Isaiah 38 New American Standard Bible

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And Isaiah<MH3470b> the prophet<MH5030>, the son<MH1121> of Amoz<MH531>, came<MH935> to him and said<MH559> to him, “This<MH3541> is<MH3541> what<MH3541> the LORD<MH3068> says<MH559>: ‘Set<MH6680> your house<MH1004> in<MH6680> order<MH6680>, for you are going to die<MH4191> and not live<MH2421a>.’” <span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Then Hezekiah<MH2396> turned<MH5437> his face<MH6440> to the wall<MH7023> and prayed<MH6419> to the LORD<MH3068>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>and said<MH559>, “Please<MH577>, LORD<MH3068>, just<MH4994> remember<MH2142> how<MH834> I have walked<MH1980> before<MH6440> You wholeheartedly<MH8003, 3824> and in truth<MH571>, and have done<MH6213a> what<MH2896a> is<MH2896a> good<MH2896a> in Your sight<MH5869>.” And Hezekiah<MH2396> wept<MH1058> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>profusely<MH1419>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then the word<MH1697> of the LORD<MH3068> came<MH1961> to Isaiah<MH3470b>, saying<MH559>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“Go<MH1980> and say<MH559> to Hezekiah<MH2396>, ‘This<MH3541> is<MH3541> what<MH3541> the LORD<MH3068>, the God<MH430> of your father<MH1> David<MH1732> says<MH559>: “I have heard<MH8085> your prayer<MH8605>, I have seen<MH7200> your tears<MH1832>; behold<MH2009>, I will add<MH3254> fifteen<MH2568, 6240> years<MH8141> to your <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>life<MH3117>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And I will save<MH5337> you and this<MH2088> city<MH5892b> from the hand<MH3709> of the king<MH4428> of Assyria<MH804b>; and I will protect<MH1598> this<MH2088> city<MH5892b>.”’ <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“And this<MH2088> shall be the sign<MH226> to you from the LORD<MH3068>, that the LORD<MH3068> will perform<MH6213a> this<MH2088> word<MH1697> that He has spoken<MH1696>: <span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Behold<MH2009>, I will make<MH7725> the shadow<MH6738> on the stairway<MH4609b>, which<MH834> has gone<MH3381> down<MH3381> with the sun<MH8121> on the stairway<MH4609b> of Ahaz<MH271>, go<MH7725> back<MH322> ten<MH6235> steps<MH4609b>.” So the sun’s<MH8121> <i>shadow</i> went<MH7725> back<MH7725> ten<MH6235> steps<MH4609b> on the stairway<MH4609b> on which<MH834> it had gone<MH3381> down<MH3381>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><i>This is</i> a writing<MH4385> of Hezekiah<MH2396> king<MH4428> of Judah<MH3063> after his illness<MH2483> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>recovery<MH2421a>: <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>I said<MH559>, “In the middle<MH1824> of my <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>life<MH3117> <t><p class="indent1">I am to enter<MH1980> the gates<MH8179> of Sheol<MH7585>; <t><p class="indent1">I have been deprived<MH6485> of the rest<MH3499a> of my years<MH8141>.” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>I said<MH559>, “I will not see<MH7200> the LORD<MH3050>, <t><p class="indent1">The LORD<MH3050> in the land<MH776> of the living<MH2416a>; <t><p class="indent1">I will no<MH3808> longer<MH5750> look<MH5027> on mankind<MH120> among<MH5973> the inhabitants<MH3427> of the world<MH2465>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“Like a shepherd’s<MH7473> tent<MH168> my dwelling<MH1755> is pulled<MH5265> up<MH5265> and removed<MH1540> from me; <t><p class="indent1">As a weaver<MH707> I rolled<MH7088> up my life<MH2425b>. <t><p class="indent1">He cuts<MH1214> me off<MH1214> from the loom<MH1803a>; <t><p class="indent1">From day<MH3117> until<MH5704> night<MH3915> You make<MH7999a> an end<MH7999a> of me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“I composed<MH7737a> <i>my soul</i> until<MH5704> morning<MH1242>. <t><p class="indent1">Like a lion<MH738>—so<MH3651> He breaks<MH7665> all<MH3605> my bones<MH6106>, <t><p class="indent1">From day<MH3117> until<MH5704> night<MH3915> You make<MH7999a> an end<MH7999a> of me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“Like a swallow<MH5483a>, <i>like</i> a crane<MH5693>, so<MH3651> I twitter<MH6850>; <t><p class="indent1">I moan<MH1897> like a dove<MH3123>; <t><p class="indent1">My eyes<MH5869> look<MH1809> wistfully<MH1809> to the heights<MH4791>; <t><p class="indent1">Lord<MH3068>, I am oppressed<MH6234>, be<MH6148> my security<MH6148>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“What<MH4100> shall I say<MH1696>? <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>For He has spoken<MH559> to me, and He Himself<MH1931> has done<MH6213a> it; <t><p class="indent1">I will walk<MH1718> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>quietly<MH1718> all<MH3605> my years<MH8141> because<MH5921> of the bitterness<MH4751> of my soul<MH5315>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“Lord<MH136>, by <i>these</i> things <i>people</i> live<MH2421a>, <t><p class="indent1">And in all<MH3605> these is the life<MH2425b> of my spirit<MH7307>; <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>Restore<MH2492a> me to<MH2492a> health<MH2492a> and let me live<MH2421a>! <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“Behold<MH2009>, for <i>my own</i> welfare<MH7965> I had great<MH4751> bitterness<MH4751>; <t><p class="indent1">But You have <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>kept<MH2820> my soul<MH5315> from the pit<MH7845> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>nothingness<MH1097>, <t><p class="indent1">For You have hurled<MH7993> all<MH3605> my sins<MH2399> behind<MH310> Your back<MH1460a>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“For Sheol<MH7585> cannot<MH3808> thank<MH3034> You, <t><p class="indent1">Death<MH4194> cannot praise<MH1984b> You; <t><p class="indent1">Those who go<MH3381> down<MH3381> to the pit<MH953a> cannot<MH3808> hope<MH7663b> for Your faithfulness<MH571>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“It is the living<MH2416a> who give<MH3034> thanks<MH3034> to You, as I do today<MH3117>; <t><p class="indent1">A father<MH1> tells<MH3045> his sons<MH1121> about<MH413> Your faithfulness<MH571>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“The LORD<MH3068> is <i>certain</i> to save<MH3467> me; <t><p class="indent1">So we will play<MH5059> my songs<MH5058> on<MH5058> stringed<MH5058> instruments<MH5058> <t><p class="indent1">All<MH3605> <i>the</i> days<MH3117> of our life<MH2425b> at the house<MH1004> of the LORD<MH3068>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Now Isaiah<MH3470b> had said<MH559>, “Have them take<MH5375> a cake<MH1690> of figs<MH8384> and apply<MH4799> it to the boil<MH7822>, so that he may recover<MH2421a>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/38-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Then Hezekiah<MH2396> had said<MH559>, “What<MH4100> is the sign<MH226> that I will go<MH5927> up<MH5927> to the house<MH1004> of the LORD<MH3068>?”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>sick to death</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">3</span> Lit <i>great weeping</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>days</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>he lived after his illness</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>days</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Targum and DSS <i>And what shall I say for He</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Or <i>slowly</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>You will</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> As in some ancient versions; MT <i>loved</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">17</span> Or <i>destruction</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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