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.
Listen closely, O LORD, and hear; open your eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who has sent messages to insult the living God.
King Hezekiah is praying desperately to God, asking Him to pay attention to how the Assyrian king Sennacherib has been mocking and insulting God himself.
📚 Historical Context
This prayer comes from King Hezekiah during the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem around 701 BC. The Assyrian king Sennacherib had sent threatening letters claiming that God couldn't save Jerusalem, just as the gods of other nations had failed to protect their cities. Hezekiah brought these blasphemous messages directly to God in prayer, spreading them out before the Lord in the temple.
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