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Each generation tells of your faithfulness to the next.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The living, the living, he thanks you, as I do this day; the father makes known to the children your faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I <i>do</i> this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The living, the living man, he shall praise You, As I <i>do</i> this day; The father shall make known Your truth to the children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“It is the living who give thanks to You, as I do today; A father tells his sons about Your faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220It is the living who give thanks to You, as I do today; A father tells his sons about Your faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“It is the living who give thanks to Thee, as I do today; A father tells his sons about Thy faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />It is the living, the living who give thanks to You, as I do today; A father makes known to his sons about Your truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“It is the living who give praise <i>and</i> thanks to You, as I do today; A father tells his sons about Your faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The living, only the living can thank you, as I do today; a father will make your faithfulness known to children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The living, only the living can thank You, as I do today; a father will make Your faithfulness known to children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: The father to the children shall make known thy truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Only the living can thank you, as I am doing today. Each generation tells the next about your faithfulness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Those who are living praise you as I do today. Fathers make your faithfulness known to their children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It is the living who praise you, As I praise you now. Parents tell their children how faithful you are. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The living—yes the living—they thank you, just as I am doing today; fathers will tell their children about your faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The living person, the living person, he gives you thanks, as I do today. A father tells his sons about your faithfulness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do this day. The father shall make known your truth to the children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do today. The father shall make known your truth to the children. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The living, the living, he confesses You,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The living, the living, he doth confess Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The living; the living, he shall praise thee, as from me this day the father to the sons shall make known for thy truth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The living, the living, he shall give praise to thee, as I do this day: the father shall make thy truth known to the children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The living, the living, these will give praise to you, as I also do this day! The father will make the truth known to the sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The living, the living give you thanks, as I do today. Parents declare to their children, O God, your faithfulness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The living, the living, they thank you, as I do this day; fathers make known to children your faithfulness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD shall save us; therefore we will sing his songs all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But the living shall confess you, like me today, and the father will show your faithfulness to the children<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The living, the living, he shall praise Thee, As I do this day; The father to the children shall make known Thy truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The living shall bless thee, as I also <i>do</i>: for from this day shall I beget children, who shall declare thy righteousness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/38-19.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=8297" 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">18</span>For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay (Adj-ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">The living,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay (Adj-ms) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">only the living,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3034.htm" title="3034: yō·w·ḏe·ḵā (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To throw, cast. ">can thank You,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kā·mō·w·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">as I do today;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’āḇ (N-ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yō·w·ḏî·a‘ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">will tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: lə·ḇā·nîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">their children</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">about</a> <a href="/hebrew/571.htm" title="571: ’ă·mit·te·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Firmness, faithfulness, truth. Contracted from 'aman; stability; certainty, truth, trustworthiness.">Your faithfulness.</a> </span><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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-4.htm">Psalm 78:4</a></span><br />We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a></span><br />These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. / And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-4.htm">Psalm 145:4</a></span><br />One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-30.htm">Psalm 22:30-31</a></span><br />Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation. / They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-3.htm">Joel 1:3</a></span><br />Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/71-18.htm">Psalm 71:18</a></span><br />Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-18.htm">Psalm 102:18</a></span><br />Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-11.htm">Psalm 34:11</a></span><br />Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-8.htm">Exodus 13:8</a></span><br />And on that day you are to explain to your son, ‘This is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-1.htm">Psalm 89:1</a></span><br />A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-4.htm">Ephesians 6:4</a></span><br />Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-5.htm">2 Timothy 1:5</a></span><br />I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-15.htm">2 Timothy 3:15</a></span><br />From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-14.htm">Matthew 19:14</a></span><br />But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-50.htm">Luke 1:50</a></span><br />His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known your truth.</p><p class="hdg">the living</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/146-2.htm">Psalm 146:2</a></b></br> While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:10</a></b></br> Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do <i>it</i> with thy might; for <i>there is</i> no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/9-4.htm">John 9:4</a></b></br> I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.</p><p class="hdg">the father</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-19.htm">Genesis 18:19</a></b></br> For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-26.htm">Exodus 12:26,27</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-14.htm">Exodus 13:14,15</a></b></br> And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What <i>is</i> this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/37-12.htm">Children</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-18.htm">Confess</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-18.htm">Faithfulness</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-12.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-27.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-2.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-18.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-11.htm">Story</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-24.htm">Tells</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-1.htm">Thanks</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-32.htm">Today</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-18.htm">Truth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/43-5.