Isaiah 38:11

Isaiah 38:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I said, I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
• New International Version (NIV)I said, “I will not again see the Lord himself in the land of the living; no longer will I look on my fellow man, or be with those who now dwell in this world.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I said, I shall not see the Lord, the Lord in the land of the living; I shall look on man no more among the inhabitants of the world.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I said, “I shall not see Yah, The Lord in the land of the living; I shall observe man no more among the inhabitants of the world.

Context of Isaiah 38:11

9This is the prayer of King Hezekiah of Judah when he was sick and then recovered from his illness: 10“I thought, ‘In the middle of my life I must walk through the gates of Sheol, I am deprived of the rest of my years.’ “I thought, ‘I will no longer see the Lord in the land of the living, I will no longer look on humankind with the inhabitants of the world. 12My dwelling place is removed and taken away from me like a shepherd’s tent. I rolled up my life like a weaver rolls cloth; from the loom he cuts me off. You turn day into night and end my life. 13I cry out until morning; like a lion he shatters all my bones; you turn day into night and end my life.

Isaiah 38:11 word by word

אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ לֹא־אֶרְאֶ֣ה יָ֔הּ יָ֖הּ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַחַיִּ֑ים לֹא־אַבִּ֥יט אָדָ֛ם ע֖וֹד עִם־י֥וֹשְׁבֵי חָֽדֶל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I shall not seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the Lordיָהּyâhh · LORDH3050
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of the livingחַיchay · aliveH2416
• I shall beholdנָבַטnâbaţ · to lookH5027
• manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• no more with the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of the worldחֶ֫דֶלchedel · worldH2309

Cross-references for Isaiah 38:11

• Job 35:14How much less, then, when you say that you do not perceive him, that the case is before him and you are waiting for him!
• Psalms 6:4Relent, Lord, rescue me! Deliver me because of your faithfulness!
• Psalms 27:13Where would I be if I did not believe I would experience the Lord’s favor in the land of the living?
• Psalms 31:22I jumped to conclusions and said, “I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.
• Psalms 116:8Yes, Lord, you rescued my life from death, and kept my feet from stumbling.
• Exodus 9:5The Lord set an appointed time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 38:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11The Lord "Jehovah" - יה Yah, יה Yah, seems to be יהוה Yehovah, in MS. Bodl., and it was so at first written in another. So the Syriac. See Houbigant. I believe יהוה Yehovah was the original reading. See the note on Isaiah 12:2; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11I shall not see the Lord - In the original, the Hebrew which is rendered Lord,‘ is not Yahweh, but יה יה yâhh yâhh On the meaning of it, see the note at Isaiah 12:2 (compare the note at Isaiah 7:14). The repetition of the name here denotes emphasis or intensity of feeling - the deep desire which he had to see Yahweh in the land of the living, and the intense sorrow of his heart at the idea of being cut off from that privilege. The idea here is, that…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. 11Hezekiah was very sad when he thought he might die. He believed that death would separate him from fellowship with God. He also feared losing time with his family and friends.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 38:11

• Death
• Hezekiah
• Murmuring
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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