Isaiah 38:11

Isaiah 38:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I said, I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
• New International Version (NIV)I said, “I will not again see the Lord himself in the land of the living; no longer will I look on my fellow man, or be with those who now dwell in this world.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I said, I shall not see the Lord, the Lord in the land of the living; I shall look on man no more among the inhabitants of the world.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I said, “I shall not see Yah, The Lord in the land of the living; I shall observe man no more among the inhabitants of the world.

Context of Isaiah 38:11

9The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness. 10I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years. I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world. 12Mine age is removed, and is carried away from me as a shepherd’s tent: I have rolled up like a weaver my life; he will cut me off from the loom: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. 13I quieted myself until morning; as a lion, so he breaketh all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.

Isaiah 38:11 word by word

אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ לֹא־אֶרְאֶ֣ה יָ֔הּ יָ֖הּ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ הַחַיִּ֑ים לֹא־אַבִּ֥יט אָדָ֛ם ע֖וֹד עִם־י֥וֹשְׁבֵי חָֽדֶל׃Read the interlinear

• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• LORDיָהּyâhh · LORDH3050
• evenעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• livingיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• beholdרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• worldאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Isaiah 38:11

• Job 35:14How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, the cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!
• Psalms 6:4Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: save me for thy lovingkindness’ sake.
• Psalms 27:13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
• Psalms 31:22As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
• Psalms 116:8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
• Exodus 9:5And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, Tomorrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land.

Commentaries on Isaiah 38:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11The Lord "Jehovah" - יה Yah, יה Yah, seems to be יהוה Yehovah, in MS. Bodl., and it was so at first written in another. So the Syriac. See Houbigant. I believe יהוה Yehovah was the original reading. See the note on Isaiah 12:2; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11I shall not see the Lord - In the original, the Hebrew which is rendered Lord,‘ is not Yahweh, but יה יה yâhh yâhh On the meaning of it, see the note at Isaiah 12:2 (compare the note at Isaiah 7:14). The repetition of the name here denotes emphasis or intensity of feeling - the deep desire which he had to see Yahweh in the land of the living, and the intense sorrow of his heart at the idea of being cut off from that privilege. The idea here is, that…Read the comment
• 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. 11Hezekiah was very sad when he thought he might die. He believed that death would separate him from fellowship with God. He also feared losing time with his family and friends.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-209-20. The prayer and thanksgiving song of Hezekiah is only given here, not in the parallel passages of Second Kings and Second Chronicles. Is 38:9 is the heading or inscription.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 38:11

• Death
• Hezekiah
• Murmuring
• Psalms

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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