Isaiah 38 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Isaiah 39

¹At that time, Merodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick, and had recovered.

KJVAt that time^H6256 Merodachbaladan^H4757, the son^H1121 of Baladan^H1081, king^H4428 of Babylon^H894, sent^H7971^(H8804) letters^H5612 and a present^H4503 to Hezekiah^H2396: for he had heard^H8085^(H8799) that he had been sick^H2470^(H8804), and was recovered^H2388^(H8799).

² Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his precious things, the silver, the gold, the spices, and the precious oil, and all the house of his armor, and all that was found in his treasures. There was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah didn’t show them.

KJVAnd Hezekiah^H2396 was glad^H8055^(H8799) of them, and shewed^H7200^(H8686) them the house^H1004 of his precious things^H5238, the silver^H3701, and the gold^H2091, and the spices^H1314, and the precious^H2896 ointment^H8081, and all the house^H1004 of his armour^H3627, and all that was found^H4672^(H8738) in his treasures^H214: there was nothing^H1697 in his house^H1004, nor in all his dominion^H4475, that Hezekiah^H2396 shewed^H7200^(H8689) them not.

³ Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah, and asked him, “What did these men say? From where did they come to you?” Hezekiah said, “They have come from a country far from me, even from Babylon.”

KJVThen came^H935^(H8799) Isaiah^H3470 the prophet^H5030 unto king^H4428 Hezekiah^H2396, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, What said^H559^(H8804) these men^H582? and from whence^H370 came^H935^(H8799) they unto thee? And Hezekiah^H2396 said^H559^(H8799), They are come^H935^(H8804) from a far^H7350 country^H776 unto me, even from Babylon^H894.

⁴ Then he asked, “What have they seen in your house?” Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house. There is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.”

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) he, What have they seen^H7200^(H8804) in thine house^H1004? And Hezekiah^H2396 answered^H559^(H8799), All that is in mine house^H1004 have they seen^H7200^(H8804): there is nothing^H1697 among my treasures^H214 that I have not shewed^H7200^(H8689) them.

⁵ Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of Yahweh of Armies:

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) Isaiah^H3470 to Hezekiah^H2396, Hear^H8085^(H8798) the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635:

⁶ ‘Behold, the days are coming when all that is in your house, and that which your fathers have stored up until today, will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left,’ says Yahweh.

KJVBehold, the days^H3117 come^H935^(H8802), that all that is in thine house^H1004, and that which thy fathers^H1 have laid up in store^H686^(H8804) until this day^H3117, shall be carried^H5375^(H8738) to Babylon^H894: nothing^H1697 shall be left^H3498^(H8735), saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068.

⁷ ‘They will take away your sons who will issue from you, whom you shall father, and they will be eunuchs in the king of Babylon’s palace.’”

KJVAnd of thy sons^H1121 that shall issue^H3318^(H8799) from thee, which thou shalt beget^H3205^(H8686), shall they take away^H3947^(H8799); and they shall be eunuchs^H5631 in the palace^H1964 of the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894.

⁸ Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “Yahweh’s word which you have spoken is good.” He said moreover, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.”

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) Hezekiah^H2396 to Isaiah^H3470, Good^H2896 is the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 which thou hast spoken^H1696^(H8765). He said^H559^(H8799) moreover, For there shall be peace^H7965 and truth^H571 in my days^H3117.

WEB·Isaiah 38

¹In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Set your house in order, for you will die, and not live.’”

KJVIn those days^H3117 was Hezekiah^H2396 sick^H2470^(H8804) unto death^H4191^(H8800). And Isaiah^H3470 the prophet^H5030 the son^H1121 of Amoz^H531 came^H935^(H8799) unto him, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, Set thine house^H1004 in order^H6680^(H8761): for thou shalt die^H4191^(H8801), and not live^H2421^(H8799).

² Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh,

KJVThen Hezekiah^H2396 turned^H5437^(H8686) his face^H6440 toward the wall^H7023, and prayed^H6419^(H8691) unto the LORD^H3068,

³ and said, “Remember now, Yahweh, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight.” Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.

KJVAnd said^H559^(H8799), Remember^H2142^(H8798) now, O LORD^H3068, I beseech^H577 thee, how I have walked^H1980^(H8694) before^H6440 thee in truth^H571 and with a perfect^H8003 heart^H3820, and have done^H6213^(H8804) that which is good^H2896 in thy sight^H5869. And Hezekiah^H2396 wept^H1058^(H8799)^H1065 sore^H1419.

⁴ Then Yahweh’s word came to Isaiah, saying,

KJVThen came the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 to Isaiah^H3470, saying^H559^(H8800),

⁵ “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.

KJVGo^H1980^(H8800), and say^H559^(H8804) to Hezekiah^H2396, Thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, the God^H430 of David^H1732 thy father^H1, I have heard^H8085^(H8804) thy prayer^H8605, I have seen^H7200^(H8804) thy tears^H1832: behold, I will add^H3254^(H8802) unto thy days^H3117 fifteen^H2568^H6240 years^H8141.

⁶ I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.

KJVAnd I will deliver^H5337^(H8686) thee and this city^H5892 out of the hand^H3709 of the king^H4428 of Assyria^H804: and I will defend^H1598^(H8804) this city^H5892.

⁷ This shall be the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this thing that he has spoken.

