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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/isaiah/37.htm">English Standard Version</a> Incline your ear, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/37.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="/kjv/isaiah/37.htm">King James Bible</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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/37.htm">New King James Version</a> Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/37.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Incline Your ear, LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, LORD, and see; and listen to all the words of Sennacherib, who sent them to taunt the living God. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/37.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and listen to all the words of Sennacherib, who sent them to reproach the living God. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/37.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Incline Thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open Thine eyes, O LORD, and see; and listen to all the words of Sennacherib, who sent them to reproach the living God. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/37.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Incline Your ear, O Yahweh, and hear; open Your eyes, O Yahweh, and see; and listen to all the words of Sennacherib, who sent them to reproach the living God. <a href="/amp/isaiah/37.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib that he has sent to taunt and defy the living God. <a href="/csb/isaiah/37.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Listen closely, LORD, and hear; open your eyes, LORD, and see. Hear all the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/37.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Listen closely, LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, LORD, and see. Hear all the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God. <a href="/asv/isaiah/37.htm">American Standard Version</a> Incline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open thine eyes, O Jehovah, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to defy the living God. <a href="/cev/isaiah/37.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Just look and see how Sennacherib has insulted you, the living God. <a href="/erv/isaiah/37.htm">English Revised Version</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. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/37.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Turn your ear toward me, LORD, and listen. Open your eyes, LORD, and see. Listen to the entire message that Sennacherib sent to defy the living God. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/37.htm">Good News Translation</a> Now, LORD, hear us and 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/isaiah/37.htm">International Standard Version</a> Extend your ear, LORD, and listen! Open your eyes, LORD, and look! Listen to all the words Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God. <a href="/msb/isaiah/37.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="/net/isaiah/37.htm">NET Bible</a> Pay attention, LORD, and hear! Open your eyes, LORD, and observe! Listen to this entire message Sennacherib sent and how he taunts the living God! <a href="/nheb/isaiah/37.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Turn your ear, LORD, and hear. Open your eyes, LORD, and look. Hear all of the words of Sennacherib, who has sent to defy the living God. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/37.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Incline thy ear, O LORD, and hear; open thy eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to reproach the living God. <a href="/web/isaiah/37.htm">World English Bible</a> Turn your ear, Yahweh, and hear. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and behold. Hear all of the words of Sennacherib, who has sent to defy the living God. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/37.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Incline, O YHWH, Your ear, and hear; open, O YHWH, Your eyes and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib that he has sent to reproach the living God. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/37.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Incline, O Jehovah, Thine ear, and hear; open, O Jehovah, Thine eyes and see; and hear Thou all the words of Sennacherib that he hath sent to reproach the living God. <a href="/slt/isaiah/37.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Bend, O Jehovah, thine ear, and hear; open, O Jehovah, thine eye, and see; and hear all the words of Senherib which he sent to reproach the living God.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/37.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Incline, O Lord, thy ear, and hear: open, O Lord, thy eyes, and see, and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he hath sent to blaspheme the living God. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/37.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> O Lord, incline your ear and listen. O Lord, open your eyes and see. And hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to blaspheme the living God. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/37.htm">New American Bible</a> Incline your ear, LORD, and listen! open your eyes, LORD, and see! Hear all the words Sennacherib has sent to taunt the living God. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/37.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Incline your ear, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O LORD, and see; hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/37.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he hath sent to reproach the living God. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/37.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Incline, LORD JEHOVAH, your ear, and hear! Open, LORD JEHOVAH, your eyes and see, and hear the words of Sennakherib that he sent to reproach the living God!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/37.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Incline Thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open Thine eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to taunt the living God. <a href="/sep/isaiah/37.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Incline thine ear, O Lord, hearken, O Lord; open thine eyes, O Lord, look, O Lord: and behold the words of Sennacherim, which he has sent to reproach the living God. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/37-17.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/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=7838" 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/isaiah/37.htm">Hezekiah's Prayer</a> …16“O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth. 17<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·šə·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/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</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: šā·laḥ (V-Qal-Perf-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> 18Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries 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="/2_kings/19-16.htm">2 Kings 19:16</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="/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/86-6.htm">Psalm 86:6</a> Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy. <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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a> Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. <a href="/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9-10</a> So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Incline your ear, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which has sent to reproach the living God.incline<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="/job/36-7.htm">Job 36:7</a> He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.<a href="/psalms/17-6.htm">Psalm 17:6</a> I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.hear<a href="/isaiah/37-4.htm">Isaiah 37:4</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.<a href="/2_samuel/16-12.htm">2 Samuel 16:12</a> It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.<a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Psalm 10:14,15</a> Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/37-4.htm">Defy</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-13.