Isaiah 38:7

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 back to Hezekiah and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will add fifteen years to your life, 6and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. Yes, I will defend this city. “‘And this is the sign from the Lord to prove that he will do as he promised: 8I will cause the sun’s shadow to move ten steps backward on the sundial of Ahaz!’” So the shadow on the sundial moved backward ten steps. 9When King Hezekiah was well again, he wrote this poem:

Isaiah 38:7 word by word

וְזֶה־לְּךָ֥ הָא֖וֹת מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֵּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• a signאוֹת'ôth · sign: miraculousH226
• unto thee from the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• this thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• that he hath spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696

Cross-references for Isaiah 38:7

• Isaiah 38:22And Hezekiah had asked, “What sign will prove that I will go to the Temple of the Lord?”
• Isaiah 7:11“Ask the Lord your God for a sign of confirmation, Ahaz. Make it as difficult as you want—as high as heaven or as deep as the place of the dead.”
• Isaiah 37:30Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Here is the proof that what I say is true: “This year you will eat only what grows up by itself, and next year you will eat what springs up from that. But in the third year you will plant crops and harvest them; you will tend vineyards and eat their fruit.
• Genesis 9:13I have placed my rainbow in the clouds. It is the sign of my covenant with you and with all the earth.
• Judges 6:17Gideon replied, “If you are truly going to help me, show me a sign to prove that it is really the Lord speaking to me.
• 2 Kings 20:8Meanwhile, Hezekiah had said to Isaiah, “What sign will the Lord give to prove that he will heal me and that I will go to the Temple of the Lord three days from now?”

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

Topics related to Isaiah 38:7

• Disease
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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