Isaiah 38:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 38:9

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.”

11 I said,
“I shall not see¹ Yah,
The Lord ^ain the land of the living;
I shall observe man no more¹ among the inhabitants of the world.

12 ^aMy life span is gone,
Taken from me like a shepherd’s tent;
I have cut off my life like a weaver.
He cuts me off from the loom;
From day until night You make an end of me.

13 I have considered until morning—
Like a lion,
So He breaks all my bones;
From day until night You make an end of me.

14 Like a crane o¹r a swallow, so I chattered;
^aI mourned like a dove;
My eyes fail from looking upward.
O Lord, I am oppressed;
¹Undertake for me!

15 “What shall I say?
¹He has both spoken to me,
And He Himself has done it.
I shall walk carefully all my years
^aIn the bitterness of my soul.

16 O Lord, by these things men live;
And in all these things is the life of my spirit;
So You will restore me and make me live.

17 Indeed it was for my own peace
That I had great bitterness;
But You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption,
For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.

18 For ^aSheol cannot thank You,
Death cannot praise You;
Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your truth.

19 The living, the living man, he shall praise You,
As I do this day;
^aThe father shall make known Your truth to the children.

20 “The Lord was ready to save me;
Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments
All the days of our life, in the house of the Lord.”

21 Now ^aIsaiah had said, “Let them take a lump of figs, and apply it as a poultice on the boil, and he shall recover.”

22 And ^aHezekiah had said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?”

Verse Comparison: Isaiah 38:9

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American Standard Version
The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness.

Amplified® Bible
This is the writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:

Contemporary English Version
This is what Hezekiah wrote after he got well:

Darby English Version
The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:

Good News Bible
After Hezekiah recovered from his illness, he wrote this song of praise:

King James Version
The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:

New American Standard Bible
A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:

New International Version
A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:

Revised Standard Version
A writing of Hezeki'ah king of Judah, after he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:

Young's Literal Translation
A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah concerning his being sick, when he reviveth from his sickness:

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