Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.
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Gill's Exposition
And, have cast their gods into the fire..... And burnt them; and it may well be asked, where are they? Isa 36:19,
for they were no gods, but the works of men's hands, wood and stone; they were made…
Barnes' Notes
Incline thine ear - This is evidently language taken from what occurs among people. When they are desirous of hearing distinctly, they incline the ear or apply it close to the speaker. Similar…
We may observe here, 1. That, if God give us inward satisfaction in his promise, this may confirm us in our silently bearing reproaches. God answered Hezekiah, but it does not appear that he, after…
Cambridge Bible
open thine eyes … and see The Hebr. has "thine eye," which is probably a better reading than "thine eyes" in 2Ki 19:16. So "who hath sent" is more correct than "who hath sent him" (the messenger).
to…
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