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-16.htm">Confess</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Faithfulness</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-6.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-19.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-3.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-8.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-26.htm">Story</a> <a href="/jeremiah/39-12.htm">Tells</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-11.htm">Thanks</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-7.htm">Today</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-8.htm">Truth</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>The living, only the living, can thank You</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the importance of life in offering praise to God. In the context of <a href="/isaiah/38.htm">Isaiah 38</a>, King Hezekiah has been granted an extension of life after a severe illness, highlighting the value of life as an opportunity to worship and thank God. Biblically, life is seen as a gift from God, and the living are called to use their time to glorify Him (<a href="/psalms/115-17.htm">Psalm 115:17-18</a>). The emphasis on "only the living" underscores the urgency and privilege of praising God while one has the chance, as the dead cannot participate in this act of worship.<p><b>as I do today</b><br>Hezekiah's personal gratitude is expressed here, reflecting his immediate response to God's deliverance. This moment of thanksgiving is not just a future promise but a present reality. It serves as a model for believers to express gratitude in the present moment, recognizing God's interventions in their lives. The phrase "as I do today" also connects to the biblical theme of living in the present and acknowledging God's work daily (<a href="/psalms/118-24.htm">Psalm 118:24</a>).<p><b>fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness</b><br>This phrase highlights the biblical principle of passing down faith through generations. In <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a>, parents are instructed to teach their children about God's commandments and faithfulness. The cultural context of ancient Israel placed a strong emphasis on oral tradition and storytelling as a means of preserving history and faith. This transmission of faith ensures that God's acts are remembered and celebrated by future generations, fostering a continuous legacy of faithfulness. The reference to "fathers" also points to the patriarchal structure of ancient society, where the head of the family played a crucial role in spiritual instruction.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The king of Judah who was ill and prayed for healing. God extended his life by 15 years.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered God's message to Hezekiah, including the promise of healing.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where Hezekiah reigned and where these events took place.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>A central theme in Hezekiah's prayer and thanksgiving, emphasizing God's reliability and mercy.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah's_illness_and_recovery.htm">Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery</a></b><br>A pivotal event that led to Hezekiah's prayer and God's miraculous intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_gratitude.htm">The Importance of Gratitude</a></b><br>Hezekiah's response to God's intervention is one of thanksgiving. As believers, we should cultivate a heart of gratitude for God's faithfulness in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>Hezekiah's intention to tell his children about God's faithfulness highlights the importance of passing down our faith and experiences with God to the next generation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_life.htm">The Value of Life</a></b><br>Hezekiah acknowledges that only the living can praise God. This reminds us to use our lives to glorify God and share His goodness with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_trials.htm">God's Faithfulness in Trials</a></b><br>Hezekiah's experience shows that even in dire circumstances, God is faithful and can bring about healing and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_and_trust.htm">Prayer and Trust</a></b><br>Hezekiah's prayer and God's response demonstrate the power of prayer and the importance of trusting in God's timing and plan.<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/do_you_fully_trust_the_lord.htm">What does baptism symbolize in Christian faith?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'healing_in_his_wings'_mean.htm">What does 'Mary treasured these things in her heart' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_faith_align_with_law_adherence.htm">(Habakkuk 2:4) How can 'the righteous shall live by faith' be reconciled with other passages that emphasize strict adherence to the Law?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_achieve_salvation.htm">What are the steps to achieve salvation?</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>(19) <span class= "bld">The father to the children . . .</span>--The words are perfectly general, but they receive a special significance from the fact that Hezekiah's son and successor, Manasseh, who was only twelve years old at his father's death (<a href="/2_kings/21-1.htm" title="Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzibah.">2Kings 21:1</a>), was not born till two or three years afterwards. At the time of his illness the king may still have been childless, and the thought that there was no son to take his place may have added bitterness to his grief. "Thy truth," has here the sense of "faithfulness" rather than of the truth about God which is the object of belief.<span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The living</span>. Those who still enjoy the light of day. The repetition is emphatic, and has the force of "the living, and the living <span class="accented">only."</span> <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>The father to the children</span>. Hezekiah may, or may not, have had children himself at the time. Manasseh was not born; but he may have had daughters, or even other sons, who did not survive him. He is not, however, perhaps, thinking of his own ease. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/38-19.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">The living,</span><br /><span class="heb">חַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">only the living,</span><br /><span class="heb">חַ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can thank You,</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹדֶ֖ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·ḏe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3034.htm">Strong's 3034: </a> </span><span class="str2">To throw, at, away, to revere, worship, to bemoan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as I do today;</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּמ֣וֹנִי</span> <span class="translit">(kā·mō·w·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fathers</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will tell</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹדִ֖יעַ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·ḏî·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their children</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָנִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">about</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your faithfulness.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·mit·te·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_571.htm">Strong's 571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/38-19.htm">Isaiah 38:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/38-19.htm">Isaiah 38:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/38-19.htm">Isaiah 38:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/38-19.htm">Isaiah 38:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/38-19.htm">Isaiah 38:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/38-19.htm">Isaiah 38:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/38-19.htm">Isaiah 38:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/38-19.htm">Isaiah 38:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/38-19.htm">Isaiah 38:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/38-19.htm">Isaiah 38:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/38-19.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 38:19 The living the living he shall praise (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/38-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 38:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 38:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/38-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 38:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 38:20" /></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>