2 Kings 19:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

2 Kings 19:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 19:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Kings 19:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Incline your ear, Yahweh, and hear. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and see. Hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to defy the living God.”

2 Kings 19:16 — World English Bible

2 Kings 19:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

2 Kings 19:16 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 19:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Incline, O Jehovah, Thine ear, and hear; open, O Jehovah, Thine eyes, and see; and hear Thou the words of Sennacherib with which he hath sent him to reproach the living God.”

2 Kings 19:16 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 19:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Incline thine ear, Jehovah, and hear; open, Jehovah, thine eyes, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, who hath sent him to reproach the livingGod. ”

2 Kings 19:16 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 19:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Lord, bow downe thine eare, and heare: Lord open thine eyes and behold, and heare the wordes of Saneherib, who hath sent to blaspheme the liuing God.”

2 Kings 19:16 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 19:16 in Context — 2 Kings 19

14 And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord.

15 And Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, O Lord God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

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.

17 Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,

18 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men’s hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

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What Does 2 Kings 19:16 Mean?

2 Kings 19:16 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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