Isaiah 38:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 38:7

5 “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.

6 I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and ^aI will defend this city.” ’

7 And this is ^athe sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing which He has spoken:

8 “Behold, I will bring the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down with the sun on the sundial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward.” So the sun returned ten degrees on the dial by which it had gone down.

9 This is the writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:

10 I said,
“In the prime of my life
I shall go to the gates of Sheol;
I am deprived of the remainder of my years.”

Verse Comparison: Isaiah 38:7

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American Standard Version
And this shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do this thing that he hath spoken:

Amplified® Bible
And this will be the sign to you from the Lord that the Lord will do this thing that He has spoken:

Contemporary English Version
Now I will prove to you that I will keep my promise.

Darby English Version
And this [shall be] the sign to thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do this thing that he hath spoken:

Good News Bible
Isaiah replied, "The LORD will give you a sign to prove that he will keep his promise.

King James Version
And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;

New American Standard Bible
"This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that He has spoken:

New International Version
" 'This is the LORD's sign to you that the LORD will do what he has promised:

New King James Version
And this is the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing which He has spoken:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"This shall serve as the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that He has spoken:

Revised Standard Version
"This is the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he has promised:

Young's Literal Translation
And this `is' to thee the sign from Jehovah, that Jehovah doth this thing that He hath spoken.

New English Translation
Isaiah replied,¹ “This is your sign from the Lord confirming that the Lord will do what he has said:

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