Isaiah 38:5

Isaiah 38:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
• New International Version (NIV)“Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years.

Context of Isaiah 38:5

3“Please, Lord, remember how I’ve lived faithfully and sincerely in your presence. I’ve done what you consider right.” And he cried bitterly. 4Then the Lord spoke his word to Isaiah, “Go and say to Hezekiah, ‘This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: I’ve heard your prayer. I’ve seen your tears. I’m going to give you 15 more years to live. 6I’ll rescue you and defend this city from the control of the king of Assyria.’ ” 7⌞Isaiah said,⌟ “This is your sign from the Lord that he will do what he promises.

Isaiah 38:5 word by word

הָל֞וֹךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵי֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔יךָ שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ אֶת־תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָ רָאִ֖יתִי אֶת־דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ הִנְנִי֙ יוֹסִ֣ף עַל־יָמֶ֔יךָ חֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּchizqîyâh chizqîyâhû yechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · HezekiahH2396
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• thy fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• I have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• thy prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• I have seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• thy tearsדִּמְעָהdim‛âh · tearsH1832
• behold, I will addיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• unto thy daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• fifteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• fifteenחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141

Cross-references for Isaiah 38:5

• 2 Samuel 7:3Nathan told the king, “Do everything you have in mind, because the Lord is with you.”
• 1 Chronicles 17:2Nathan told David, “Do everything you have in mind, because God is with you.”
• Isaiah 7:13“Listen now, descendants of David,” Isaiah said. “Isn’t it enough that you try the patience of mortals? Must you also try the patience of my God?
• 1 Kings 8:25“Now, Lord God of Israel, keep your promise to my father David, your servant. You said, ‘You will never fail to have an heir sitting in front of me on the throne of Israel if your descendants are faithful to me as you have been faithful to me.’
• 1 Kings 9:4“If you will be faithful to me as your father David was (with a sincere and upright heart), do everything I command, and keep my laws and rules,
• 1 Kings 11:12But I will not do it in your lifetime because of your father David. I will tear it away from the hands of your son.
• 1 Kings 15:4But for David’s sake the Lord his God made Abijam a lamp in Jerusalem. He appointed David’s descendant to rule after him and protected Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 34:3In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still a boy, he began to dedicate his life to serving the God of his ancestor David. In his twelfth year as king, he began to make Judah and Jerusalem clean by destroying the illegal places of worship, poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah, carved idols, and metal idols.
• Psalms 89:3⌞You said,⌟ “I have made a promise to my chosen one. I swore this oath to my servant David:
• Matthew 22:32‘I am the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ He’s not the God of the dead but of the living.”
• 2 Kings 19:20Then Isaiah, son of Amoz, sent a message to Hezekiah, “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: You prayed to me about King Sennacherib of Assyria. I have heard you.
• Psalms 34:5All who look to him will be radiant. Their faces will never be covered with shame.
• Luke 1:13The angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife Elizabeth will have a son, and you will name him John.
• 1 John 5:14We are confident that God listens to us if we ask for anything that has his approval.
• Psalms 39:12Listen to my prayer, O Lord. Open your ear to my cry for help. Do not be deaf to my tears, for I am a foreign resident with you, a stranger like all my ancestors.
• Psalms 56:8(You have kept a record of my wanderings. Put my tears in your bottle. They are already in your book.)

Commentaries on Isaiah 38:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The God of David thy father - David is mentioned here, probably, because Hezekiah had a strong resemblance to him 2 Kings 18:3, and because a long and happy reign had been granted to David; and also because the promise had been made to David that there should not fail a man to sit on his throne (see the note at Isaiah 37:35). As Hezekiah resembled David, God promised that his reign should be lengthened out; and as he perhaps was then without a son and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5the God of your father David: Hezekiah followed David's example with faithfulness (see Isaiah 37:35; 38:1–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. God of David thy father--God remembers the covenant with the father to the children (Ex 20:5; Psa 89:28, 29). tears--(Psa 56:8). days ... years--Man's years, however many, are but as so many days (Ge 5:27).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 38:5

• Disease
• Hezekiah
• Tears

In the dictionaries

• David
• God
• Hezekiah
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Celebrate
• Reckon
• Undertake
• Chronicles, Books of
• Day
• Death

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