Isaiah 38:2-20

2Then HezekiahH2396 turnedH5437 his faceH6440 to the wallH7023 and prayedH6419 to the LordH3068, 3and saidH559, “1PleaseH577, LordH3068, justH4994 rememberH2142 howH834 I have 2walkedH1980 beforeH6440 You 3wholeheartedlyH8003H3824 and in truthH571, and 4have doneH6213 whatH2896 isH2896 goodH2896 in Your sightH5869.” And HezekiahH2396 5weptH1058 6profuselyH1419.

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 7fifteenH2568H6240 yearsH8141 to your 8lifeH3117. 6And I will 9saveH5337 you and thisH2088 cityH5892 from the handH3709 of the kingH4428 of AssyriaH804; and I will protectH1598 thisH2088 cityH5892.”’

7“And thisH2088 shall be the 10signH226 to you from the LordH3068, that the LordH3068 will performH6213 thisH2088 wordH1697 that He has spokenH1696: 8BeholdH2009, I will 11makeH7725 the shadowH6738 on the stairwayH4609, whichH834 has goneH3381 downH3381 with the sunH8121 on the stairwayH4609 of AhazH271, goH7725 backH322 tenH6235 stepsH4609.” So the 12sun’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 13recoveryH2421:10I saidH559, “14In the middleH1824 of my 15lifeH3117 I am to enterH1980 the 16gatesH8179 of SheolH7585; I have been 17deprivedH6485 of the restH3499 of my yearsH8141.”11I saidH559, “I will not seeH7200 the LordH3050, The LordH3050 18in the landH776 of the livingH2416; I will noH3808 longerH5750 lookH5027 on mankindH120 amongH5973 the inhabitantsH3427 of the worldH2465.12Like a shepherd’sH7473 19tentH168 my dwellingH1755 is pulledH5265 upH5265 and removedH1540 from me; As a 20weaverH707 I 21rolledH7088 up my lifeH2425. He 22cutsH1214 me offH1214 from the loomH1803; From 23dayH3117 untilH5704 nightH3915 You makeH7999 an endH7999 of me.13I composedH7737 my soul untilH5704 morningH1242. 24Like a lionH738--soH3651 He 25breaksH7665 allH3605 my bonesH6106, From 26dayH3117 untilH5704 nightH3915 You makeH7999 an endH7999 of me.1427Like a swallowH5483, like a craneH5693, soH3651 I twitterH6850; I 28moanH1897 like a doveH3123; My 29eyesH5869 lookH1809 wistfullyH1809 to the heightsH4791; LordH3068, I am oppressedH6234, beH6148 my 30securityH6148.

15“31WhatH4100 shall I sayH1696? 32For He has spokenH559 to me, and He HimselfH1931 has doneH6213 it; I will 33walkH1718 34quietlyH1718 allH3605 my yearsH8141 becauseH5921 of the 35bitternessH4751 of my soulH5315.16LordH136, 36by these things people liveH2421, And in allH3605 these is the lifeH2425 of my spiritH7307; 3738RestoreH2492 me toH2492 healthH2492 and 39let me liveH2421!17BeholdH2009, for my own welfareH7965 I had greatH4751 bitternessH4751; But You have 4041keptH2820 my soulH5315 from the pitH7845 of 42nothingnessH1097, For You have 43hurledH7993 allH3605 my sinsH2399 behindH310 Your backH1460.18For 44SheolH7585 cannotH3808 thankH3034 You, DeathH4194 cannot praiseH1984 You; Those who goH3381 downH3381 45to the pitH953 cannotH3808 hopeH7663 for Your faithfulnessH571.19It is the 46livingH2416 who giveH3034 thanksH3034 to You, as I do todayH3117; A 47fatherH1 tellsH3045 his sonsH1121 aboutH413 Your faithfulnessH571.20The LordH3068 is certain to saveH3467 me; So we will 48playH5059 my songsH5058 onH5058 stringedH5058 instrumentsH5058 49AllH3605 the daysH3117 of our lifeH2425 50at the houseH1004 of the LordH3068.”