Isaiah 38

Hezekiah Healed

11In thoseH1992 daysH3117 HezekiahH2396 becameH2470 2mortallyH4191 illH2470. And 3IsaiahH3470 the prophetH5030, the sonH1121 of AmozH531, cameH935 to him and saidH559 to him, “ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: ‘4SetH6680 your houseH1004 inH6680 orderH6680, for you are going to dieH4191 and not liveH2421.’” 2Then HezekiahH2396 turnedH5437 his faceH6440 to the wallH7023 and prayedH6419 to the LordH3068, 3and saidH559, “5PleaseH577, LordH3068, justH4994 rememberH2142 howH834 I have 6walkedH1980 beforeH6440 You 7wholeheartedlyH8003H3824 and in truthH571, and 8have doneH6213 whatH2896 isH2896 goodH2896 in Your sightH5869.” And HezekiahH2396 9weptH1058 10profuselyH1419.

4Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to IsaiahH3470, sayingH559, 5“GoH1980 and sayH559 to HezekiahH2396, ‘ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068, the GodH430 of your fatherH1 DavidH1732 saysH559: “I have heardH8085 your prayerH8605, I have seenH7200 your tearsH1832; beholdH2009, I will addH3254 11fifteenH2568H6240 yearsH8141 to your 12lifeH3117. 6And I will 13saveH5337 you and thisH2088 cityH5892 from the handH3709 of the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804; and I will protectH1598 thisH2088 cityH5892.”’

7“And thisH2088 shall be the 14signH226 to you from the LordH3068, that the LordH3068 will performH6213 thisH2088 wordH1697 that He has spokenH1696: 8BeholdH2009, I will 15makeH7725 the shadowH6738 on the stairwayH4609, whichH834 has goneH3381 downH3381 with the sunH8121 on the stairwayH4609 of AhazH271, goH7725 backH322 tenH6235 stepsH4609.” So the 16sun’sH8121 shadow wentH7725 backH7725 tenH6235 stepsH4609 on the stairwayH4609 on whichH834 it had goneH3381 downH3381.

9This is a writingH4385 of HezekiahH2396 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 after his illnessH2483 and 17recoveryH2421:10I saidH559, “18In the middleH1824 of my 19lifeH3117 I am to enterH1980 the 20gatesH8179 of SheolH7585; I have been 21deprivedH6485 of the restH3499 of my yearsH8141.”11I saidH559, “I will not seeH7200 the LordH3050, The LordH3050 22in the landH776 of the livingH2416; I will noH3808 longerH5750 lookH5027 on mankindH120 amongH5973 the inhabitantsH3427 of the worldH2465.12Like a shepherd’sH7473 23tentH168 my dwellingH1755 is pulledH5265 upH5265 and removedH1540 from me; As a 24weaverH707 I 25rolledH7088 up my lifeH2425. He 26cutsH1214 me offH1214 from the loomH1803; From 27dayH3117 untilH5704 nightH3915 You makeH7999 an endH7999 of me.13I composedH7737 my soul untilH5704 morningH1242. 28Like a lionH738--soH3651 He 29breaksH7665 allH3605 my bonesH6106, From 30dayH3117 untilH5704 nightH3915 You makeH7999 an endH7999 of me.1431Like a swallowH5483, like a craneH5693, soH3651 I twitterH6850; I 32moanH1897 like a doveH3123; My 33eyesH5869 lookH1809 wistfullyH1809 to the heightsH4791; LordH3068, I am oppressedH6234, beH6148 my 34securityH6148.

15“35WhatH4100 shall I sayH1696? 36For He has spokenH559 to me, and He HimselfH1931 has doneH6213 it; I will 37walkH1718 38quietlyH1718 allH3605 my yearsH8141 becauseH5921 of the 39bitternessH4751 of my soulH5315.16LordH136, 40by these things people liveH2421, And in allH3605 these is the lifeH2425 of my spiritH7307; 4142RestoreH2492 me toH2492 healthH2492 and 43let me liveH2421!17BeholdH2009, for my own welfareH7965 I had greatH4751 bitternessH4751; But You have 4445keptH2820 my soulH5315 from the pitH7845 of 46nothingnessH1097, For You have 47hurledH7993 allH3605 my sinsH2399 behindH310 Your backH1460.18For 48SheolH7585 cannotH3808 thankH3034 You, DeathH4194 cannot praiseH1984 You; Those who goH3381 downH3381 49to the pitH953 cannotH3808 hopeH7663 for Your faithfulnessH571.19It is the 50livingH2416 who giveH3034 thanksH3034 to You, as I do todayH3117; A 51fatherH1 tellsH3045 his sonsH1121 aboutH413 Your faithfulnessH571.20The LordH3068 is certain to saveH3467 me; So we will 52playH5059 my songsH5058 onH5058 stringedH5058 instrumentsH5058 53AllH3605 the daysH3117 of our lifeH2425 54at the houseH1004 of the LordH3068.”

21Now 55IsaiahH3470 had saidH559, “Have them takeH5375 a cakeH1690 of figsH8384 and applyH4799 it to the boilH7822, so that he may recoverH2421.” 22Then HezekiahH2396 had saidH559, “WhatH4100 is the 56signH226 that I will goH5927 upH5927 to the houseH1004 of the LordH3068?”