Isaiah 37:21
ESV
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,
NIV
Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,
NASB
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent word to Hezekiah, saying, 'This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘Because you have prayed to Me about Sennacherib king of Assyria,
CSB
Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: "The Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘Because you prayed to me about King Sennacherib of Assyria,
NLT
Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: 'This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Because you prayed about King Sennacherib of Assyria,
KJV
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:
NKJV
Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Because you have prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria,
What does Isaiah 37:21 mean?
We're called to ask God, in humility and desperation, to take act on our behalf (Philippians 4:6–7). But a difficult part of laying burdens before the Lord is not hearing an immediate response. Certainly, it's rare to receive an overt reply in the form of words. In almost all cases, He asks us to trust the words already spoken through Scripture. That includes the assurance that He genuinely cares about us (1 Peter 5:7).Here, however, Hezekiah's humble, desperate prayer receives an immediate answer. Because Hezekiah has prayed (James 5:16), the God of Israel has given him a message about Sennacherib. After the king's prayer, Isaiah received a response from the Lord which he transferred to Hezekiah. Like so many of his other revelations, this one will take the form of poetry (Isaiah 37:22).
