Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 38:16
16Lord, by such things people live, and in every one of them my spirit finds life; you have restored me to health and let me live.
Isaiah 38:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)Lord, by such things people live; and my spirit finds life in them too. You restored me to health and let me live.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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!
- New King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of Isaiah 38:16
14I chirp like a swallow or a crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed; support me. 15What can I say? He has spoken to me, and he himself has done it. I walk along slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul. Lord, by such things people live, and in every one of them my spirit finds life; you have restored me to health and let me live. 17Indeed, it was for my own well-being that I had such intense bitterness; but your love has delivered me from the Pit of destruction, for you have thrown all my sins behind your back. 18For Sheol cannot thank you; Death cannot praise you. Those who go down to the Pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.
Read all of Isaiah 38Isaiah 38:16 word by word
אֲדֹנָ֖י עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם יִֽחְי֑וּ וּלְכָל־בָּהֶן֙ חַיֵּ֣י רוּחִ֔י וְתַחֲלִימֵ֖נִי וְהַחֲיֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 38:16
- Isaiah 64:5You welcome the one who joyfully does what is right; they remember you in your ways. But we have sinned, and you were angry. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
- Deuteronomy 8:3He humbled you by letting you go hungry; then he gave you manna to eat, which you and your ancestors had not known, so that you might learn that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
- Job 33:19A person may be disciplined on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
- Psalms 71:20You caused me to experience many troubles and misfortunes, but you will revive me again. You will bring me up again, even from the depths of the earth.
- Matthew 4:4He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:32but when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined, so that we may not be condemned with the world.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory.
- Hebrews 12:10For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but he does it for our benefit, so that we can share his holiness.
Commentaries on Isaiah 38:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16By these things men live "For this cause shall it be declared" - , , Sept. They read in their copies רוחי ותחיי לך יחוו עליה not very different from the present text, from which all the ancient Versions vary. They entirely omit two words, בהן ולכל ulecol bahen ; as to which there is some variation in the MSS. One MS. has ובכל ubechol, and in all; two others וכל vechol, and all, and ten MSS. have בהם bahem, in them, in the masculine gender. Taking this as…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-22Verses 9-22 We have here Hezekiah's thanksgiving. It is well for us to remember the mercies we receive in sickness. Hezekiah records the condition he was in. He dwells upon this; I shall no more see the Lord. A good man wishes not to live for any other end than that he may serve God, and have communion with him. Our present residence is like that of a shepherd in his hut, a poor, mean, and cold lodging, and with a trust committed to our charge, as the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16God’s restoration of Hezekiah’s health also symbolized the restoration from exile that Judah would experience in the future.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-209-20. The prayer and thanksgiving song of Hezekiah is only given here, not in the parallel passages of Second Kings and Second Chronicles. Is 38:9 is the heading or inscription.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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