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Isaiah 38

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 38 of 66

1 In those days Hezekiah was sick, dying. And Isaiah the son of Amoz, the prophet, came to him and said to him, So says Jehovah, Command your house, for you are dying and shall not live.

2 And Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Jehovah,

3 and said, O Jehovah, I pray, remember now that I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart; and I have done the good in Your eyes. And Hezekiah wept with a great weeping.

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Chapter Summary

Hezekiah, having received a message of death, prays and his life is spared. The sun goes ten degrees backward, for a sign of that promise.

Key Hebrew Words

חָלָה be sick H2470 · TWOT 656
תְּפִלָּה prayer H8605 · TWOT 1776a
אוֹת sign H226 · TWOT 41a
מוּת die H4191 · TWOT 1169
שְׁאוֹל Sheol, the grave H7585 · TWOT 2303c
יָשַׁע save, deliver H3467 · TWOT 929

People & Context

Hezekiah

King of Judah who, sick unto death, turns to the wall, prays, and is granted fifteen more years

Isaiah

Prophet, son of Amoz, who announces the death sentence and then the healing word of Jehovah

Timeline

Hezekiah's Mortal Illness

Hezekiah becomes deathly sick. Isaiah the prophet tells him to set his house in order because he is going to die.

Isaiah 38:1
Hezekiah's Prayer for Life

Hezekiah turns his face to the wall, weeps bitterly, and prays to Jehovah, asking Him to remember his faithful walk.

Isaiah 38:2-3
God Grants Fifteen More Years

God sends Isaiah back to tell Hezekiah that his prayers are heard, his tears are seen, and he will be given fifteen more years of life and deliverance from Assyria.

Isaiah 38:4-6

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