Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 38

1Inthoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117wasHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sickחָלָ֥הcha.LahH2470untodeathלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191. AndIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzH531cameH935to him, andsaidH559unto him,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,SetH935thinehouseלְבֵיתֶ֔ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004inorderצַ֣וtzavH6680; for thou shaltdieמֵ֥תmetH4191, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808liveתִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.YehH2421.

2ThenHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396turnedוַיַּסֵּ֧בvai.ya.SevH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440to thewallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023, andprayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

3andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559,Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142nowנָ֞אna'H4994, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, Ibeseechאָנָּ֤ה'a.NahH577thee,howH834I havewalkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee intruthבֶּֽאֱמֶת֙be.'e.MetH571and with aperfectשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003heartוּבְלֵ֣בu.ve.LevH3820, and havedoneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213thatwhichH834isgoodוְהַטּ֥וֹבve.ha.TovH2896in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869. AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058sore.

4Thencameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068toIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980, andsayH559toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, I haveheardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thyprayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605, I haveseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thytearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khaH1832:beholdהִנְנִי֙hi.NiH2005, I willaddיוֹסִ֣ףyo.SifH3254unto thydaysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117fifteenעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

6And I willdeliverאַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔'a.Tzi.le.khaH5337thee and thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892outעַל־'al-H5921of thehandוּמִכַּ֤ףu.mi.KafH3709of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804: and I willdefendוְגַנּוֹתִ֖יve.ga.no.TiH1598thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.

7And this shall he thesignהָא֖וֹתha.'otH226unto thee from theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068willdoיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697that he hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696:

8beholdהִנְנִ֣יhi.NiH2005, I willcauseH7725theshadowצֵ֣לtzelH6738on thestepsH4609,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834isgoneH3381downיָרְדָה֩ya.re.DahH3381on the dial ofAhazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271with thesunבַּשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁba.She.meshH8121, toreturnH7725backwardאֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsH4609.Soאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121returnedH7725tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsH4609on the dial whereon it wasgoneH3381downיָרָֽדָה׃ סya.Ra.dahH3381.

9Thewritingמִכְתָּ֖בmikh.TavH4385ofHezekiahלְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּle.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, when he had beensickבַּחֲלֹת֕וֹba.cha.lo.ToH2470, and was recovered of hissicknessמֵחָלְיֽוֹ׃me.chal.YoH2483.

10Isaidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, In the noontide of mydaysיָמַ֛יya.MaiH3117I shall go into thegatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of the grave: I amdeprivedפֻּקַּ֖דְתִּיpu.Kad.tiH6485of the residue of myyearsשְׁנוֹתָֽי׃she.no.TaiH8141.

11Isaidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, I shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808seeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200theLORDיָ֔הּYahH3050,evenH5750theLORDיָ֖הּyahH3050in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of thelivingH3427: I shallbeholdH7200manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120noלֹא־lo'-H3808moreH5750with theinhabitantsי֥וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.veiH3427of theworldH776.

12MineH4480ageH3117isremovedH1540, and iscarriedH1540awayH1540frommeH4480as ashepherd’sH7473tentכְּאֹ֣הֶלke.'O.helH168: I haverolledקִפַּ֨דְתִּיki.Pad.tiH7088upH5704like aweaverכָאֹרֵ֤גkha.'o.RegH707mylifeH3117; he willcutH1214meH4480offH1214from the loom: fromdayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117evenH5704tonightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915wilt thoumakeH1540an end ofmeH4480.

13I quieted myselfuntilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּ֙קֶר֙bo.kerH1242; as alionכָּֽאֲרִ֔יka.'a.RiH738,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651he breakethallH3605mybonesעַצְמוֹתָ֑יatz.mo.TaiH6106: fromdayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117evenעַד־'ad-H5704tonightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915wilt thou make an end ofmeH3605.

14Like aswallowH5693or acraneעָגוּר֙'a.GurH5693,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651didH3651I chatter; IdidH3651mourn as adoveכַּיּוֹנָ֑הkai.yo.NahH3123: mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869fail with looking upward; OLORDאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136, I amoppressedעָֽשְׁקָה־'a.she.kah-H6234, be thou mysuretyעָרְבֵֽנִי׃'a.re.Ve.niH6148.

15Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100shall Isayוְאָֽמַר־ve.'a.mar-H559? he hathbothH3605spokenאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696untomeH5315, andhimselfוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931hathdoneעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213it: I shall go softlyallH3605myyearsשְׁנוֹתַ֖יshe.no.TaiH8141becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thebitternessמַ֥רmarH4751of mysoulH5315.

16OLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136, bytheseH3605thingsmenH3605liveH2421, andwhollyH3605therein is thelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416of myspiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307: whereforerecoverH2421thoumeH5921, and makemeH5921toliveH2421.

17Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, it was for mypeaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965that I hadgreatH4751bitternessH4751: but thou hast in love to mysoulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315deliveredחָשַׁ֤קְתָּcha.Shak.taH2836it from thepitמִשַּׁ֣חַתmi.Sha.chatH7845ofcorruptionH7845; for thou hastcastהִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993allכָּל־kol-H3605mysinsחֲטָאָֽי׃cha.ta.'AiH2399behindH310thybackH310.

18For the gravecannotH3808praiseיְהַלְלֶ֑ךָּye.ha.Le.kaH1984thee,deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194cannotH3808celebrate thee: they thatgoיֽוֹרְדֵי־yor.dei-H3381downH3381intoאֶל־'el-H413thepitב֖וֹרVorH953cannotH3808hope for thytruthאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH571.

19Thelivingחַ֥יchaiH2416, thelivingחַ֛יchaiH2416, he shallpraiseיוֹדֶ֖ךָyo.De.khaH3034thee, as I do thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117: thefatherאָ֣ב'avH1to thechildrenלְבָנִ֔יםle.va.NimH1121shallmakeH3045knownH3045thytruthאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH571.

20TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is ready tosaveלְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִיle.ho.shi.'E.niH3467meעַל־'al-H5921: thereforeweH3117will sing mysongsוּנְגִנוֹתַ֧יu.ne.gi.no.TaiH5058to thestringedH5058instrumentsH5058allכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of ourlifeH3117in thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21NowIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470hadsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let themtakeיִשְׂא֖וּyis.'UH5375acakeדְּבֶ֣לֶתde.Ve.letH1690offigsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384, and lay it for a plaisteruponעַֽל־'al-H5921theboilהַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.ChinH7822, and he shallrecoverוְיֶֽחִי׃ve.Ye.chiH2421.

22Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396also hadsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמָ֣הmahH4100is thesignא֑וֹת'otH226that I shallgoאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927upH5927to thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068?

Commentaries on Isaiah 38

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain