack of awareness but rather a call for divine action. It parallels the language used in <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7</a>, where God sees the affliction of His people in Egypt, indicating His readiness to deliver them.Listen to the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. Sennacherib, the Assyrian king, represents the earthly power opposing God’s people. His words are not just a threat to Judah but a challenge to God Himself. The term "living God" contrasts the true God with the lifeless idols worshiped by other nations, emphasizing God’s active presence and power. This defiance is reminiscent of Goliath’s challenge to the armies of Israel in <a href="/1_samuel/17.htm">1 Samuel 17</a>, where David also invokes the name of the living God. The historical context here is crucial: Assyria was a dominant empire, and Sennacherib’s campaign against Judah was part of a larger strategy to control the region. This plea underscores the belief that God’s honor and reputation are at stake, not just the survival of Judah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a> The King of Judah who is seeking God's intervention against the Assyrian threat. He is known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to restore proper worship in Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sennacherib.htm">Sennacherib</a> The King of Assyria, who has sent a threatening message to Hezekiah, boasting of his conquests and defying the God of Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, under siege by the Assyrian army. It is the focal point of Hezekiah's prayer for deliverance. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The God of Israel, whom Hezekiah calls upon for deliverance from the Assyrian threat. He is depicted as the living God, in contrast to the idols of other nations. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_assyrian_threat.htm">The Assyrian Threat</a> The military and political pressure exerted by Assyria, representing a significant challenge to the faith and survival of Judah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god_in_crisis.htm">Dependence on God in Crisis</a> Hezekiah's prayer demonstrates the importance of turning to God in times of trouble. We are reminded to seek God's intervention and trust in His power over any earthly threat. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> The defiance of Sennacherib against God highlights the futility of human arrogance. God's sovereignty is supreme, and He is able to deliver His people from any adversary. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a> Hezekiah's earnest prayer is a model for believers. It shows that prayer is not just a ritual but a powerful means of communicating with God and seeking His will. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_living_god.htm">Faith in the Living God</a> The contrast between the living God and the idols of other nations underscores the uniqueness and power of the God of Israel. Our faith should be rooted in the reality of God's presence and power.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 19</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_battle_of_armageddon.htm">What does the Battle of Armageddon refer to?</a> <a href="/q/2_kings_20_9-11__sundial_shadow_reversal.htm">2 Kings 20:9-11: How could the shadow on the sundial move backward without violating the laws of physics?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_invasions_succeed_if_god_is_angry.htm">Psalm 76:7: If 'none can stand' before God's anger, how do we explain the numerous successful invasions of Judah documented in biblical and extrabiblical records?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_proof_of_judgment_in_psalm_125_5.htm">In Psalm 125:5, is there historical or archaeological proof of a specific judgment that differentiates the fate of the righteous from the 'evildoers' mentioned?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) Bow down thine ear, and hear.--Not so much my prayer as the words of Sennacherib.Open, Lord, thine eyes, and see.--Referring, as Thenius says, to Sennacherib's letter; not, however, as if Jehovah's eyes were closed before this prayer. To treat the figurative language of the Old Testament in such a manner does violence to common sense. "Bow thine ear," "Open thine eyes," in Hezekiah's mouth simply meant "Intervene actively between me and my enemy;" although, no doubt, such expressions originally conveyed the actual thoughts of the Israelites about God.Which hath sent him.--Rather, which he hath sent. The "words" are regarded as a single whole, a message.The living God.--In contrast with the lifeless idols of Hamath, Arpad, &c.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - Lord, bow down thine ear, and hear. "Bow down thine ear" is a Hebrew idiom for "give ear," "attend "(see <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Psalm 31:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/71-2.htm">Psalm 71:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/86-1.htm">Psalm 86:1</a>; <a href="/proverbs/22-17.htm">Proverbs 22:17</a>, etc.). It is based upon the fact that, when men wish to catch exactly what another says to them, they bend themselves towards him, and bring one ear as near to him as they can. Open, Lord, thine eyes, and see. Take cognizance both with eye and ear; i.e. take full cognizance - let nothing escape thee. And hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God; rather, which he has sent to reproach. The suffix translated "him" in our version really means "it" - i.e. the speech or letter of Sennacherib, which Hezekiah has "spread before the Lord." <a href="/commentaries/2_kings/19-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Incline הַטֵּ֨ה (haṭ·ṭêh) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend Your ear, אָזְנְךָ֙ (’ā·zə·nə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> Broadness, the ear O LORD, יְהוָ֤ה ׀ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and hear; וּֽשֲׁמָ֔ע (ū·šă·mā‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently open פְּקַ֧ח (pə·qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6491.htm">Strong's 6491: </a> To open, to be observant Your eyes, עֵינֶ֖יךָ (‘ê·ne·ḵā) Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain O LORD, יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and see. וּרְאֵ֑ה (ū·rə·’êh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see Listen to וּשְׁמַ֗ע (ū·šə·ma‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently the words דִּבְרֵ֣י (diḇ·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that Sennacherib סַנְחֵרִ֔יב (san·ḥê·rîḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5576.htm">Strong's 5576: </a> Sennacherib -- a king of Assyr has sent שְׁלָח֔וֹ (šə·lā·ḥōw) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out to defy לְחָרֵ֖ף (lə·ḥā·rêp̄) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2778.htm">Strong's 2778: </a> To pull off, to expose, to betroth, to carp at, defame, to spend the winter the living חָֽי׃ (ḥāy) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life God. אֱלֹהִ֥ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/19-16.htm">2 Kings 19:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_kings/19-16.htm">2 Kings 19:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_kings/19-16.htm">2 Kings 19:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_kings/19-16.htm">2 Kings 19:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_kings/19-16.htm">2 Kings 19:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/19-16.htm">2 Kings 19:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/19-16.htm">2 Kings 19:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/19-16.htm">2 Kings 19:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/19-16.htm">2 Kings 19:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_kings/19-16.htm">2 Kings 19:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-16.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 19:16 Incline your ear Yahweh and hear (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/19-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 19:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 19:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/19-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 19:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 19:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>