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Isaiah 37:16

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14 So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.

15 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD:

“O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.

17 Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to all the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God.

18 Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all these countries and their lands.

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BSB
“O LORD of Hosts, God of Israel, enthroned above the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
KJV
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.
WEB
“LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, who is enthroned among the cherubim, you are the God, even you alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
ASV
O Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, that sittest [above] the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
DARBY
Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, who sittest [between] the cherubim, thou, the Same, thou alone art the God of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made the heavens and the earth.
BLB
“O YHWH of Hosts, God of Israel, the One sitting above [on] the cherubim, You are God—You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.
ÅB
Herre, hærskarenes Gud, Israels Gud, du som troner på kjerubene! Du alene er Gud for alle jordens. riker, du har gjort himmelen og jorden.
OTB
“Herre, hærskarenes Gud, Israels Gud, som troner over kjerubene, du alene er Gud over alle jordens riker. Du har skapt himmelen og jorden.
B1930
Herre, hærskarenes Gud, Israels Gud, du som troner på kjerubene! Du alene er Gud for alle jordens. riker, du har gjort himmelen og jorden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Psalms 99:1

    The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!

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  • Exodus 25:22

    And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

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  • Psalms 86:10

    For You are great and perform wonders; You alone are God.

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  • Isaiah 44:24

    Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,

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  • 1 Samuel 4:4

    So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

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  • Psalms 80:1

    Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

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  • John 1:3

    Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.

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  • Hebrews 4:16

    Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

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