Isaiah 37 · Verse 17

Isaiah 37:17

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.
Isaiah 37:17, King James Version

Isaiah 37:17 in other translations

BSBIncline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God.
WEBTurn your ear, LORD, and hear. Open your eyes, LORD, and behold. Hear all of the words of Sennacherib, who has sent to defy the living God.
ASVIncline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open thine eyes, O Jehovah, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to defy the living God.
YLTIncline, O Jehovah, Thine ear, and hear; open, O Jehovah, Thine eyes and see; and hear Thou all the words of Sennacherib that he hath sent to reproach the living God.
DARBYIncline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open, Jehovah, thine eyes, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to reproach the living God.
BBELet your ear be turned to us, O Lord; let your eyes be open, O Lord, and see: take note of all the words of Sennacherib who has sent men to say evil against the living God.
WebsterIncline thy ear, O LORD, and hear; open thy eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to reproach the living God.

What does Isaiah 37:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. ear ... eyes--singular, plural. When we wish to hear a thing we lend one ear; when we wish to see a thing we open both eyes.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Isaiah 37:17 in the original Hebrew

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הַטֵּ֨הha.TehinclineH5186
יְהוָ֤ה\׀Yah.wehO YahwehH3068
אָזְנְךָ֙'a.ze.ne.Khaear yourH241
וּֽשְׁמָ֔עu.she.Ma'and hearH8085
פְּקַ֧חpe.KachopenH6491
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
עֵינֶ֖ךָ'ei.Ne.khaeyes yourH5869
וּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'Ehand seeH7200
וּשְׁמַ֗עu.she.Ma'and hearH8085
אֵ֚ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
דִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.Rei[the] words ofH1697
סַנְחֵרִ֔יבsan.che.RivSennacheribH5576
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
שָׁלַ֔חsha.Lachhe has sentH7971
לְחָרֵ֖ףle.cha.Refto tauntH2778
אֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.Him[the] GodH430
חָֽי\׃ChailivingH2416

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Cross references for Isaiah 37:17

  • 2 Chronicles 6:40

    Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.

  • Psalms 17:6

    I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

  • 1 Peter 3:12

    For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

  • Psalms 74:22

    Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

  • Psalms 10:14-15

    Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

  • Isaiah 37:4

    It may be the Lord thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the Lord thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.

  • Job 36:7

    He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

  • Psalms 89:50-51

    Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O Lord; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

  • 2 Samuel 16:12

    It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.

  • Psalms 79:12

    And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

  • Psalms 74:10

    O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever?

  • Daniel 9:17-19

    Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake. O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Incline.
2Ch 6:40; Job 36:7; Ps 17:6; 71:2; 130:1,2; Da 9:17-19; 1Pe 3:12
hear.
4; 2Sa 16:12; Ps 10:14,15; 74:10,22; 79:12; 89:50,51

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Context

  • Isaiah 37:16

    O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.

  • Isaiah 37:17

    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.

  • Isaiah 37:18

    Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries,

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Isaiah 37:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Inclina, oh Jehová, tu oído, y oye; abre, oh Jehová, tus ojos, y mira: y oye todas las palabras de Sennachêrib, el cual ha enviado á blasfemar al Dios viviente.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Éternel! incline ton oreille et écoute. Éternel! ouvre tes yeux, et vois; et écoute toutes les paroles de Sankhérib, qui a envoyé pour outrager le Dieu vivant.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Jehova, neige dein Ohr und höre! Jehova, tue deine Augen auf und sieh! Ja, höre alle die Worte Sanheribs, der gesandt hat, um den lebendigen Gott zu verhöhnen!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam, et audi; aperi, Domine, oculos tuos, et vide: et audi omnia verba Sennacherib, quæ misit ad blasphemandum Deum viventem.