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

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Faith, Not Doubt, in Crisis

When Hezekiah says, "It may be the Lord will hear," commentators clarify this isn't a sign of weak faith but a human expression of desperation while clinging to hope. He knows God has heard the blasphemy; his prayer is that God will now act decisively. This teaches that acknowledging the severity of a crisis while still turning to God is a powerful form of faith.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Isaiah 37:4

18th Century

Theologian

It may be the Lord your God - The God whom you serve, and in whose name and by whose authority you exercise the prophetic office.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Isaiah 37:4

19th Century

Bishop

Lift up thy prayer for the remnant ... —Isaiah’s characteristic words (Isaiah 1:9; Isaiah 10:21) …

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Isaiah 37:4

16th Century

Theologian

If perhaps Jehovah your God will hear. Hezekiah appears to doubt whether or not the Lord is willing to hear him, for the particle אולי

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John Gill

John Gill

On Isaiah 37:4

17th Century

Pastor

It may be the Lord your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh , &c.] He had heard them; but the sense is, that it might be…