KJVAnd this shall be a sign^H226 unto thee from the LORD^H3068, that the LORD^H3068 will do^H6213^(H8799) this thing^H1697 that he hath spoken^H1696^(H8765);

⁸ Behold, I will cause the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down on the sundial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps.”’” So the sun returned ten steps on the sundial on which it had gone down.

KJVBehold, I will bring again^H7725^(H8688) the shadow^H6738 of the degrees^H4609, which is gone down^H3381^(H8804) in the sun^H8121 dial^H4609 of Ahaz^H271, ten^H6235 degrees^H4609 backward^H322. So the sun^H8121 returned^H7725^(H8799) ten^H6235 degrees^H4609, by which degrees^H4609 it was gone down^H3381^(H8804).

⁹ The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and had recovered of his sickness:

KJVThe writing^H4385 of Hezekiah^H2396 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063, when he had been sick^H2470^(H8800), and was recovered^H2421^(H8799) of his sickness^H2483:

¹⁰ I said, “In the middle of my life I go into the gates of Sheol. I am deprived of the residue of my years.”

KJVI said^H559^(H8804) in the cutting off^H1824 of my days^H3117, I shall go^H3212^(H8799) to the gates^H8179 of the grave^H7585: I am deprived^H6485^(H8795) of the residue^H3499 of my years^H8141.

¹¹ I said, “I won’t see Yah, Yah in the land of the living. I will see man no more with the inhabitants of the world.

KJVI said^H559^(H8804), I shall not see^H7200^(H8799) the LORD^H3050, even the LORD^H3050, in the land^H776 of the living^H2416: I shall behold^H5027^(H8686) man^H120 no more with the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the world^H2309.

¹² My dwelling is removed, and is carried away from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver. He will cut me off from the loom. From day even to night you will make an end of me.

KJVMine age^H1755 is departed^H5265^(H8738), and is removed^H1540^(H8738) from me as a shepherd's^H7473 tent^H168: I have cut off^H7088^(H8765) like a weaver^H707^(H8802) my life^H2416: he will cut me off^H1214^(H8762) with pining sickness^H1803: from day^H3117 even to night^H3915 wilt thou make an end^H7999^(H8686) of me.

¹³ I waited patiently until morning. He breaks all my bones like a lion. From day even to night you will make an end of me.

KJVI reckoned^H7737^(H8765) till morning^H1242, that, as a lion^H738, so will he break^H7665^(H8762) all my bones^H6106: from day^H3117 even to night^H3915 wilt thou make an end^H7999^(H8686) of me.

¹⁴ I chattered like a swallow or a crane. I moaned like a dove. My eyes weaken looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed. Be my security.”

KJVLike a crane^H5483 or a swallow^H5693, so did I chatter^H6850^(H8770): I did mourn^H1897^(H8799) as a dove^H3123: mine eyes^H5869 fail^H1809^(H8804) with looking upward^H4791: O LORD^H3068, I am oppressed^H6234; undertake^H6148^(H8798) for me.

¹⁵ What will I say? He has both spoken to me, and himself has done it. I will walk carefully all my years because of the anguish of my soul.

KJVWhat shall I say^H1696^(H8762)? he hath both spoken^H559^(H8804) unto me, and himself hath done^H6213^(H8804) it: I shall go softly^H1718^(H8691) all my years^H8141 in the bitterness^H4751 of my soul^H5315.

¹⁶ Lord, men live by these things; and my spirit finds life in all of them. You restore me, and cause me to live.

KJVO Lord^H136, by these things men live^H2421^(H8799), and in all these things is the life^H2416 of my spirit^H7307: so wilt thou recover^H2492^(H8686) me, and make me to live^H2421^(H8685).

¹⁷ Behold, for peace I had great anguish, but you have in love for my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for you have cast all my sins behind your back.

KJVBehold, for peace^H7965 I had great bitterness^H4751^H4843^(H8804): but thou hast in love^H2836^(H8804) to my soul^H5315 delivered it from the pit^H7845 of corruption^H1097: for thou hast cast^H7993^(H8689) all my sins^H2399 behind^H310 thy back^H1460.

¹⁸ For Sheol can’t praise you. Death can’t celebrate you. Those who go down into the pit can’t hope for your truth.

KJVFor the grave^H7585 cannot praise^H3034^(H8686) thee, death^H4194 can not celebrate^H1984^(H8762) thee: they that go down^H3381^(H8802) into the pit^H953 cannot hope^H7663^(H8762) for thy truth^H571.

¹⁹ The living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do today. The father shall make known your truth to the children.

KJVThe living^H2416, the living^H2416, he shall praise^H3034^(H8686) thee, as I do this day^H3117: the father^H1 to the children^H1121 shall make known^H3045^(H8686) thy truth^H571.

²⁰ Yahweh will save me. Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments all the days of our life in Yahweh’s house.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 was ready to save^H3467^(H8687) me: therefore we will sing my songs^H5058 to the stringed instruments^H5059^(H8762) all the days^H3117 of our life^H2416 in the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068.

²¹ Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a poultice on the boil, and he shall recover.”

KJVFor Isaiah^H3470 had said^H559^(H8799), Let them take^H5375^(H8799) a lump^H1690 of figs^H8384, and lay it for a plaister^H4799^(H8799) upon the boil^H7822, and he shall recover^H2421^(H8799).

²² Hezekiah also had said, “What is the sign that I will go up to Yahweh’s house?”

KJVHezekiah^H2396 also had said^H559^(H8799), What is the sign^H226 that I shall go up^H5927^(H8799) to the house^H1004 of the LORD^H3068?

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