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Isaiah 37:21

Isaiah 37:21
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed?.... A creature like thyself? no, but a God, and not one like the gods of the nations, the idols of wood and stone, but the living God:

and against whom hast…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Whereas thou hast prayed - Because thou hast come to me instead of relying on thy own resources and strength. In 2Ki 19:20, it is, ‘That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib, king of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 37:21-38

We may here observe, 1. That those who receive messages of terror from men with patience, and send messages of faith to God by prayer, may expect messages of grace and peace from God for their…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Isaiah 37:21-35

The answer to the prayer comes in the form of a message from Isaiah. The message as here given really consists of two distinct oracles: (1) a poem, on the pride and the approaching humiliation of…