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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
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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19th Century
Anglican
Lift up thy prayer for the remnant ... —Isaiah’s characteristic words (Isaiah 1:9; Isaiah 10:21) …
16th Century
Protestant
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
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…