New English Translation
Isaiah 38:22
22Hezekiah said, “What is the confirming sign that I will go up to the Lord’s temple?”
Isaiah 38:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?
- New International Version (NIV)Hezekiah had asked, “What will be the sign that I will go up to the temple of the Lord?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hezekiah also had said, "What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Hezekiah had said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?”
Context of Isaiah 38:22
20The Lord is about to deliver me, and we will celebrate with music for the rest of our lives in the Lord’s temple.” 21Isaiah ordered, “Let them take a fig cake and apply it to the ulcerated sore and he will get well.” Hezekiah said, “What is the confirming sign that I will go up to the Lord’s temple?”
Read all of Isaiah 38Isaiah 38:22 word by word
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ מָ֣ה א֑וֹת כִּ֥י אֶעֱלֶ֖ה בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 38:22
- 2 Kings 20:8Hezekiah had said to Isaiah, “What is the confirming sign that the Lord will heal me and that I will go up to the Lord’s temple the day after tomorrow?”
- Psalms 42:1As a deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God!
- Psalms 84:1How lovely is the place where you live, O Lord who rules over all!
- Psalms 118:18The Lord severely punished me, but he did not hand me over to death.
- Psalms 122:1I was glad because they said to me, “We will go to the Lord’s temple.”
- John 5:14After this Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “Look, you have become well. Don’t sin any more, lest anything worse happen to you.”
Commentaries on Isaiah 38:22
- 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. 22Hezekiah could not visit the temple with an infection (see Leviticus 13). So, going to the temple means he is healthy again.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. house of the Lord--Hence he makes the praises to be sung there prominent in his song (Is 38:20; Psa 116:12-14, 17-19).Read the comment
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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
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