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“Prepare a lump of pressed figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay <i>it</i> for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a lump of figs, and apply <i>it</i> as a poultice on the boil, and he shall recover.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Isaiah had said, “Have them take a cake of figs and apply it to the boil, so that he may recover.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now Isaiah had said, &#8220Let them take a cake of figs and apply it to the boil, that he may recover.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a cake of figs, and apply it to the boil, that he may recover.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take up a cake of figs and apply it to the boil, that he may live.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now Isaiah had said, “Have them take a cake of figs and rub it [as an ointment] on the inflamed spot, that he may recover.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a lump of pressed figs and apply it to his infected skin, so that he may recover.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Isaiah had said, &#8220Let them take a lump of pressed figs and apply it to his infected skin, so that he may recover.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Isaiah had said, Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I had told King Hezekiah's servants to put some mashed figs on the king's open sore, and he would get well. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now Isaiah had said, Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Isaiah said, "Take a fig cake, and place it over the boil so that the king will get well."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Isaiah told the king to put a paste made of figs on his boil, and he would get well. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Isaiah had said, "Let them prepare a poultice of figs and apply it to the boil, so that he may recover."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Isaiah had said, ?Prepare a lump of pressed figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Isaiah ordered, "Let them take a fig cake and apply it to the ulcerated sore and he will get well."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now Isaiah had said, "Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a poultice on the boil, and he shall recover."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he will recover.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a poultice on the boil, and he shall recover.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Isaiah says, “Let them take a bunch of figs, and plaster over the ulcer, and he lives.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Isaiah saith, 'Let them take a bunch of figs, and plaster over the ulcer, and he liveth.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Isaiah will say, They shall lift up round cakes of figs, and rub over the burning sore, and he shall live.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now Isaias had ordered that they should take a lump of figs, and lay it as it plaster upon the wound, and that he should be healed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now Isaiah had ordered them to take a paste of figs, and to spread it like plaster over the wound, so that he would be healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Isaiah said, “Bring a poultice of figs and apply it to the boil for his recovery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a lump of figs, and apply it to the boil, so that he may recover.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Isaiah said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it as a plaster upon the boil and he shall recover,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Hezekiah said: “What is the sign that I go up to the house of LORD JEHOVAH?”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Isaiah said: 'Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Now Esaias had said to Ezekias; Take a cake of figs, and mash them, and apply them as a plaster, and thou shalt be well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/38-21.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=8317" 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">20</span>The LORD will save me; we will play songs on stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the house of the LORD. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3470.htm" title="3470: yə·ša‘·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yshayahuw; from yasha' and Yahh; Jah has saved; Jeshajah, the name of seven Israelites.">Now Isaiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">had said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: yiś·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">“Prepare</a> <a href="/hebrew/1690.htm" title="1690: də·ḇe·leṯ (N-fsc) -- From an unused root probably meaning to press together; a cake of pressed figs.">a lump</a> <a href="/hebrew/8384.htm" title="8384: tə·’ê·nîm (N-fp) -- Fig tree. Or t:enah; perhaps of foreign derivation; the fig.">of pressed figs</a> <a href="/hebrew/4799.htm" title="4799: wə·yim·rə·ḥū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To rub. A primitive root; properly, to soften by rubbing or pressure; hence to apply as an emollient.">and apply</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">it to</a> <a href="/hebrew/7822.htm" title="7822: haš·šə·ḥîn (Art:: N-ms) -- A boil, eruption. From an unused root probably meaning to burn; inflammation, i.e. An ulcer.">the boil,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: wə·ye·ḥî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">and he will recover.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>And Hezekiah had asked, “What will be the sign that I will go up to the house of the LORD?”…<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="/2_kings/20-7.htm">2 Kings 20:7</a></span><br />Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” So they brought it and applied it to the boil, and Hezekiah recovered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-14.htm">James 5:14-15</a></span><br />Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. / And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-24.htm">2 Chronicles 32:24</a></span><br />In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-22.htm">Matthew 9:22</a></span><br />Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/5-34.htm">Mark 5:34</a></span><br />“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-48.htm">Luke 8:48</a></span><br />“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-6.htm">John 9:6-7</a></span><br />When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Exodus 15:26</a></span><br />saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-3.htm">Psalm 103:3</a></span><br />He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-22.htm">Jeremiah 8:22</a></span><br />Is there no balm in Gilead? Is no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Jeremiah 30:17</a></span><br />But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a></span><br />Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-13.htm">Matthew 8:13</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-13.htm">Mark 6:13</a></span><br />They also drove out many demons and healed many of the sick, anointing them with oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-9.htm">Luke 10:9</a></span><br />Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaster on the boil, and he shall recover.