Jerusalem's Deliverance Foretold. 37 When King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and went into the temple of the Lord.

37 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

As soon as King Hezekiah heard it, he tore his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth and went into the house of the Lord.

Thus says the Lord: “Do not be afraid of the words which you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.

"O LORD Almighty, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.

a. The angel of the LORD went out: Simply and powerfully, God destroys this mighty nation in one night. 185,000 died at the hand of the angel of the LORD.

Thus says Hezekiah: A day of distress and rebuke, a day of disgrace is this day! Children are due to come forth, but the strength to give birth is lacking.

This is the message which he told them to give to Isaiah: “Today is a day of suffering; we are being punished and are in disgrace.

הִנֵּ֣ה ׀ אַתָּ֣ה שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשׂ֜וּ מַלְכֵ֥י אַשּׁ֛וּר לְכׇל־הָאֲרָצ֖וֹת לְהַחֲרִימָ֑ם וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּנָּצֵֽל׃ You yourself have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all the lands, how they have ...

Hezekiah Seeks the Lord's Help When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes and put on burlap and went into the Temple of the Lord.