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I will add fifteen years to your life, <a href="/esv/isaiah/38.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/38.htm">King James Bible</a> Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/38.htm">New King James Version</a> “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Go and say to Hezekiah, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of your father David says: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/38.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Go and say to Hezekiah, &#8216Thus says the LORD, the God of your father David, &#8220I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Go and say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of your father David, “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Go and say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of your father David, “I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears; behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. <a href="/amp/isaiah/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Go and say to Hezekiah, ‘For the LORD, the God of David your father says this, “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; listen carefully, I will add fifteen years to your life. <a href="/csb/isaiah/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘This is what the LORD God of your ancestor David says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I am going to add fifteen years to your life. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD God of your ancestor David says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I am going to add 15 years to your life. <a href="/asv/isaiah/38.htm">American Standard Version</a> Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years. <a href="/cev/isaiah/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> with this message for Hezekiah: I am the LORD God, who was worshiped by your ancestor David. I heard you pray, and I saw you cry. I will let you live 15 more years, <a href="/erv/isaiah/38.htm">English Revised Version</a> Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Go and say to Hezekiah, 'This is what the LORD God of your ancestor David says: I've heard your prayer. I've seen your tears. I'm going to give you 15 more years to live. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/38.htm">Good News Translation</a> to go back to Hezekiah and say to him, "I, the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will let you live fifteen years longer. <a href="/isv/isaiah/38.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Go tell Hezekiah, 'This is what the LORD God of your ancestor David has to say: "I've heard your prayer and I've seen your tears; so I will add fifteen years to your life. <a href="/msb/isaiah/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ?I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. <a href="/net/isaiah/38.htm">NET Bible</a> "Go and tell Hezekiah: 'This is what the LORD God of your ancestor David says: "I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will add fifteen years to your life, <a href="/nheb/isaiah/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Go, and tell Hezekiah, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father, "I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Look, I will add fifteen years to your life. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add to thy days fifteen years. <a href="/web/isaiah/38.htm">World English Bible</a> “Go, and tell Hezekiah, ‘Yahweh, the God of David your father, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Go, and you have said to Hezekiah, Thus said YHWH, God of your father David: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tear, behold, I am adding fifteen years to your days, <a href="/ylt/isaiah/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Go, and thou hast said to Hezekiah, Thus said Jehovah, God of David thy father, 'I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tear, lo, I am adding to thy days fifteen years, <a href="/slt/isaiah/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus said Jehovah, the God of David thy father, I heard thy prayer; and I saw thy tears: behold, I will add to thy days fifteen years.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Go and say to Ezechias: Thus saith the Lord the God of David thy father: I have heard thy prayer, and I have seen thy tears: behold I will add to thy days fifteen years: <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “Go and say to Hezekiah: Thus says the Lord, the God of David, your father: I have heard your prayer, and I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your days. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/38.htm">New American Bible</a> Go, tell Hezekiah: Thus says the LORD, the God of your father David: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Now I will add fifteen years to your life. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the LORD, the God of your ancestor David: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Go and say to Hezekiah, king of Judah, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will add fifteen years to your days. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “Go, say to Hezekiah King of Judea, ‘Thus said LORD JEHOVAH The God of David your father: ‘I have heard your prayer and I saw your tears. Behold, I am adding fifteen years upon your days<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Go, and say to Hezekiah: Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father: I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears; behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years. <a href="/sep/isaiah/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, and seen thy tears: behold, I will add to thy time fifteen years. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/38-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=8140" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/38.htm">Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery</a> …4And the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying, 5<a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·lō·wḵ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Go</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2396.htm" title="2396: ḥiz·qî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah has strengthened, a king of Judah, also several other Isr. ">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh- (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">that this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of your father</a> <a href="/hebrew/1732.htm" title="1732: dā·wiḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps beloved one, a son of Jesse. Rarely; Daviyd; from the same as dowd; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.">David,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">‘I have heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8605.htm" title="8605: tə·p̄il·lā·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Prayer. From palal; intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn.">your prayer;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">I have seen</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1832.htm" title="1832: dim·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Tears (of one weeping). Feminine of dema'; weeping.">your tears.