But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.
Parallel translations
- WEB But I know your sitting down, your going out, your coming in, and your raging against me.
- BSB But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me.
- NKJV “But I know your dwelling place, Your going out and your coming in, And your rage against Me.
- NASB “But I know your sitting down, Your going out, your coming in, And your raging against Me.
- NLT “But I know you well— where you stay and when you come and go. I know the way you have raged against me.
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Quick answer
God says he knows Sennacherib's every movement and his raging against the Lord. Nothing the king does escapes God's notice.
Overview
The Lord declares intimate knowledge of the king's comings and goings and especially his defiance. God's omniscience means the proud cannot hide or surprise him. This same all-knowing God both judges the wicked and watches over his own people for good.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Ps 139:1–11O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
- Rev 2:13I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan’s seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
- Jer 23:23–24Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?
- Prov 5:21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
- Prov 15:3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
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