Isaiah 37:15

15 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD:

Isaiah 37:15 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
15 And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,
English Standard Version (ESV)
15 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD:
New Living Translation (NLT)
15 And Hezekiah prayed this prayer before the LORD :
The Message Bible (MSG)
15 Then Hezekiah prayed to God:
American Standard Version (ASV)
15 And Hezekiah prayed unto Jehovah, saying,
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
15 and prayed to the LORD,
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
15 Hezekiah prayed to the Lord. He said,

Isaiah 37:15 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 37:15

And Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord, saying.
] He did not return railing for railing, but committed himself and his cause to him that judgeth righteously; he did not write an answer to the letter himself, but lays it before the Lord, and prays him to answer it, who was most principally reflected on in it.

Isaiah 37:15 In-Context

13 Where is the king of Hamath or the king of Arpad? Where are the kings of Lair, Sepharvaim, Hena and Ivvah?”
14 Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.
15 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD:
16 “LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
17 Give ear, LORD, and hear; open your eyes, LORD, and see; listen to all the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S 2 Chronicles 32:20
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