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Hezekiah’s Prayer

2 Kings 19:17

In 11 translations

BSB
Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.
KJV
Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,
WEB
Truly, Yahweh, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,
ASV
Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,
LSV
Truly, O YHWH, kings of Asshur have laid waste the nations and their land,
YLT
'Truly, O Jehovah, kings of Asshur have laid waste the nations, and their land,
DBY
Of a truth, Jehovah, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,
DRC
Of a truth, O Lord, the kings of the Assyrians have destroyed nations, and the lands of them all.
GNV
Trueth it is, Lord, that the Kings of Asshur haue destroyed the nations and their landes,
JPS
Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands,
LXXE
For truly, Lord, the kings of Assyria have wasted the nations,Gr. the Assyrians.

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Original-language editions

WLC
אָמְנָ֖ם יְהוָ֑ה הֶחֱרִ֜יבוּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר אֶת־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם וְאֶת־אַרְצָֽם׃
LXX-Br
Ὅτι ἀληθείᾳ Κύριε ἠρήμωσαν βασιλεῖς Ἀσσυρίων τὰ ἔθνη,

Who and where

👤 God📍 Assyria◆ Reign of Hezekiah

People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 4:27In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
  • Job 9:2“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?
  • 2 Kings 17:24Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.
  • Jeremiah 26:15But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves, upon this city, and upon its residents; for truly the LORD has sent me to speak all these words in your hearing.”
  • Isaiah 10:9–11“Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? As my hand seized the idolatrous kingdoms whose images surpassed those of Jerusalem and Samaria, and as I have done to Samaria and…
  • 1 Corinthians 14:25and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
  • 1 Chronicles 5:26So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah,…
  • Daniel 2:47The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”
  • Isaiah 7:17–18The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.” On that day the LORD will whistle to the…
  • Luke 22:59About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”
  • 2 Kings 17:6In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
  • 2 Kings 16:9So the king of Assyria responded to him, marched up to Damascus, and captured it. He took its people to Kir as captives and put Rezin to death.
  • Isaiah 5:9I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.
  • Matthew 14:33Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”

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