KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
LORD, listen carefully and hear us: open your eyes, LORD, and see what's happening. Listen to the words of Sennacherib, who has sent his messenger to insult the living God.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
King Hezekiah is urgently asking God to pay attention to how the Assyrian king Sennacherib is mocking and insulting God himself.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of King Hezekiah's desperate prayer when Jerusalem was under siege by the powerful Assyrian army around 701 BC. The Assyrian king Sennacherib had sent threatening messages claiming that God couldn't save Jerusalem, just like the gods of other nations couldn't save them from Assyria's conquest.
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