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class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />This is the writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>This is</i> a writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, after his illness and recovery:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br /><i>This is the</i> writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after he had been sick and had recovered from his illness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A poem by King Hezekiah of Judah after he had been sick and had recovered from his illness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A poem by Hezekiah king of Judah after he had been sick and had recovered from his illness: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />This is what Hezekiah wrote after he got well: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />King Hezekiah of Judah wrote this after he was sick and became well again:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After Hezekiah recovered from his illness, he wrote this song of praise: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />锟紸 composition by King Hezekiah of Judah, following his illness and recovery:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is a writing by Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This is the prayer of King Hezekiah of Judah when he was sick and then recovered from his illness: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and had recovered of his sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and had recovered from his sickness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and had recovered of his sickness: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah concerning his being sick when he revives from his sickness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah concerning his being sick, when he reviveth from his sickness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The writing to Hezekiah king of Judah in his being sick, and he will live from his sickness:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The writing of Ezechias king of Juda, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The writing of Hezekiah, the king of Judah, after he had fallen ill and had recovered from his sickness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The song of Hezekiah, king of Judah, after he had been sick and had recovered from his illness: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />A writing of King Hezekiah of Judah, after he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and was recovered of his sickness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The writing of Hezekiah King of Judea when he was sick and he was saved from his sickness<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />THE PRAYER OF EZEKIAS KING OF JUDEA, WHEN HE HAD BEEN SICK, AND WAS RECOVERED FROM HIS SICKNESS.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/38-9.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=8182" 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">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4385.htm" title="4385: miḵ·tāḇ (N-ms) -- Writing. From kathab; a thing written, the characters, or a document.">This is a writing</a> <a href="/hebrew/2396.htm" title="2396: lə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Yah has strengthened, a king of Judah, also several other Isr. ">by Hezekiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/2470.htm" title="2470: ba·ḥă·lō·ṯōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence to be weak, sick, afflicted; or to grieve, make sick; also to stroke, entreat.">after his illness</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: way·ḥî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">and recovery:</a> <a href="/hebrew/2483.htm" title="2483: mê·ḥā·lə·yōw (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Sickness. From chalah; malady, anxiety, calamity."></a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.”…<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/20-1.htm">2 Kings 20:1-11</a></span><br />In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’” / Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying, / “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/32-24.htm">2 Chronicles 32:24-26</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. / But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem. / Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/30-1.htm">Psalm 30:1-12</a></span><br />A Psalm. A song for the dedication of the temple. Of David. I will exalt You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up and have not allowed my foes to rejoice over me. / O LORD my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me. / O LORD, You pulled me up from Sheol; You spared me from descending into the Pit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/116-1.htm">Psalm 116:1-9</a></span><br />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. / The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-17.htm">Psalm 118:17-18</a></span><br />I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done. / The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-19.htm">Job 33:19-30</a></span><br />A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones, / so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food. / His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/2-1.htm">Jonah 2:1-9</a></span><br />From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God, / saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice. / For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-13.htm">James 5:13-15</a></span><br />Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises. / 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="/matthew/9-18.htm">Matthew 9:18-26</a></span><br />While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.” / So Jesus got up and went with him, along with His disciples. / Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/5-21.htm">Mark 5:21-43</a></span><br />When Jesus had again crossed by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him beside the sea. / A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet / and pleaded with Him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Please come and place Your hands on her, so that she will be healed and live.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-40.htm">Luke 8:40-56</a></span><br />When Jesus returned, the crowd welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him. / Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house, / because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-1.htm">John 11:1-44</a></span><br />At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. / (Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.) / So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-36.htm">Acts 9:36-42</a></span><br />In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity. / At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room. / Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-19.htm">Philippians 1:19-26</a></span><br />because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance. / I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. / For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-11</a></span><br />We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. / He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:</p><p class="hdg">writing</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/12-1.htm">Isaiah 12:1</a></b></br> And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Exodus 15:1</a></b></br> Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-1.htm">Judges 5:1</a></b></br> Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,</p><p class="hdg">he had</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-39.htm">Deuteronomy 32:39</a></b></br> See now that I, <i>even</i> I, <i>am</i> he, and <i>there is</i> no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither <i>is there any</i> that can deliver out of my hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-6.htm">1 Samuel 2:6</a></b></br> The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18</a></b></br> For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/29-30.htm">2 Chronicles 29:30</a></b></br> Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/5-9.htm">Better</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-11.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-5.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-5.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-1.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/psalms/41-3.htm">Illness</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-31.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-7.htm">Recovered</a> <a href="/romans/11-11.htm">Recovery</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-12.htm">Reviveth</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-1.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-16.htm">Sickness</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Writing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/56-5.htm">Better</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-22.