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Isaiah 37:17

What does Isaiah 37:17 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 37:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Let your ear be turned to us, O Lord; let your eyes be open, O Lord, and see: take note of all the words of Sennacherib who has sent men to say evil against the living God.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Incline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open, Jehovah, thine eyes, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to reproach the livingGod.

Context

v.16O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, that sittest above the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

v.17This passage

v.18Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries, and their land,

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 17:6

    I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: Incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

  • Psalms 79:12

    And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

  • 1 Peter 3:12

    For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

  • Psalms 74:10

    How long, O God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

  • Psalms 71:2

    Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.

  • Isaiah 37:4

    It may be Jehovah thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Jehovah thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.

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