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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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

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

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

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

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

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

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

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…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. And it came to pa , when King Hezekiah had heard it. In this part, the author shows how Hezekiah fought against the blasphemies …

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