Isaiah 38:5

Isaiah 38:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
• New International Version (NIV)“Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years.

Context of Isaiah 38:5

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. 4The Lord told Isaiah, “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, 6and rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will shield this city.”’” 7Isaiah replied, “This is your sign from the Lord confirming that the Lord will do what he has said:

Isaiah 38:5 word by word

הָל֞וֹךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵי֙ דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֔יךָ שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ אֶת־תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָ רָאִ֖יתִי אֶת־דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ הִנְנִי֙ יוֹסִ֣ף עַל־יָמֶ֔יךָ חֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּchizqîyâh chizqîyâhû yechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · HezekiahH2396
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• thy fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• I have heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• thy prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• I have seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• thy tearsדִּמְעָהdim‛âh · tearsH1832
• behold, I will addיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• unto thy daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• fifteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• fifteenחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141

Cross-references for Isaiah 38:5

• 2 Samuel 7:3Nathan replied to the king, “You should go and do whatever you have in mind, for the Lord is with you.”
• 1 Chronicles 17:2Nathan said to David, “You should do whatever you have in mind, for God is with you.”
• Isaiah 7:13So Isaiah replied, “Pay attention, family of David. Do you consider it too insignificant to try the patience of men? Is that why you are also trying the patience of my God?
• 1 Kings 8:25Now, O Lord, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, ‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.’
• 1 Kings 9:4You must serve me with integrity and sincerity, just as your father David did. Do everything I commanded and obey my rules and regulations.
• 1 Kings 11:12However, for your father David’s sake I will not do this while you are alive. I will tear it away from your son’s hand instead.
• 1 Kings 15:4Nevertheless for David’s sake the Lord his God maintained his dynasty in Jerusalem by giving him a son to succeed him and by protecting Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 34:3In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek the God of his ancestor David. In his twelfth year he began ridding Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, Asherah poles, idols, and images.
• Psalms 89:3The Lord said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have made a promise on oath to David, my servant:
• Matthew 22:32‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living!”
• 2 Kings 19:20Isaiah son of Amoz sent this message to Hezekiah: “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I have heard your prayer concerning King Sennacherib of Assyria.
• Psalms 34:5Those who look to him for help are happy; their faces are not ashamed.
• Luke 1:13But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you will name him John.
• 1 John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
• Psalms 39:12Hear my prayer, O Lord! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land; I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were.
• Psalms 56:8You keep track of my misery. Put my tears in your leather container! Are they not recorded in your scroll?

Commentaries on Isaiah 38:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The God of David thy father - David is mentioned here, probably, because Hezekiah had a strong resemblance to him 2 Kings 18:3, and because a long and happy reign had been granted to David; and also because the promise had been made to David that there should not fail a man to sit on his throne (see the note at Isaiah 37:35). As Hezekiah resembled David, God promised that his reign should be lengthened out; and as he perhaps was then without a son and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5the God of your father David: Hezekiah followed David's example with faithfulness (see Isaiah 37:35; 38:1–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. God of David thy father--God remembers the covenant with the father to the children (Ex 20:5; Psa 89:28, 29). tears--(Psa 56:8). days ... years--Man's years, however many, are but as so many days (Ge 5:27).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 38:5

• Disease
• Hezekiah
• Tears

In the dictionaries

• David
• God
• Hezekiah
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Celebrate
• Reckon
• Undertake
• Chronicles, Books of
• Day
• Death

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