Isaiah 38:15

Isaiah 38:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
• New International Version (NIV)But what can I say? He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this. I will walk humbly all my years because of this anguish of my soul.
• English Standard Version (ESV)What shall I say? For he has spoken to me, and he himself has done it. I walk slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“What shall I say? He has both spoken to me, And He Himself has done it. I shall walk carefully all my years In the bitterness of my soul.

Context of Isaiah 38:15

13I waited until morning would come. It seemed like God was breaking all my bones, like a lion does. As quickly as day becomes night, God brings my life to an end. 14I cry like a swallow. I make a sad noise like a dove. My eyes are weak as I look up to heaven for help. Lord God, save me from my trouble! I do not know what I can say. The Lord has told me what must happen. He has done what he decided to do. I will live quietly for the rest of my life, because I am very sad and upset. 16Lord God, your promises give life to people. May they give life to my spirit. Please make me well again and let me live. 17Yes, it was good for me to have this trouble. You rescued me from the deep hole of death. You removed my sins, and you put them behind your back.

Isaiah 38:15 word by word

מָֽה־אֲדַבֵּ֥ר וְאָֽמַר־לִ֖י וְה֣וּא עָשָׂ֑ה אֶדַּדֶּ֥ה כָל־שְׁנוֹתַ֖י עַל־מַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• What shall I sayדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• he hath both spokenאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto me, and himself hath doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• I shall go softlyדָּדָהdâdâh · to go slowlyH1718
• all my yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• in the bitternessמַרmar mârâh · bitterH4751
• of my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315

Cross-references for Isaiah 38:15

• Joshua 7:8Now our army has had to run away from our enemies! Lord, there is nothing more for me to say!
• Ezra 9:10Our God, we can say nothing good about ourselves. We have turned away from your commands.
• Psalms 39:9I will not say anything more. I will not open my mouth, because it is you who have punished me!
• John 12:27Now I have trouble in my mind. What will I say? I might say, “Father, save me from this time of trouble!” But this difficult time is the purpose for which I came to the world.
• 1 Kings 21:27When Ahab heard Elijah's message, he tore his clothes into pieces. He dressed himself in sackcloth and he did not eat any food. He even wore sackcloth when he slept on his bed. He walked slowly with a sad face.
• 1 Samuel 1:10Hannah was very upset as she prayed to the Lord. She could not stop weeping.
• 2 Kings 4:27But when she reached the man of God at Mount Carmel, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came to push her away. But the man of God said, ‘Leave her alone. She is very upset. But the Lord has hidden the reason from me. He did not tell me about her problem.’
• Job 7:11So I must continue to speak. I will tell you how upset I am. I am angry because of what has happened to me. So I must complain.
• Job 10:1I do not want to live any longer. I must continue to complain. I am very upset and I have to speak about it.
• Job 21:25But another person is sad all his life, until he dies. No good things ever happen to him.

Commentaries on Isaiah 38:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul "Through the rest of my years will I reflect on this bitterness of my soul" - אדדה eddaddeh ; recogitabo, Vulg., reputabo, Hieron. in loc.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. 15I will walk slowly: Hezekiah might have once taken his life and health for granted. Now he understood that God could take these gifts away at any time.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

Topics related to Isaiah 38:15

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Hezekiah
• Humility
• Murmuring
• Psalms
• Repentance

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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