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: yō·w·sip̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">I will add</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·mêš (Number-fsc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">fifteen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</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.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·me·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">your life.</a> 6And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">2 Kings 20:5</a> “Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD. <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">2 Kings 20:6</a> I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for My sake and for the sake of My servant David.’” <a href="/2_chronicles/32-24.htm">2 Chronicles 32:24</a> In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign. <a href="/psalms/30-2.htm">Psalm 30:2</a> O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me. <a href="/psalms/116-1.htm">Psalm 116:1-2</a> I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy. / Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live. <a href="/psalms/118-17.htm">Psalm 118:17</a> I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done. <a href="/jeremiah/33-3.htm">Jeremiah 33:3</a> Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know. <a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1-2</a> 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. / After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence. <a href="/james/5-15.htm">James 5:15</a> 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. <a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7</a> Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. <a href="/john/14-13.htm">John 14:13-14</a> And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. / If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it. <a href="/1_john/5-14.htm">1 John 5:14-15</a> And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. / And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him. <a href="/mark/11-24.htm">Mark 11:24</a> Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. <a href="/luke/11-9.htm">Luke 11:9</a> So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. <a href="/acts/9-40.htm">Acts 9:40</a> Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus said the LORD, the God of David your father, I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears: behold, I will add to your days fifteen years.and say<a href="/2_samuel/7-3.htm">2 Samuel 7:3-5</a> And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee… <a href="/1_chronicles/17-2.htm">1 Chronicles 17:2-4</a> Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee… God<a href="/isaiah/7-13.htm">Isaiah 7:13,14</a> And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? … <a href="/1_kings/8-25.htm">1 Kings 8:25</a> Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.<a href="/1_kings/9-4.htm">1 Kings 9:4,5</a> And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: … I have heard<a href="/2_kings/19-20.htm">2 Kings 19:20</a> Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.<a href="/psalms/34-5.htm">Psalm 34:5,6</a> They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed… <a href="/luke/1-13.htm">Luke 1:13</a> But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.I have seen<a href="/psalms/39-12.htm">Psalm 39:12</a> Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.<a href="/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8</a> Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?<a href="/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3</a> He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.I will<a href="/job/14-5.htm">Job 14:5</a> Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;<a href="/psalms/116-15.htm">Psalm 116:15</a> Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.<a href="/acts/27-24.htm">Acts 27:24</a> Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Add</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-14.htm">Adding</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-35.htm">David</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-25.htm">Fifteen</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-26.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-3.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-3.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-18.htm">Life</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-2.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-12.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-8.htm">Tears</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-3.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/7-21.htm">Add</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-16.htm">Adding</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">David</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-12.htm">Fifteen</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-1.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-9.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-9.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-10.htm">Life</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-22.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/isaiah/64-1.htm">Tear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Tears</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-19.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 38</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/38-1.htm">Hezekiah, having received a message of death, by prayer has his life lengthened</a> 8. <a href="/isaiah/38-8.htm">The sun goes ten degrees backward, for a sign of that promise</a> 9. <a href="/isaiah/38-9.htm">His song of thanksgiving.</a> </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'; 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Hezekiah was the king of Judah, known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to restore proper worship in Jerusalem. His reign is documented in <a href="/2_kings/18.htm">2 Kings 18-20</a> and <a href="/2_chronicles/29.htm">2 Chronicles 29-32</a>.that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: The reference to "the God of your father David" highlights the Davidic covenant, which promised that David's lineage would endure forever (<a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a>). This connection underscores God's faithfulness to His promises and the special relationship He has with the house of David, of which Hezekiah is a part.I have heard your prayer; Hezekiah's prayer is a demonstration of his reliance on God in times of distress. This phrase assures that God is attentive to the prayers of His people, a theme echoed throughout Scripture (e.g., <a href="/psalms/34-17.htm">Psalm 34:17</a>, <a href="/james/5-16.htm">James 5:16</a>). It also reflects the personal relationship between God and His followers.I have seen your tears. This indicates God's compassion and awareness of human suffering. Tears often symbolize deep emotional distress and repentance in the Bible (e.g., <a href="/psalms/56-8.htm">Psalm 56:8</a>, <a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">2 Kings 20:5</a>). God's acknowledgment of Hezekiah's tears shows His empathy and readiness to respond to genuine sorrow.Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. This promise of extended life is a direct response to Hezekiah's prayer and tears, demonstrating God's power over life and death. It also serves as a sign of God's mercy and grace. The specific number of years is significant, as it provides Hezekiah with a tangible assurance of God's intervention. This extension of life can be seen as a type of resurrection, prefiguring the ultimate victory over death through Jesus Christ (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-54.htm">1 Corinthians 15:54-57</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a> The king of Judah who reigned during a time of great political and spiritual challenges. He is known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to restore proper worship in Judah. 2. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament who served as God's messenger to the people of Judah and Jerusalem. He played a crucial role in delivering God's messages to King Hezekiah. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is faithful to His promises and responds to the prayers of His people. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Judah, where Hezekiah reigned and where the events of this passage took place. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_healing.htm">The Event of Healing</a> God responds to Hezekiah's prayer and tears by granting him an additional fifteen years of life, demonstrating His power and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a> Hezekiah's earnest prayer demonstrates the importance of turning to God in times of distress. We are encouraged to bring our concerns to God, trusting in His ability to intervene. <a href="/topical/g/god's_compassion.htm">God's Compassion</a> God's response to Hezekiah's tears shows His deep compassion for His people. We can be assured that God sees our struggles and cares for us deeply. <a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty_and_mercy.htm">Divine Sovereignty and Mercy</a> The extension of Hezekiah's life by fifteen years illustrates God's sovereignty over life and death. It also highlights His mercy, as He chooses to grant life in response to sincere prayer. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_promises.htm">Faithfulness to God's Promises</a> The reference to "the God of your father David" underscores God's faithfulness to His covenant promises. We can trust that God remains faithful to His promises to us. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a> Isaiah's role as a messenger reminds us of the importance of listening to God's word through His appointed servants. We should seek to understand and apply God's messages in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 38</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_hezekiah's_recovery.htm">Is there archaeological evidence verifying Hezekiah’s recovery in Isaiah 38:5? </a> <a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_38_align_with_divine_decrees.htm">How can Isaiah 38’s account of God extending Hezekiah’s life align with other biblical teachings on divine decrees? </a> <a href="/q/why_is_hezekiah_unconcerned_in_isaiah_39_8.htm">Isaiah 39:8: Why does Hezekiah seem untroubled by the future judgment pronounced on his descendants, and what does this imply about his character or leadership?</a> <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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) Fifteen years.--The words fix the date of the illness, taking the received chronology, as B.C. 713. The next verse shows that there was danger at the time to be apprehended from Assyria, but does not necessarily refer to Sennacherib's invasion. Sargon's attack (<a href="/isaiah/20-1.htm" title="In the year that Tartan came to Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;">Isaiah 20:1</a>) may have caused a general alarm.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - Thus saith the Lord,... I have heard thy prayer. According to the author of Kings, the full message sent to Hezekiah was, "I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord. And I will add unto thy clays fifteen years; and I will deliver time and this city out of the hand of the King of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake" (<a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">2 Kings 20:5, 6</a>). The words in italics are additional to those here reported by Isaiah. Fifteen years. This was doubling, or rather more than doubling, the length of Hezekiah's reign, and allowing him a length of life exceeding that of the great majority of the kings of Judah, who seldom attained the age of fifty. Hezekiah lived to be fifty-four. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/38-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Go הָל֞וֹךְ (hā·lō·wḵ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk and tell וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say Hezekiah חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ (ḥiz·qî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2396.htm">Strong's 2396: </a> Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites that this is what כֹּֽה־ (kōh-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH the God אֱלֹהֵי֙ (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of your father אָבִ֔יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father David, דָּוִ֣ד (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1732.htm">Strong's 1732: </a> David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse says: אָמַ֤ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say I have heard שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ (šā·ma‘·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently your prayer; תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָ (tə·p̄il·lā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8605.htm">Strong's 8605: </a> Intercession, supplication, a hymn I have seen רָאִ֖יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see your tears; דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ (dim·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1832.htm">Strong's 1832: </a> Tears (of one weeping) behold, הִנְנִי֙ (hin·nî) Interjection | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> Lo! behold! I will add יוֹסִ֣ף (yō·w·sip̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> To add, augment fifteen חֲמֵ֥שׁ (ḥă·mêš) Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> Five years שָׁנָֽה׃ (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against your life. יָמֶ֔יךָ (yā·me·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/38-5.htm">Isaiah 38:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/38-5.htm">Isaiah 38:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/38-5.htm">Isaiah 38:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/38-5.htm">Isaiah 38:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/38-5.htm">Isaiah 38:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/38-5.htm">Isaiah 38:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/38-5.htm">Isaiah 38:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/38-5.htm">Isaiah 38:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/38-5.htm">Isaiah 38:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/38-5.htm">Isaiah 38:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-5.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 38:5 Go and tell Hezekiah 'Thus says Yahweh (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/38-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 38:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 38:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/38-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 38:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 38:6" /></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>