2 Kings 19:16 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁶ Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear; open thy eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Lord, bow down Your ear and hear; Lord, open Your eyes and see; hear the words of Sennacherib which he has sent to mock, reproach, insult, and defy the living God.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Incline thine ear, O Jehovah, and hear; open thine eyes, O Jehovah, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, wherewith he hath sent him to defy the living God.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ LORD, turn your ear this way and hear! LORD, open your eyes and see! Listen to Sennacherib’s words. He sent them to insult the living God!

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ Incline your ear, and listen. Open your eyes, O Lord, and see. And hear all the words of Sennacherib, who sent so that he might reproach the living God before us.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ Incline thy ear, and hear: open, O Lord, thy eyes, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent to upbraid unto us the living God.

2 Kings 19:16 Cross References

1 Kings 8:29

that thy eyes may be open night and day toward this house, the place of which thou hast said, ‘My name shall be there,’ that thou mayest hearken to the prayer which thy servant offers toward this place.

2 Kings 19:17

Of a truth, O Lord, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,

2 Kings 19:4

It may be that the Lord your God heard all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words which the Lord your God has heard; therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.”

2 Chronicles 6:40

Now, O my God, let thy eyes be open and thy ears attentive to a prayer of this place.

Psalm 31:2

Incline thy ear to me, rescue me speedily! Be thou a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!

Psalm 74:22

Arise, O God, plead thy cause; remember how the impious scoff at thee all the day!

Psalm 79:12

Return sevenfold into the bosom of our neighbors the taunts with which they have taunted thee, O Lord!

Isaiah 37:17

Incline thy ear, O Lord, and hear; open thy eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to mock the living God.

Isaiah 37:4

It may be that the Lord your God heard the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke the words which the Lord your God has heard; therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’ ”

Daniel 9:18

O my God, incline thy ear and hear; open thy eyes and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name; for we do not present our supplications before thee on the ground of our righteousness, but on the ground of thy great mercy.

Hebrews 11:26

He considered abuse suffered for the Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he looked to the reward.