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-7.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-17.htm">Incline</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-16.htm">Insult</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-9.htm">Mock</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">Note</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Open</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-4.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-9.htm">Sennacherib</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-1.htm">Sennach'erib</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-4.htm">Taunt</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-9.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-6.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/23-7.htm">Defy</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-5.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-23.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-22.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-5.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Incline</a> <a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Insult</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-5.htm">Mock</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-19.htm">Note</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Open</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-3.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-21.htm">Sennacherib</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-21.htm">Sennach'erib</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-7.htm">Taunt</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-26.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-26.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-2.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 37</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/37-1.htm">Hezekiah mourning, sends to Isaiah to pray for them</a> 6. <a href="/isaiah/37-6.htm">Isaiah comforts them</a> 8. <a href="/isaiah/37-8.htm">Sennacherib, going to encounter Tirhakah, sends a blasphemous letter to Hezekiah</a> 14. <a href="/isaiah/37-14.htm">Hezekiah's prayer</a> 21. <a href="/isaiah/37-21.htm">Isaiah's prophecy of the destruction of Sennacherib, and the good of Zion</a> 36. <a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">An angel slays the Assyrians</a> 37. <a href="/isaiah/37-37.htm">Sennacherib is slain at Nineveh 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 deities, but here it is directed to the one true God. The language is anthropomorphic, attributing human characteristics to God to express the urgency and desperation of the situation. This plea is similar to 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. It emphasizes the belief in a personal God who is attentive to the cries of His people.open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. This request for God to "see" underscores the belief in His omniscience and His ability to perceive the injustices and challenges faced by His people. It echoes the language of <a href="/psalms/34-15.htm">Psalm 34:15</a>, which assures believers that the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous. The imagery of God opening His eyes suggests an active engagement with the world, contrasting with the idols of the nations, which are described as having eyes but cannot see (<a href="/psalms/115-5.htm">Psalm 115:5</a>).Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. Sennacherib, the Assyrian king, represents the arrogance and blasphemy of those who oppose God. His words are not just a threat to Judah but a challenge to God's sovereignty. This phrase highlights the historical context of the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem, a pivotal moment in Judah's history. The term "living God" contrasts 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 narrative foreshadows God's deliverance and serves as a type of Christ, who would ultimately defeat all powers that defy God.<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 message defying the God of Israel and threatening Jerusalem. His arrogance and blasphemy are central to the conflict in this passage. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city under siege by the Assyrian army. It is the focal point of Hezekiah's prayer and God's deliverance. 4. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> The prophet who conveys God's messages to Hezekiah and the people of Judah. He plays a crucial role in reassuring Hezekiah of God's power and faithfulness. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The living God whom Hezekiah calls upon for deliverance. His response to Hezekiah's prayer demonstrates His sovereignty and power over all nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god_hears_and_sees.htm">God Hears and Sees</a> Hezekiah's prayer reminds us that God is attentive to our cries. We can confidently bring our concerns to Him, knowing He is aware of our circumstances. <a href="/topical/d/defying_god.htm">Defying God</a> Sennacherib's defiance serves as a warning against arrogance and blasphemy. It highlights the importance of reverence and humility before God. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_crisis.htm">Faith in Crisis</a> Hezekiah's response to the Assyrian threat models faith and reliance on God during times of crisis. We are encouraged to seek God's guidance and deliverance in our own challenges. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The passage underscores God's ultimate authority over nations and rulers. It reassures us that no earthly power can thwart His plans. <a href="/topical/p/prayer_as_a_weapon.htm">Prayer as a Weapon</a> Hezekiah's prayer is a powerful example of how prayer can be a spiritual weapon against the forces that oppose God's people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_37.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 37</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_goal_of_righteous_teaching.htm">What does the Lord's zeal mean?</a> <a href="/q/main_themes_in_isaiah.htm">What are the main themes in the Book of Isaiah?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_an_angel_kill_185,000_soldiers.htm">How can Isaiah 37:36 claim that an angel killed 185,000 Assyrian soldiers overnight without any verifiable historical or archaeological evidence?</a> <a href="/q/why_omit_defeat_in_2_kings_19_35.htm">Why don't Assyrian records mention this massive defeat described in 2 Kings 19:35?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/37.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - Incline thine ear... open thine eyes. This is a conscious pleading of the promise made to Solomon (<a href="/2_chronicles/7-15.htm">2 Chronicles 7:15</a>). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/37-17.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; וּֽשְׁמָ֔ע (ū·šə·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, עֵינֶ֖ךָ (‘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 all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every 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 שָׁלַ֔ח (šā·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - 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/isaiah/37-17.htm">Isaiah 37:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/37-17.htm">Isaiah 37:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/37-17.htm">Isaiah 37:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/37-17.htm">Isaiah 37:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/37-17.htm">Isaiah 37:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/37-17.htm">Isaiah 37:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/37-17.htm">Isaiah 37:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/37-17.htm">Isaiah 37:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/37-17.htm">Isaiah 37:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/37-17.htm">Isaiah 37:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-17.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 37:17 Turn your ear Yahweh and hear (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/37-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 37:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 37:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/37-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 37:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 37:18" /></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>