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Suddenly, my life was over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I calmed myself until morning; like a lion he breaks all my bones; from day to night you bring me to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I reckoned till morning, <i>that</i>, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day <i>even</i> to night wilt thou make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I have considered until morning— Like a lion, So He breaks all my bones; From day until night You make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I composed <i>my soul</i> until morning. Like a lion—so He breaks all my bones, From day until night You make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I composed my soul until morning. Like a lion— so He breaks all my bones, From day until night You make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I composed <i>my soul</i> until morning. Like a lion—so He breaks all my bones, From day until night Thou dost make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I soothed <i>my soul</i> until morning. Like a lion—so He shatters all my bones; From day until night You make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I lay down until morning. Like a lion, so He breaks all my bones; From day until night You bring me to an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I thought until the morning: He will break all my bones like a lion. By nightfall you make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I thought until the morning: He will break all my bones like a lion; You make an end of me day and night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I quieted myself until morning; as a lion, so he breaketh all my bones: From day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Until morning came, I thought you would crush my bones just like a hungry lion; both night and day you make a wreck of me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I quieted myself until morning; as a lion, so he breaketh all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I cried out until morning as if a lion had crushed all my bones. You ended my life in one day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All night I cried out with pain, As if a lion were breaking my bones. I thought that God was ending my life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I've been swept bare until morning; just like a lion, he breaks all my bones— day and night you make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I cry out until morning; like a lion he shatters all my bones; you turn day into night and end my life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I waited patiently until morning. He breaks all my bones like a lion. From day even to night you will make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I waited patiently until morning. He breaks all my bones like a lion. From day even to night you will make an end of me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I have set [Him] as a lion until morning, "" So He breaks all my bones, "" From day to night You end me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I have set Him till morning as a lion, So doth He break all my bones, From day unto night Thou dost end me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I set till the morning, as the lion thus will he break all my bones: from the day even to the night thou wilt finish me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I hoped till morning, as a lion so hath he broken all my bones: from morning even to night thou wilt make an end of me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I hoped, even until morning. Like a lion, so has he crushed all my bones. From morning until evening, you have marked my limits.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I cry out even until the dawn. Like a lion he breaks all my bones; from morning to night you make an end of me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I cry for help until morning; like a lion he breaks all my bones; from day to night you bring me to an end.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Like a swallow twittering, so did I chatter; I did mourn like a dove; I have lifted my eyes on high; O LORD, deliver me and comfort me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />(Peshitta lacks this verse.)<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The more I make myself like unto a lion until morning, The more it breaketh all my bones; From day even to night wilt Thou make an end of me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In that day I was given up as to a lion until the morning: so has he broken all my bones: for I was so given up from day <i>even</i> to night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/38-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=8226" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/38.htm">Hezekiah's Song of Thanksgiving</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7737.htm" title="7737: šiw·wî·ṯî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to level, i.e. Equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust.">I composed myself</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/1242.htm" title="1242: bō·qer (N-ms) -- Morn- ing. From baqar; properly, dawn; generally, morning.">the morning.</a> <a href="/hebrew/738.htm" title="738: kā·’ă·rî (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- A lion. Or earyeh; from 'arah; a lion.">Like a lion</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: yə·šab·bêr (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">He breaks</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: ‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāy (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">my bones;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: mî·yō·wm (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">from day</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: lay·lāh (N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">night</a> <a href="/hebrew/7999.htm" title="7999: taš·lî·mê·nî (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to be safe; figuratively, to be completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate.">You make an end of me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Psalm 30:5</a></span><br />For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/7-4.htm">Job 7:4</a></span><br />When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-3.htm">Lamentations 3:3</a></span><br />Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-11.htm">Psalm 102:11</a></span><br />My days are like lengthening shadows, and I wither away like grass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-20.htm">Job 10:20-22</a></span><br />Are my days not few? Withdraw from me, that I may have a little comfort, / before I go—never to return—to a land of darkness and gloom, / to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-13.htm">Psalm 39:13</a></span><br />Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-16.htm">2 Corinthians 4:16</a></span><br />Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-6.htm">Psalm 90:6</a></span><br />in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/17-11.htm">Job 17:11</a></span><br />My days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1-4</a></span><br />For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. / For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, / because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Psalm 6:6</a></span><br />I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-6.htm">Job 14:6</a></span><br />look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15-16</a></span><br />As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; / when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/7-7.htm">Job 7:7</a></span><br />Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night will you make an end of me.</p><p class="hdg">as a lion</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/13-24.htm">1 Kings 13:24-26</a></b></br> And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/20-36.htm">1 Kings 20:36</a></b></br> Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/10-16.htm">Job 10:16,17</a></b></br> For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/11-5.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Break</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-8.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/songs/4-6.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-37.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-11.htm">Composed</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-28.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Dawn</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-2.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-32.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-9.htm">Lion</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">Night</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-18.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Patiently</a> <a href="/psalms/131-2.htm">Quieted</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-15.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-6.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-2.htm">Waited</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Break</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-5.