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2 Kings 19:20
Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Isaiah son of Amoz sends a message to Hezekiah after the king’s prayer for deliverance from Sennacherib. The prophet acts as the conduit for the LORD’s direct response regarding the Assyrian campaign.
The words — כֹּה (koh) means "thus," functioning as the standard prophetic formula to introduce a divine utterance. לֵאמֹר (le'imor) translates as "saying," structuring the formal delivery of the oracle.
The thread — The prophetic relay to Hezekiah mirrors the declaration in 2 Kings 20:5 and aligns with the prayer response pattern in 2 Chronicles 32:20. The theme of divine attentiveness anticipates the promise in Isaiah 65:24.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that God’s intervention is initiated by His hearing, not human pressure. It establishes the prophet’s role as the necessary medium for communicating divine decisions to earthly rulers.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 20:5 “Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 32:20 In response, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out to heaven in prayer,
- Isaiah 65:24 Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.
- Acts 10:31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
- 1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
- 2 Samuel 15:31 Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
- John 11:42 I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”
- Acts 10:4 Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
- 2 Samuel 17:23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.