15. And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord: ‘Lord, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
16. Give ear, Lord, and hear; open your eyes, Lord, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God.
17. ‘It is true, Lord, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste these nations and their lands.
18. They have thrown their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, fashioned by human hands.
19. Now, Lord our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone, Lord, are God.’
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.
21. This is the word that the Lord has spoken against him:‘ “Virgin Daughter Ziondespises you and mocks you.Daughter Jerusalemtosses her head as you flee.
22. Who is it you have ridiculed and blasphemed?Against whom have you raised your voiceand lifted your eyes in pride?Against the Holy One of Israel!