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Isaiah 38

1Inthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396wassickחָלָ֥הcha.LahH2470untodeathH4191.Andtheprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzH531cameH935tohim,andsaidH559tohim,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah:SetthyhouseH1004inorder;forthou shaltdieH4191,andnotliveתִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.YehH2421.

2AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396turnedוַיַּסֵּ֧בvai.ya.SevH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440tothewallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023,andprayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419toJehovah,

3andsaidH559,Ah,Jehovah,rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142,Ibeseechthee,howIhavewalkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforetheeintruthH571andwithaperfectH8003heartוּבְלֵ֣בu.ve.LevH3820,andhavedonethatwhichisgoodוְהַטּ֥וֹבve.ha.TovH2896inthysight.AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058much.

4Andthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980andsayH559toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thyfatherH1:IhaveheardH8085thyprayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605,IhaveseenH7200thytearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khaH1832:behold,Iwilladdיוֹסִ֣ףyo.SifH3254tothydaysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117fifteenyearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

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

7Andthis[shallbe]thesignהָא֖וֹתha.'otH226totheefromJehovah,thatJehovahwilldothisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697thathehathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696:

8behold,IwillbringH7725againtheshadowצֵ֣לtzelH6738ofthedegreeswhichhathgoneH3381downיָרְדָה֩ya.re.DahH3381withthesunבַּשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁba.She.meshH8121onthedialofAhazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271,tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesbackwardאֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322.Sothesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121returnedH7725onthedialtenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235degrees,bywhichithadgoneH3381downיָרָֽדָה׃ סya.Ra.dahH3381.

9ThewritingofHezekiahלְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּle.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,whenhehadbeensickבַּחֲלֹת֕וֹba.cha.lo.ToH2470andhadrecoveredfromhissicknessמֵחָלְיֽוֹ׃me.chal.YoH2483:

10IsaidH559,Inthemeridianofmydaysיָמַ֛יya.MaiH3117IshallgotothegatesH8179ofSheolשְׁא֑וֹלshe.'olH7585:IamdeprivedoftherestH3499ofmyyearsשְׁנוֹתָֽי׃she.no.TaiH8141.

11IsaidH559,Ishallnotseeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200Jah, Jahinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheliving.WiththosewhodwellH3427whereallhasceasedtobe,IshallbeholdmanH120nomore.

12Mineageisdeparted,andisremovedfrommeasashepherd'stentכְּאֹ֣הֶלke.'O.helH168.IhavecutH1214offlikeaweaverכָאֹרֵ֤גkha.'o.RegH707mylife.Heseparatethmefromthethrum: —fromdayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117tonightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915thou wiltmakeanendofme.

13Ikeptstilluntilthemorningבֹּ֙קֶר֙bo.kerH1242; ...asalionכָּֽאֲרִ֔יka.'a.RiH738,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651dothhebreakיְשַׁבֵּ֖רye.sha.BerH7665allmybonesH6106.Fromdayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117tonightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915thou wilt makeanendofme.

14Likeaswallow[or]acraneעָגוּר֙'a.GurH5693,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651didIchatter;Imournedasadoveכַּיּוֹנָ֑הkai.yo.NahH3123; mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869failed [withlooking] upward:Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136,Iamoppressed; undertakeforme.

15WhatshallIsayH559?HehathbothspokenH1696untome,andhimselfhathdone[it].Ishallgo softlyallmyyearsשְׁנוֹתַ֖יshe.no.TaiH8141inthebitternessמַ֥רmarH4751ofmysoulH5315.

16Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136,bythesethings[men]liveH2421,andinallthesethingsisthelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416ofmyspiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307;andthou hast recoveredme,andmademetoliveH2421.

17Behold,insteadofpeaceH7965IhadbitternessH4751uponbitternessH4751;butthou hastinlovedeliveredmysoulH5315fromthepitמִשַּׁ֣חַתmi.Sha.chatH7845ofdestruction;forthou hastcastH7993allmysinsחֲטָאָֽי׃cha.ta.'AiH2399behindthyback.

18FornotSheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585shallpraiseH1984thee,nordeathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194celebrate thee;theythatgoיֽוֹרְדֵי־yor.dei-H3381downintothepitב֖וֹרVorH953donothopeforthytruthH571.

19Theliving,theliving,heshallpraiseH3034thee,asIthisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:thefatherאָ֣ב'avH1tothechildrenshallmakeH3045knownH3045thytruthH571.

20Jehovahwas[purposed]tosaveלְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִיle.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me. —Andwewillplayנְנַגֵּ֛ןne.na.GenH5059uponmystringedH5058instrumentsH5058allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofourlife,inthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

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

22AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hadsaidH559,Whatisthesignא֑וֹת'otH226thatIshallgoאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927upintothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah?

Commentaries on Isaiah 38

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