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/amos/6-5.htm">Composed</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">Crushing</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-2.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-2.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-25.htm">Dawn</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-30.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-6.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-17.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-30.htm">Lion</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-22.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Night</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-14.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/luke/8-16.htm">Patiently</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-8.htm">Quieted</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-15.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-15.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-15.htm">Waited</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-16.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/38-1.htm">Hezekiah, having received a message of death, by prayer has his life lengthened</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/38-8.htm">The sun goes ten degrees backward, for a sign of that promise</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/38-9.htm">His song of thanksgiving.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/38.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I composed myself until the morning.</b><br>This phrase reflects a period of waiting and introspection. In the context of <a href="/isaiah/38.htm">Isaiah 38</a>, King Hezekiah is recovering from a severe illness. The act of composing oneself suggests a deliberate effort to remain calm and hopeful despite dire circumstances. Biblically, morning often symbolizes new beginnings or divine intervention (<a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Psalm 30:5</a>). Hezekiah's patience and trust in God during his illness can be seen as a model of faith, reminiscent of other biblical figures who waited on the Lord, such as David (<a href="/psalms/27-14.htm">Psalm 27:14</a>).<p><b>Like a lion He breaks all my bones;</b><br>The imagery of a lion breaking bones conveys intense suffering and the feeling of being overpowered by a force much stronger than oneself. In ancient Near Eastern culture, lions were symbols of strength and ferocity. This metaphor highlights the severity of Hezekiah's affliction, suggesting that it felt as though God Himself was the source of his suffering. This can be compared to Job's lamentations, where he also feels crushed by divine affliction (<a href="/job/10-16.htm">Job 10:16</a>). The lion imagery is also used in other scriptures to describe God's judgment or the power of enemies (<a href="/hosea/5-14.htm">Hosea 5:14</a>).<p><b>from day until night You make an end of me.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the relentless nature of Hezekiah's suffering, suggesting that it was continuous and unyielding. The transition from day to night signifies a complete cycle, indicating that Hezekiah felt overwhelmed by his condition at all times. The use of "You" directly addresses God, acknowledging His sovereignty even in times of distress. This reflects a common biblical theme where individuals recognize God's hand in their trials, as seen in the Psalms (<a href="/psalms/88.htm">Psalm 88:1-18</a>). The phrase also foreshadows the ultimate deliverance and restoration that God provides, aligning with the broader narrative of redemption found throughout scripture.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The king of Judah who is the speaker in this passage. Hezekiah was known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to restore proper worship in Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered God's messages to Hezekiah, including the prophecy of his illness and recovery.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, where Hezekiah reigned and where these events took place.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who is both the source of Hezekiah's affliction and his deliverance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah's_illness.htm">Hezekiah's Illness</a></b><br>A significant event where Hezekiah was struck with a terminal illness, leading to his prayer and eventual healing by God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_human_frailty.htm">The Reality of Human Frailty</a></b><br>Hezekiah's experience reminds us of our vulnerability and the inevitability of suffering in life. It calls us to rely on God in times of distress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_suffering.htm">God's Sovereignty in Suffering</a></b><br>The imagery of God as a lion breaking bones highlights His control over our circumstances. We must trust in His purposes, even when they are painful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>Hezekiah's response to his illness was to pray fervently. This teaches us the importance of turning to God in prayer during our trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Despite the dire situation, Hezekiah's account ends with healing and restoration, encouraging us to have hope in God's ability to deliver us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_patience_and_endurance.htm">The Importance of Patience and Endurance</a></b><br>Hezekiah's calming himself until morning illustrates the need for patience and endurance as we wait for God's intervention.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_satan_connected_to_music.htm">How is Satan connected to music?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_road_rage.htm">Who existed before Abraham?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_does_god_foil_false_prophets.htm">Where in documented history is there solid evidence that God 'foils the signs of false prophets' (Isaiah 44:25) in the direct, miraculous manner described?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">I reckoned till morning . . .</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">I quieted myself, </span>as in <a href="/psalms/131-2.htm" title="Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.">Psalm 131:2</a>. He threw himself into the calm submission of the weaned child; yet when the morning came there was a fresh access of suffering. Life had been prolonged, contrary to his expectations; but it was only for renewed agony. Surely that would end his sufferings.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I reckoned till morning</span>, etc.; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "I lay thinking till the morning, that God would crush me as a lion crushes his prey - I expected him all day long to make an end of me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/38-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I composed myself</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁוִּ֤יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(šiw·wî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7737.htm">Strong's 7737: </a> </span><span class="str2">To level, equalize, to resemble, to adjust</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the morning.</span><br /><span class="heb">בֹּ֙קֶר֙</span> <span class="translit">(bō·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dawn, morning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Like a lion</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּֽאֲרִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(kā·’ă·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_738.htm">Strong's 738: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He breaks</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשַׁבֵּ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my bones;</span><br /><span class="heb">עַצְמוֹתָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from day</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיּ֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">night</span><br /><span class="heb">לַ֖יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(lay·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You make an end of me.</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(taš·lî·mê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7999.htm">Strong's 7999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/38-13.htm">Isaiah 38:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/38-13.htm">Isaiah 38:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/38-13.htm">Isaiah 38:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/38-13.htm">Isaiah 38:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/38-13.htm">Isaiah 38:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/38-13.htm">Isaiah 38:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/38-13.htm">Isaiah 38:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/38-13.htm">Isaiah 38:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/38-13.htm">Isaiah 38:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/38-13.htm">Isaiah 38:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/38-13.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 38:13 I waited patiently until morning (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 38:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 38:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 38:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 38:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>