</p><p class="hdg">for Isaiah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/20-7.htm">2 Kings 20:7</a></b></br> And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid <i>it</i> on the boil, and he recovered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/7-33.htm">Mark 7:33</a></b></br> And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/9-6.htm">John 9:6</a></b></br> When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-10.htm">Apply</a> <a href="/job/41-31.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/exodus/12-22.htm">Bunch</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-26.htm">Cake</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Figs</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-7.htm">Isaiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-26.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Plaister</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-4.htm">Plaster</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-7.htm">Poultice</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-16.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/job/2-7.htm">Ulcer</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Apply</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-2.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/matthew/7-16.htm">Bunch</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-12.htm">Cake</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-13.htm">Figs</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-3.htm">Isaiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/daniel/5-5.htm">Plaister</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Plaster</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-7.htm">Poultice</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/hosea/2-9.htm">Recover</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-18.htm">Ulcer</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>Now Isaiah had said</b><br>Isaiah, a major prophet in the Hebrew Bible, often served as a mouthpiece for God, delivering messages to the kings of Judah. His role was not only to foretell future events but also to provide guidance and counsel. This phrase indicates that Isaiah is speaking with authority, likely under divine inspiration, as he often did throughout his ministry.<p><b>Prepare a lump of pressed figs</b><br>Figs were a common fruit in ancient Israel, known for their medicinal properties. The use of figs here reflects the practical application of natural remedies in biblical times. This instruction aligns with the cultural practices of using available resources for healing purposes. The preparation of figs as a poultice suggests a blend of faith and practical action, where divine instruction meets human effort.<p><b>and apply it to the boil</b><br>The boil mentioned here could refer to a serious skin infection or abscess, which was a common ailment in ancient times. The application of the fig poultice is a specific remedy, indicating a direct intervention for a physical ailment. This reflects the understanding of disease and treatment in the ancient Near East, where physical and spiritual health were often interconnected.<p><b>and he will recover</b><br>This promise of recovery is significant, as it demonstrates the power of God to heal through both natural and supernatural means. It also underscores the role of faith and obedience in the healing process. The assurance of recovery can be seen as a testament to God's mercy and faithfulness, as well as a fulfillment of His promises. This phrase connects to other biblical instances where faith and obedience lead to healing, such as in the New Testament accounts of Jesus healing the sick.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is known for his prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah and the salvation of the Lord. In this context, he acts as a messenger of God's healing instructions to King Hezekiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The King of Judah who reigned during a time of great political turmoil. Hezekiah is known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to restore proper worship in Judah. In this chapter, he is ill and receives a miraculous healing.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, where Hezekiah ruled and where the events of this chapter take place. It is a central location for many significant biblical events.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/boil.htm">Boil</a></b><br>The physical ailment that afflicted Hezekiah, which was severe enough to threaten his life. The boil represents a tangible manifestation of illness that required divine intervention for healing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pressed_figs.htm">Pressed Figs</a></b><br>A natural remedy prescribed by Isaiah, symbolizing the use of available resources in conjunction with faith in God's power to heal.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a></b><br>Hezekiah's healing underscores the importance of faith and obedience to God's instructions. Even when the solution seems simple or unconventional, trusting in God's guidance is crucial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_healing.htm">God's Sovereignty in Healing</a></b><br>The use of pressed figs highlights that God can use natural means to accomplish His purposes. It reminds us that God is sovereign over all creation and can work through ordinary means to bring about extraordinary results.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_action.htm">Prayer and Action</a></b><br>While Hezekiah prayed for healing, he also took action by applying the remedy given by Isaiah. This teaches us the balance between prayer and taking practical steps in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_compassion.htm">God's Compassion</a></b><br>Hezekiah's recovery is a testament to God's compassion and willingness to extend grace and mercy to those who seek Him earnestly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Isaiah's role as a prophet emphasizes the importance of listening to God's messengers and valuing the wisdom and guidance they provide.<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/bible's_view_on_ayurveda.htm">What does the Bible say about Ayurvedic medicine?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/biblical_view_on_antidepressants.htm">What is the biblical perspective on using antidepressants?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_kings_20_7__how_did_figs_cure_a_fatal_illness.htm">2 Kings 20:7: Why was a simple poultice of figs sufficient to cure a fatal illness if it was truly life-threatening? