Isaiah 38:13

Isaiah 38:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
• New International Version (NIV)I waited patiently till dawn, but like a lion he broke all my bones; day and night you made an end of me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I calmed myself until morning; like a lion he breaks all my bones; from day to night you bring me to an end.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I have considered until morning— Like a lion, So He breaks all my bones; From day until night You make an end of me.

Context of Isaiah 38:13

11I thought that I wouldn’t see the Lord in this world. Even with all the people in the world, I thought I would never see another person. 12My life was over. You rolled it up like a shepherd’s tent. You rolled up my life like a weaver. You cut me off from the loom. You ended my life in one day. I cried out until morning as if a lion had crushed all my bones. You ended my life in one day. 14I chirped like swallows and cranes. I cooed like doves. My eyes were tired from looking up to heaven. I’ve suffered miserably, O Lord! Please help me! 15What can I say now that he has spoken to me? He has done this. I will be careful the rest of my life because of my bitter experience.

Isaiah 38:13 word by word

שִׁוִּ֤יתִי עַד־בֹּ֙קֶר֙ כָּֽאֲרִ֔י כֵּ֥ן יְשַׁבֵּ֖ר כָּל־עַצְמוֹתָ֑י מִיּ֥וֹם עַד־לַ֖יְלָה תַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I reckonedשָׁוָהshâvâh · to setH7737
• till morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• as a lionאֲרִי'ărîy 'aryêh · lionH738
• so will he breakשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• all my bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• from dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• to nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• wilt thou make an endשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999

Cross-references for Isaiah 38:13

• 1 Kings 13:24The man of God left. A lion found him ⌞as he traveled⌟ on the road and killed him. His dead body was thrown on the road. The donkey and the lion were standing by the body.
• 1 Kings 20:36The disciple said, “Since you didn’t obey the Lord, a lion will kill you when you leave me.” When the friend left, a lion found him and killed him.
• Job 10:16Like a proud, ferocious lion you hunt me down. You keep working your miracles against me.
• Job 16:12I was at ease, and he shattered me. He grabbed me by the back of the neck and smashed ⌞my skull⌟. He set me up as his target,
• Psalms 39:10Remove the sickness you laid upon me. My life is over because you struck me with your hand.
• Psalms 50:22Consider this, you people who forget God. Otherwise, I will tear you to pieces, and there will be no one left to rescue you.
• Psalms 51:8Let me hear ⌞sounds of⌟ joy and gladness. Let the bones that you have broken dance.
• Daniel 6:24The king ordered those men who had brought charges against Daniel to be brought to him. They, their wives, and their children were thrown into the lions’ den. Before they reached the bottom of the den, the lions attacked them and crushed all their bones.
• Hosea 5:14I will be like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the nation of Judah. I will carry ⌞them⌟ off, and no one will rescue ⌞them⌟.
• 1 Corinthians 11:30This is the reason why many of you are weak and sick and quite a number ⌞of you⌟ have died.

Commentaries on Isaiah 38:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The last line of the foregoing verse תשלימני לילה עד מיום miyom ad layelah tashlimeni, "In the course of the day thou wilt finish my web; "or, as the common version has it, "From day even to night wilt thou make an end of me, "is not repeated at the end of this verse in the Syriac version; and a MS. omits it. It seems to have been inserted a second time in the Hebrew text by mistake. I reckoned till morning, etc. "I roared until the morning like the lion"…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. 9-20Hezekiah’s poem includes both lament (Isaiah 38:9–14) and praise (38:15–20). The praise remains restrained until the final verse.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 38:13

• Death
• Hezekiah
• Lion
• Murmuring
• Psalms

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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