New English Translation
Isaiah 38:7
7Isaiah replied, “This is your sign from the Lord confirming that the Lord will do what he has said:
Isaiah 38:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And this shall be a sign unto thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken;
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘This is the Lord’s sign to you that the Lord will do what he has promised:
- English Standard Version (ESV)"This shall be the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he has promised:
- New King James Version (NKJV)And this is the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing which He has spoken:
Context of Isaiah 38:7
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, 6and rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. I will shield this city.”’” Isaiah replied, “This is your sign from the Lord confirming that the Lord will do what he has said: 8Look, I will make the shadow go back ten steps on the stairs of Ahaz.” And then the shadow went back ten steps. 9This is the prayer of King Hezekiah of Judah when he was sick and then recovered from his illness:
Read all of Isaiah 38Isaiah 38:7 word by word
וְזֶה־לְּךָ֥ הָא֖וֹת מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֵּֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 38:7
- Isaiah 38:22Hezekiah said, “What is the confirming sign that I will go up to the Lord’s temple?”
- Isaiah 7:11“Ask for a confirming sign from the Lord your God. You can even ask for something miraculous.”
- Isaiah 37:30“This will be your reminder that I have spoken the truth: This year you will eat what grows wild, and next year what grows on its own. But the year after that you will plant seed and harvest crops; you will plant vines and consume their produce.
- Genesis 9:13I will place my rainbow in the clouds, and it will become a guarantee of the covenant between me and the earth.
- Judges 6:17Gideon said to him, “If you really are pleased with me, then give me a sign as proof that it is really you speaking with me.
- 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?”
Commentaries on Isaiah 38:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And this shall be a sign unto thee - That is, a sign, or proof that God would do what he had promised, and that Hezekiah would recover and be permitted to go again to the temple of the Lord Isaiah 38:22; 2 Kings 20:8. On the meaning of the word sign,‘ see Isaiah 7:11, note; Isaiah 7:14, note; compare the note at Isaiah 37:30. The promise was, that he should be permitted to go to the temple in three days 2 Kings 20:5.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-9The story of Hezekiah’s healing connects two events. It links the extension of Hezekiah’s life with Jerusalem’s rescue from the Assyrians. These events happened before Jerusalem was saved. However, the book places them in this order because of their theme, not their time sequence. One main theme is the power of prayer (see Isaiah 37:14–20; 38:2–3). The Lord truly listens. Hezekiah learned to trust God. His father, Ahaz, had refused to trust the Lord…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. sign--a token that God would fulfil His promise that Hezekiah should "go up into the house of the Lord the third day" (2Ki 20:5, 8); the words in italics are not in Isaiah.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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