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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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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Isaiah 37:17

18th Century

Theologian

Incline thine ear - This is evidently language taken from what occurs among people. When they are desirous of hearing distinctly, they inc…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Isaiah 37:17

16th Century

Theologian

incline your ear, O Jehovah. From these words we conclude how great Hezekiah's perplexity was; for the earnestness that pervades the praye…

John Gill

John Gill

On Isaiah 37:17

17th Century

Pastor

Incline your ear, O Lord, and hear
The prayer which Hezekiah was now presenting to him, as also the reproach of the …