Isaiah 38:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 38:16

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 38:16

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American Standard Version
O Lord, by these things men live; And wholly therein is the life of my spirit: Wherefore recover thou me, and make me to live.

Amplified® Bible
O Lord, by these things men live; and in all these is the life of my spirit. O give me back my health and make me live!

Contemporary English Version
Your words and your deeds bring life to everyone, including me. Please make me healthy and strong again.

Darby English Version
Lord, by these things [men] live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit; and thou hast recovered me, and made me to live.

Good News Bible
Lord, I will live for you, for you alone; Heal me and let me live.

King James Version
O LORD, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.

New American Standard Bible
"O Lord, by {these} things {men} live, And in all these is the life of my spirit; O restore me to health and let me live!

New International Version
Lord, by such things men live;
and my spirit finds life in them too.
You restored me to health
and let me live.

New King James Version
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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"O Lord, by these things men live, And in all these consists the life of my spirit; O restore me to health and let me live!

Revised Standard Version
O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these is the life of my spirit. Oh, restore me to health and make me live!

Young's Literal Translation
Lord, by these do `men' live, And by all in them `is' the life of my spirit, And Thou savest me, make me also to live,

New English Translation
O sovereign master, your decrees can give men life; may years of life be restored to me.¹ Restore my health² and preserve my life.’

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