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-22.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-1.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-1.htm">Illness</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-9.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-16.htm">Recovered</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-1.htm">Recovery</a> <a href="/john/5-21.htm">Reviveth</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-1.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">Sickness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-10.htm">Writing</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>This is a writing by Hezekiah king of Judah</b><br>Hezekiah was the 13th king of Judah, known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to restore proper worship in the temple. His reign is detailed in <a href="/2_kings/18.htm">2 Kings 18-20</a> and <a href="/2_chronicles/29.htm">2 Chronicles 29-32</a>. Hezekiah's leadership was marked by significant religious reforms, including the removal of high places and the destruction of idols. His trust in God was evident during the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem, where he sought divine intervention and was delivered from the threat. The mention of "writing" indicates a personal reflection or testimony, which was a common practice for kings and leaders to document significant events or divine encounters.<p><b>after his illness and recovery:</b><br>Hezekiah's illness is described in <a href="/isaiah/38.htm">Isaiah 38:1-8</a> and <a href="/2_kings/20.htm">2 Kings 20:1-11</a>, where he was struck with a life-threatening condition. The prophet Isaiah informed him that he would not recover, but after Hezekiah's fervent prayer, God extended his life by 15 years. This miraculous recovery was confirmed by a sign from God, where the shadow on the sundial moved backward. The illness and subsequent healing highlight themes of divine mercy, the power of prayer, and God's sovereignty over life and death. This event also serves as a type of resurrection, prefiguring the ultimate healing and restoration found in Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>Hezekiah was the king of Judah who reigned during a time of great political and spiritual turmoil. He is known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to restore proper worship in the temple. In <a href="/bsb/isaiah/38.htm">Isaiah 38</a>, he faces a life-threatening illness and turns to God in prayer.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, where Hezekiah reigned. It was a central place of worship and the political heart of the kingdom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah_the_prophet.htm">Isaiah the Prophet</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament who served as God's messenger to the people of Judah. He delivered God's messages to Hezekiah, including the prophecy of his recovery.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_hezekiah's_illness.htm">The Event of Hezekiah's Illness</a></b><br>Hezekiah's illness and subsequent recovery is a significant event that demonstrates God's power and mercy. It also serves as a testament to the efficacy of prayer and faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>Hezekiah's earnest prayer in his time of need demonstrates the importance of turning to God in prayer, trusting in His power to heal and deliver.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_mercy.htm">God's Sovereignty and Mercy</a></b><br>Hezekiah's account highlights God's sovereignty over life and death and His willingness to extend mercy to those who seek Him with a sincere heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Faithfulness</a></b><br>Hezekiah's life serves as a reminder of the blessings that come from living a life of faithfulness and obedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_and_testimony.htm">Gratitude and Testimony</a></b><br>Like Hezekiah, we should respond to God's deliverance with gratitude and a willingness to share our testimony of His goodness with others.<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/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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_9's_hope_fit_later_woes.htm">How can the described prosperity and deliverance in Isaiah 9 be reconciled with the ongoing hardships that plagued the region for centuries afterward?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_hezekiah's_recovery.htm">Is there archaeological evidence verifying Hezekiah's recovery in Isaiah 38:5?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">The writing of Hezekiah . . .</span>--<a href="/context/isaiah/38-21.htm" title="For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaster on the boil, and he shall recover.">Isaiah 38:21-22</a> would seem to have their right place before the elegiac psalm that follows. The culture which the psalm implies is what might have been expected from one whom Isaiah had trained, who had restored and organised the worship of the Temple (<a href="/context/2_chronicles/29-25.htm" title="And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.">2Chronicles 29:25-30</a>), who spoke to Levites and soldiers as a preacher (<a href="/2_chronicles/30-22.htm" title="And Hezekiah spoke comfortably to all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.">2Chronicles 30:22</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/32-6.htm" title="And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spoke comfortably to them, saying,">2Chronicles 32:6</a>), "speaking comfortably" (literally, <span class= "ital">to their heart</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>and who had directed the compilation of a fresh set of the proverbs ascribed to Solomon (<a href="/proverbs/25-1.htm" title="These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.">Proverbs 25:1</a>). It will be seen, as we go through the hymn, that it presents echoes of the Book of Job as well as of the earlier Psalms.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The writing of Hezekiah</span>; rather, <span class="accented">a writing.</span> After he had recovered from his illness, Hezekiah, it would seem, retraced his feelings as he lay upon his sick-bed, and embodied them in this monody. It has been well termed, "a peculiarly sweet and plaintive specimen of Hebrew psalmody" (Cheyne). Four stanzas or strophes of unequal length are thought to be discernible: <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> from the beginning of ver. 10 to the end of ver. 12; <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> from the beginning of ver. 13 to the end of ver. 14; <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> from the beginning of ver. 15 to the end of ver. 17; . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/38-9.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">[This is] a writing</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכְתָּ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(miḵ·tāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4385.htm">Strong's 4385: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thing written, the characters, a document</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by Hezekiah</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2396.htm">Strong's 2396: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶֽלֶךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after his illness</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֲלֹת֕וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥă·lō·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2470.htm">Strong's 2470: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be weak or sick</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and recovery:</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְחִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - 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/38-9.htm">Isaiah 38:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/38-9.htm">Isaiah 38:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/38-9.htm">Isaiah 38:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/38-9.htm">Isaiah 38:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/38-9.htm">Isaiah 38:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/38-9.htm">Isaiah 38:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/38-9.htm">Isaiah 38:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/38-9.htm">Isaiah 38:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/38-9.htm">Isaiah 38:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/38-9.htm">Isaiah 38:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/38-9.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 38:9 The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/38-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 38:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 38:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/38-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 38:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 38:10" /></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>