Verse 9

2 Kings 20:9

World English Bible, British Edition

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9 Isaiah said, “This will be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he has spoken: should the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר יְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּ זֶה לְּ/ךָ֤ הָ/אוֹת֙ מֵ/אֵ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֚י יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אֶת הַ/דָּבָ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֵּ֑ר הָלַ֤ךְ הַ/צֵּל֙ עֶ֣שֶׂר מַֽעֲל֔וֹת אִם יָשׁ֖וּב עֶ֥שֶׂר מַעֲלֽוֹת

English Translation

And Isaiah said, "This shall be the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing which He has spoken: the shadow shall go back ten steps, or the shadow shall turn back ten steps."

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Chapter 20 Context

1 In those days Hezekiah was sick and dying. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said... Focus ↗

2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the LORD, saying, Focus ↗

3 “Remember now, LORD, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and... Focus ↗

4 Before Isaiah had gone out into the middle part of the city, the LORD’s word came to him, saying, Focus ↗

5 “Turn back, and tell Hezekiah the prince of my people, ‘The LORD, the God (Elohim) of David your fat... Focus ↗

6 I will add to your days fifteen years. I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king... Focus ↗

7 Isaiah said, “Take a cake of figs.” They took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. Focus ↗

8 Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I will go up to... Focus ↗

9 Isaiah said, “This will be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he ha...

10 Hezekiah answered, “It is a light thing for the shadow to go forward ten steps. No, but let the shad... Focus ↗

11 Isaiah the prophet cried to the LORD; and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, by which it had... Focus ↗

12 At that time Berodach Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hez... Focus ↗

13 Hezekiah listened to them, and showed them all the storehouse of his precious things—the silver, the... Focus ↗

14 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say? From where... Focus ↗

15 He said, “What have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my h... Focus ↗

16 Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the LORD’s word. Focus ↗

17 ‘Behold, the days come that all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have laid up in s... Focus ↗

18 ‘They will take away some of your sons who will issue from you, whom you will father; and they will... Focus ↗

19 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The LORD’s word which you have spoken is good.” He said moreover, “Is... Focus ↗

20 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made the pool, and the conduit,... Focus ↗

21 Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and Manasseh his son reigned in his place. Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 20 (21 verses)
Version: World English Bible, British Edition

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