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# General Information:

King Hezekiah continues praying to Yahweh after receiving the letter from King Sennacherib of Assyria.

# Turn your ear, Yahweh, and listen. Open your eyes, Yahweh, and see

Both of these sentences urge Yahweh to pay attention to the things that Sennacherib is saying. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])

# Turn your ear, Yahweh, and listen

The words "Turn your ear" and "listen" mean the same thing and add emphasis to the plea. AT: "Yahweh, please listen to what he is saying" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])

# Open your eyes, Yahweh, and see

The words "Open your eyes" and "see" mean the same thing and add emphasis to the plea. AT: "Yahweh, please pay attention to what is happening" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])

# They have put their gods into the fire

"The Assyrian kings have burned up the gods of the other nations"

# Assyrians have destroyed them

"Assyrians have destroyed both the nations and the nations' gods"