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Now ^(C1)when King Hezekiah heard the report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.

'Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to ^(C1)taunt the living God, and will avenge the words which the LORD your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for ^(C2)the remnant that is left.'"

Hezekiah prayed to the LORD, saying,

"LORD of armies, God of Israel, ^(C1)who is enthroned above the cherubim, You are the ^(C2)God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. ^(C3)You made heaven and earth.

"^(C1)Incline Your ear, LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, LORD, and see; and ^(C2)listen to all the words of Sennacherib, who sent them to ^(C3)taunt the living God.

"Truly, LORD, the ^(C1)kings of Assyria have laid waste all the countries and their lands,

and have thrown their gods into the fire, for they were not gods but only the ^(C1)work of human hands, wood and stone. So they have ^(C2)destroyed them.

"But now LORD, our God, ^(C1)save us from his hand, so that ^(C2)all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, ^(F1)LORD, are God."