Isaiah 38:3

Isaiah 38:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And said, Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
• New International Version (NIV)“Remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and said, "Please, O Lord, remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight." And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and said, “Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a loyal heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Context of Isaiah 38:3

1In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’” 2Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, and said, “Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying, 5“Go and say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of your father David, “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.

Isaiah 38:3 word by word

וַיֹּאמַ֗ר אָנָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ זְכָר־נָ֞א אֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֧ר הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי לְפָנֶ֗יךָ בֶּֽאֱמֶת֙ וּבְלֵ֣ב שָׁלֵ֔ם וְהַטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ עָשִׂ֑יתִי וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּכִ֥י גָדֽוֹל׃ סRead the interlinear

• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• nowנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
• Oאָֽנָּ֫א'ân'â 'ânnâh · Please!H577
• Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• You, howאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• You in truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
• wholeשָׁלֵםshâlêm · completeH8003
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• have doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• whatטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• in Your sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּchizqîyâh chizqîyâhû yechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · HezekiahH2396
• weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
• bitterlyגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419

Cross-references for Isaiah 38:3

• Nehemiah 5:19Remember me, O my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.
• Nehemiah 13:14Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my loyal deeds which I have performed for the house of my God and its services.
• Psalms 18:20The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.
• Psalms 20:1May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob set you securely on high!
• Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints.
• Genesis 5:22Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters.
• Genesis 6:9These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God.
• Genesis 17:1Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless.
• 1 Kings 2:4so that the Lord may carry out His promise which He spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your sons are careful of their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’
• 2 Chronicles 31:20Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah; and he did what was good, right and true before the Lord his God.
• Job 23:11My foot has held fast to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside.
• Psalms 16:8I have set the Lord continually before me; Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
• Psalms 32:2How blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no deceit!
• John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!”
• 2 Corinthians 1:12For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.
• 1 John 3:21Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;

Commentaries on Isaiah 38:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And said, Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee - The object which Hezekiah desired was evidently that his life might be spared, and that he might not be suddenly cut off. He therefore makes mention of the former course of his life, not with ostentation, or as a ground of his acceptance or justification, but as a reason why his limb should not be cut off. He had not lived as many of the kings of Israel had done. He had not been a patron of idolatry. He had…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3I have walked before You faithfully: Hezekiah’s heart (his inner attitude and will) was right with the Lord for most of his reign (2 Kings 18:1–5). However, Hezekiah showed weakness when he relied on Egypt and did not act faithfully (Isaiah 31:1–9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. He mentions his past religious consistency, not as a boast or a ground for justification; but according to the Old Testament dispensation, wherein temporal rewards (as long life, &c., Ex 20:12) followed legal obedience, he makes his religious conduct a plea for asking the prolongation of his life. walked--Life is a journey; the pious "walk with God" (Ge 5:24; 1Ki 9:4). perfect--sincere; not absolutely perfect, but aiming towards it (Mt 5:45)…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 38:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Disease
• Hezekiah
• Obedience
• Prayer
• Sincerity
• Tears
• Weeping

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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