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Isaiah 38

1Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117wasHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sickחָלָ֥הcha.LahH2470untodeathH4191.AndIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzH531cameH935tohim,andsaidH559untohim,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,SetthyhouseH1004inorder;forthou shaltdieH4191,andnotliveתִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.YehH2421.

2ThenHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396turnedוַיַּסֵּ֧בvai.ya.SevH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440tothewallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023,andprayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419untoJehovah,

3andsaidH559,Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142now,OJehovah,Ibeseechthee,howIhavewalkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforetheeintruthH571andwithaperfectH8003heartוּבְלֵ֣בu.ve.LevH3820,andhavedonethatwhichisgoodוְהַטּ֥וֹבve.ha.TovH2896inthysight.AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058sore.

4Thencamethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahtoIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980,andsayH559toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thyfatherH1,IhaveheardH8085thyprayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605,IhaveseenH7200thytearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khaH1832:behold,Iwilladdיוֹסִ֣ףyo.SifH3254unto thydaysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117fifteenyearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

6AndIwilldeliverאַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔'a.Tzi.le.khaH5337theeandthiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892outofthehandוּמִכַּ֤ףu.mi.KafH3709ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804;andIwilldefendוְגַנּוֹתִ֖יve.ga.no.TiH1598thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.

7Andthisshallbethesignהָא֖וֹתha.'otH226unto theefromJehovah,thatJehovahwilldothisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697thathehathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696:

8behold,Iwillcausetheshadowצֵ֣לtzelH6738onthestepsH4609,whichisgoneH3381downיָרְדָה֩ya.re.DahH3381onthedialofAhazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271withthesunבַּשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁba.She.meshH8121,toreturnH7725backwardאֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsH4609.Sothesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121returnedH7725tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsH4609onthedial whereonitwasgoneH3381downיָרָֽדָה׃ סya.Ra.dahH3381.

9ThewritingofHezekiahלְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּle.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,whenhehadbeensickבַּחֲלֹת֕וֹba.cha.lo.ToH2470,andwasrecoveredofhissicknessמֵחָלְיֽוֹ׃me.chal.YoH2483.

10IsaidH559,Inthenoontideofmydaysיָמַ֛יya.MaiH3117Ishallgo intothegatesH8179ofSheolשְׁא֑וֹלshe.'olH7585:Iamdeprivedoftheresidueofmyyearsשְׁנוֹתָֽי׃she.no.TaiH8141.

11IsaidH559,Ishallnotseeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200Jehovah,evenJehovahinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheliving:IshallbeholdmanH120nomorewiththeinhabitantsי֥וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.veiH3427oftheworld.

12Mydwellingisremoved,andiscarriedawayfrommeasashepherd’stentכְּאֹ֣הֶלke.'O.helH168:Ihaverolledup,likeaweaverכָאֹרֵ֤גkha.'o.RegH707,mylife;hewillcutH1214meofffromtheloom:Fromdayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117eventonightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915wilt thoumakeanendofme.

13Iquieted myselfuntilmorningבֹּ֙קֶר֙bo.kerH1242;asalionכָּֽאֲרִ֔יka.'a.RiH738,sohebreakethallmybonesH6106:Fromdayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117eventonightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915wilt thou makeanendofme.

14Likeaswalloworacraneעָגוּר֙'a.GurH5693,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651didIchatter;Ididmoanאֶהְגֶּ֖ה'eh.GehH1897asadoveכַּיּוֹנָ֑הkai.yo.NahH3123; mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869failwithlooking upward:OLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136,Iamoppressed,bethoumysuretyעָרְבֵֽנִי׃'a.re.Ve.niH6148.

15WhatshallIsayH559?hehathbothspokenH1696untome,andhimselfhathdoneit:Ishallgo softlyallmyyearsשְׁנוֹתַ֖יshe.no.TaiH8141becauseofthebitternessמַ֥רmarH4751ofmysoulH5315.

16OLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136,bythesethingsmenliveH2421;Andwhollythereinisthelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416ofmyspiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307: Whereforerecoverthoume,andmakemetoliveH2421.

17Behold,itwasformypeaceH7965thatIhadgreatbitternessH4751:Butthou hastinlovetomysoulH5315delivereditfromthepitמִשַּׁ֣חַתmi.Sha.chatH7845ofcorruption;Forthou hastcastH7993allmysinsחֲטָאָֽי׃cha.ta.'AiH2399behindthyback.

18ForSheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585cannotpraiseH1984thee,deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194cannotcelebrate thee:Theythatgoיֽוֹרְדֵי־yor.dei-H3381downintothepitב֖וֹרVorH953cannothopeforthytruthH571.

19Theliving,theliving,heshallpraiseH3034thee,asIdothisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:Thefatherאָ֣ב'avH1tothechildrenshallmakeH3045knownH3045thytruthH571.

20Jehovahisreadytosaveלְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִיle.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me:Thereforewewillsingmysongsוּנְגִנוֹתַ֧יu.ne.gi.no.TaiH5058withstringedH5058instrumentsH5058Allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofourlifeinthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

21NowIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470hadsaidH559, Letthemtakeיִשְׂא֖וּyis.'UH5375acakeדְּבֶ֣לֶתde.Ve.letH1690offigsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384,andlayitforaplasterupontheboilהַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.ChinH7822,andheshallrecover.

22Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396alsohadsaidH559,Whatisthesignא֑וֹת'otH226thatIshallgoאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927uptothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah?

Commentaries on Isaiah 38

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