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Isaiah 37:20

Isaiah 37:20
Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

This is the word which the Lord hath spoken concerning him,.... The sentence he has pronounced upon him, the punishment he has determined to inflict on him, in answer to Hezekiah's prayer against him:…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

That all the kingdoms of the earth may know - Since he has been able to subdue all others; and since Judea alone, the land under the protection of Yahweh, would be saved, all the nations would know…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 37:8-20

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Therefore let Jehovah shew, in this crisis of religion, that He alone possesses true Godhead.

that thouart the Lord, even thou only Lit. "that thou art Jehovah alone," cf. Deu 6:4. But the easier, and…