²⁶ Then Hezekiah repented^(A) of the pride of his heart, as did the people of Jerusalem; therefore the Lord’s wrath did not come on them during the days of Hezekiah.^(B)

Jerusalem’s Deliverance Foretold^(A)

37 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes^(B) and put on sackcloth^(C) and went into the temple^(D) of the Lord.

⁴ It may be that the Lord your God will hear the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to ridicule^(A) the living God,^(B) and that he will rebuke him for the words the Lord your God has heard.^(C) Therefore pray^(D) for the remnant^(E) that still survives.”

¹⁵ And Hezekiah prayed^(A) to the Lord: ¹⁶ “Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, enthroned^(B) between the cherubim,^(C) you alone are God^(D) over all the kingdoms^(E) of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.^{(F) 17} Give ear, Lord, and hear;^(G) open your eyes, Lord, and see;^(H) listen to all the words Sennacherib^(I) has sent to ridicule^(J) the living God.^(K)

¹⁸ “It is true, Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste all these peoples and their lands.^{(L) 19} They have thrown their gods into the fire^(M) and destroyed them,^(N) for they were not gods^(O) but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.^{(P) 20} Now, Lord our God, deliver^(Q) us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth^(R) may know that you, Lord, are the only God.^[a](S)”