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_stance_on_cbd_oil.htm">What is the Bible's stance on CBD oil?</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>(21) <span class= "bld">For Isaiah had said . . .</span>--The direction implies some medical training on the part of Isaiah (see Note on <a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm" title="From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrefying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.">Isaiah 1:6</a>, and <span class= "ital">Introduction</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>such as entered naturally into the education of the prophet-priests. They were to Israel, especially in the case of leprosy and other kindred diseases, what the priests of Asclepios were to Greece. The Divine promise guaranteed success to the use of natural remedies, but did not dispense with them, and they, like the spittle laid on the eyes of the blind in the Gospel miracles (<a href="/mark/7-33.htm" title="And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;">Mark 7:33</a>, <a href="/john/9-6.htm" title="When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,">John 9:6</a>), were also a help to the faith on which the miracle depended. Both this and the following verse seem, as has been said, to have been notes to <a href="/isaiah/38-8.htm" title="Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.">Isaiah 38:8</a>, supplied from the narrative of 2 Kings 20, and placed at the end of the chapter instead of at the foot of the page, as in modern MSS. or print. The word for "boil" appears in connection with leprosy in <a href="/exodus/9-9.htm" title="And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains on man, and on beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.">Exodus 9:9</a>, <a href="/leviticus/13-18.htm" title="The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed,">Leviticus 13:18</a>, but is used generically for any kind of abscess, carbuncle, and the like. (Comp. <a href="/job/2-7.htm" title="So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot to his crown.">Job 2:7</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For Isaiah had said</span>; literally, <span class="accented">and Isaiah said.</span> It seems as if this verse and the next had been <span class="accented">accidentally</span> omitted from their proper place in the narrative, which was between vers. 6 and 7, and had then been appended by an after-thought. They reproduce nearly, but not exactly, the words of <a href="/2_kings/19-7.htm">2 Kings 19:7, 8</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Let them take a lump of figs</span>. This remedy is said to be one still employed in the East for the cure of ordinary boils; but it must have been quite insufficient for the cure of such a dangerous tumour, or carbuncle, as that from which Hezekiah was suffering. In miraculous cures, both the Old Testament prophets and our Lord himself frequently employed a means, insufficient in itself, but supernaturally rendered sufficient, to effect the intended purpose (see <a href="/1_kings/17-21.htm">1 Kings 17:21</a>; <a href="/2_kings/4-35.htm">2 Kings 4:35, 41, 5</a>:14; <a href="/john/9-6.htm">John 9:6</a>; <a href="/mark/7-33.htm">Mark 7:33</a>; <a href="/mark/8-23.htm">Mark 8:23</a>, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">Upon the boil</span>. The term here translated "boil" is used in Exodus (<a href="/exodus/9-9.htm">Exodus 9:9-11</a>) for the affliction which constituted the sixth plague, in Leviticus (<a href="/leviticus/13-18.htm">Leviticus 13:18-23</a>) for an ulcer accompanying one of the worst forms of leprosy, in Deuteronomy (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Deuteronomy 28:27, 35</a>) for "the botch of Egypt," and in Job (<a href="/job/2-7.htm">Job 2:7</a>) for the last of the visitations from which he suffered. It is not unlikely that it was of a leprous character. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/38-21.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">Now Isaiah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ša‘·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3470.htm">Strong's 3470: </a> </span><span class="str2">Isaiah -- 'salvation of Yah', four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Prepare</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂא֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a lump</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּבֶ֣לֶת</span> <span class="translit">(də·ḇe·leṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1690.htm">Strong's 1690: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lump (of pressed figs), a pressed (fig) cake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of pressed figs</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּאֵנִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(tə·’ê·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8384.htm">Strong's 8384: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of foreign derivation, the fig</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and apply</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִמְרְח֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yim·rə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4799.htm">Strong's 4799: </a> </span><span class="str2">To soften by rubbing, pressure, to apply as an emollient</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the boil,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשְּׁחִ֖ין</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šə·ḥîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7822.htm">Strong's 7822: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inflammation, an ulcer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he will recover.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֶֽחִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ye·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/38-21.htm">Isaiah 38:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/38-21.htm">Isaiah 38:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/38-21.htm">Isaiah 38:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/38-21.htm">Isaiah 38:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/38-21.htm">Isaiah 38:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/38-21.htm">Isaiah 38:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/38-21.htm">Isaiah 38:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/38-21.htm">Isaiah 38:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/38-21.htm">Isaiah 38:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/38-21.htm">Isaiah 38:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/38-21.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 38:21 Now Isaiah had said Let them take (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/38-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 38:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 38:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/38-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 38:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 38:22" /></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>