2 Kings 19:16

19:16 Pay attention, Lord, and hear! Open your eyes, Lord, and observe! Listen to the message Sennacherib sent and how he taunts the living God! ¹ 

2 Kings 19:22

19:22 Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at?

At whom have you shouted, ² 

and looked so arrogantly? ³ 

At the Holy One of Israel! ⁴ 

2 Kings 22:20

22:20 ‘Therefore I will allow you to die and be buried in peace. ⁵  You will not have to witness ⁶  all the disaster I will bring on this place.’”’” Then they reported back to the king.

[19:16]  ¹ tn Heb “Hear the words of Sennacherib which he sent to taunt the living God.”

[19:22]  ² tn Heb “have you raised a voice.”

[19:22]  ³ tn Heb “and lifted your eyes on high?”

[19:22]  ⁴ sn This divine title pictures the Lord as the sovereign king who rules over his covenant people and exercises moral authority over them.

[22:20]  ³ tn Heb “Therefore, look, I am gathering you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your tomb in peace.”

[22:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “your eyes will not see.”