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Isaiah 37:15

37:14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.
And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,

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Hezekiah prayed to Yahweh, saying,

And Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord, saying,

And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD, saying,

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.

What does Isaiah 37:15 mean?

Isaiah 37:15 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חִזְקִיָּה (Chizqîyâh), פָּלַל (pâlal), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh). It connects to 8 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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HezekiahחִזְקִיָּהChizqîyâh/khiz-kee-yaw'/H2396Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites
prayedפָּלַלpâlal/paw-lal'/H6419to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
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the
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
saying,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)

Commentary on Isaiah 37:15

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 37:15
ith his joy. This agrees with 1 Cor. ii. 11 , What man knows the things of a man, and the changes of his temper, save the spirit of a man? 1. Every man feels most from his own burden, especially that which is a burden upon the spirits, for that is commonly concealed and the sufferer keeps it to himself. We must not censure the griefs of others, for we know not what they feel; their stroke perhaps is heavier than their groaning. 2. Many enjoy a secret pleasure, especially in divine consolations, which others are not aware of, much less are sharers in; and, as the sorrows of a penitent, so the joys of a believer are such as a stranger does not intermeddle with and therefore is no competent judge of. 11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upri

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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Isaiah 30:12

Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon: oppression: or, fraud

Matthew 7:13

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: strait: or, narrow

Matthew 7:14

Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Because: or, How

Luke 13:24

Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Romans 6:21

What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

Galatians 6:3

For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

Ephesians 5:6

Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. disobedience: or, unbelief

James 1:22

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 37:15.

2 Kings 19:15

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.

2 Kings 19:20

Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

Genesis 3:13

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

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What does Isaiah 37:15 say?

Isaiah 37:15 (King James Version) reads: "And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,"

Is Isaiah 37:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 37:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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