Verse 9

Isaiah 38:9

New Living Translation

9 When King Hezekiah was well again, he wrote this poem:

Original Language Text

hebrew

מִכְתָּ֖ב לְ/חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה בַּ/חֲלֹת֕/וֹ וַ/יְחִ֖י מֵ/חָלְיֽ/וֹ

English Translation

A letter to Hezekiah king of Judah when he was ill, and he recovered from his illness.

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Chapter 38 Context

1 About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. H... Focus ↗

2 When Hezekiah heard this, he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, Focus ↗

3 “Remember, O LORD, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, alway... Focus ↗

4 Then this message came to Isaiah from the LORD: Focus ↗

5 “Go back to Hezekiah and tell him, ‘This is what the LORD, the God (Elohim) of your ancestor David,... Focus ↗

6 and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. Yes, I will defend this city. Focus ↗

7 “‘And this is the sign from the LORD to prove that he will do as he promised: Focus ↗

8 I will cause the sun’s shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial of Ahaz!’” So the shadow on... Focus ↗

9 When King Hezekiah was well again, he wrote this poem:

10 I said, “In the prime of my life, must I now enter the place of the dead? Am I to be robbed of... Focus ↗

11 I said, “Never again will I see the LORD GOD while still in the land of the living. Never agai... Focus ↗

12 My life has been blown away like a shepherd’s tent in a storm. It has been cut short, as wh... Focus ↗

13 I waited patiently all night, but I was torn apart as though by lions. Suddenly, my life was o... Focus ↗

14 Delirious, I chattered like a swallow or a crane, and then I moaned like a mourning dove. My e... Focus ↗

15 But what could I say? For he himself sent this sickness. Now I will walk humbly throughout my... Focus ↗

16 Lord, your discipline is good, for it leads to life and health. You restore my health and a... Focus ↗

17 Yes, this anguish was good for me, for you have rescued me from death and forgiven all my sins... Focus ↗

18 For the dead cannot praise you; they cannot raise their voices in praise. Those who go down to... Focus ↗

19 Only the living can praise you as I do today. Each generation tells of your faithfulness to the n... Focus ↗

20 Think of it — the LORD is ready to heal me! I will sing his praises with instruments every day... Focus ↗

21 Isaiah had said to Hezekiah’s servants, “Make an ointment from figs and spread it over the boil, and... Focus ↗

22 And Hezekiah had asked, “What sign will prove that I will go to the Temple of the LORD?” Focus ↗

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