New English Translation
Isaiah 38:3
3“Please, Lord. Remember how I have served you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion, and how I have carried out your will.” Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.
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 was stricken with a terminal illness. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Give instructions to your household, for you are about to die; you will not get well.’” 2Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, “Please, Lord. Remember how I have served you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion, and how I have carried out your will.” Then Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4The Lord told Isaiah, 5“Go and tell Hezekiah: ‘This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: “I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will add fifteen years to your life,
Read all of Isaiah 38Isaiah 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- And saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Rememberזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
- now, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- I beseechאָֽנָּ֫א'ân'â 'ânnâh · Please!H577
- thee, how I have walkedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- thee in truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
- and with a perfectשָׁלֵםshâlêm · completeH8003
- heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- and have doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
- in thy sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
- And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּchizqîyâh chizqîyâhû yechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · HezekiahH2396
- weptבְּכִיbekîy · weepingH1065
- weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
- soreגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
Cross-references for Isaiah 38:3
- Nehemiah 5:19Please remember me for good, O my God, for all that I have done for this people.
- Nehemiah 13:14Please remember me for this, O my God, and do not wipe out the kindness that I have done for the temple of my God and for its services!
- Psalms 18:20The Lord repaid me for my godly deeds; he rewarded my blameless behavior.
- Psalms 20:1May the Lord answer you when you are in trouble; may the God of Jacob make you secure!
- Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.
- Genesis 5:22After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God for 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 6:9This is the account of Noah. Noah was a godly man; he was blameless among his contemporaries. He walked with God.
- Genesis 17:1When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.
- 1 Kings 2:4and the Lord will fulfill his promise to me, ‘If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being, then,’ he promised, ‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’
- 2 Chronicles 31:20This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what the Lord his God considered good and right and faithful.
- Job 23:11My feet have followed his steps closely; I have kept to his way and have not turned aside.
- Psalms 16:8I constantly trust in the Lord; because he is at my right hand, I will not be upended.
- Psalms 32:2How blessed is the one whose wrongdoing the Lord does not punish, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
- John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed, “Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”
- 2 Corinthians 1:12For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God – not by human wisdom but by the grace of God – we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.
- 1 John 3:21Dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have confidence in the presence of 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
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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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