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Turn your ear, Yahweh, and hear; open your eyes, Yahweh, and behold; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who has sent to defy the living God.
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Speaking to God in Human Terms
Commentators explain that when Hezekiah asks God to "incline your ear" and "open your eyes," he is using human language to express his desperate plea. This is not a literal description of God, but a powerful, relatable way of asking for God's focused attention and active intervention.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Incline thine ear - This is evidently language taken from what occurs among people. When they are desirous of hearing distinctly, they inc…
16th Century
Protestant
incline your ear, O Jehovah. From these words we conclude how great Hezekiah's perplexity was; for the earnestness that pervades the praye…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear The prayer which Hezekiah was now presenting to him, as also the reproach of the …
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13th Century
Catholic
And it came to pass, when King Hezekiah had heard it. In this part, the author shows how Hezekiah fought against the blasphemies…
