Isaiah 38
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- 1In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
- בַּיָּמִ֣ים
- הָהֵ֔ם
- חָלָ֥ה
- חָלָ֥הcha.Lahhe became sickH2470H
- חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ
- חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396G
- לָמ֑וּת
- וַיָּב֣וֹא
- אֵ֠לָיו
- יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּ
- יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huIsaiahH3470A
- בֶן־
- בֶןven-[the] son ofH1121A
- אָמ֜וֹץ
- אָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzAmozH0531
- הַנָּבִ֗יא
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
- אֵלָ֜יו
- כֹּֽה־
- כֹּֽהkoh-thusH3541
- אָמַ֤ר
- אָמַ֤ר'a.Marhe saysH0559
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- צַ֣ו
- צַ֣וtzavcommandH6680
- לְבֵיתֶ֔ךָ
- כִּ֛י
- כִּ֛יkiforH3588A
- מֵ֥ת
- מֵ֥תmet[are] about to dieH4191
- אַתָּ֖ה
- אַתָּ֖ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- וְלֹ֥א
- תִֽחְיֶֽה׃
- תִֽחְיֶֽהTich.Yehyou will liveH2421
- 2Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto Jehovah,
- 3and said, Remember now, O Jehovah, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
- וַיֹּאמַ֗ר
- אָנָּ֤ה
- אָנָּ֤ה'a.NahI beg youH0577
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehO YahwehH3068G
- זְכָר־
- זְכָרze.khor-rememberH2142
- נָ֞א
- נָ֞אna'pleaseH4994
- אֵ֣ת
- אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>H0853
- אֲשֶׁ֧ר
- אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.Sherthis:H0834A
- הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי
- הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiI have walked aboutH1980I
- לְפָנֶ֗יךָ
- בֶּֽאֱמֶת֙
- וּבְלֵ֣ב
- שָׁלֵ֔ם
- שָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemcompleteH8003
- וְהַטּ֥וֹב
- בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ
- עָשִׂ֑יתִי
- עָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiI have doneH6213A
- וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ
- חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ
- חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396G
- בְּכִ֥י
- בְּכִ֥יbe.KhiweepingH1065
- גָדֽוֹל׃
- גָדֽוֹלga.DolgreatH1419A
- 4Then came the word of Jehovah to Isaiah, saying,
- 5Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith Jehovah, 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.
- הָל֞וֹךְ
- הָל֞וֹךְha.LokhgoH1980G
- וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ
- חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396G
- כֹּֽה־
- כֹּֽהkoh-thusH3541
- אָמַ֤ר
- אָמַ֤ר'a.Marhe saysH0559
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֱלֹהֵי֙
- אֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH0430G
- דָּוִ֣ד
- דָּוִ֣דda.VidDavidH1732
- אָבִ֔יךָ
- שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙
- שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiI have heardH8085G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָ
- רָאִ֖יתִי
- רָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiI have seenH7200G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ
- הִנְנִי֙
- יוֹסִ֣ף
- יוֹסִ֣ףyo.Sifhe will addH3254H
- עַל־
- עַל'al-toH5921A
- יָמֶ֔יךָ
- חֲמֵ֥שׁ
- חֲמֵ֥שׁcha.Meshfif-H2568
- עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה
- עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehteenH6240
- שָׁנָֽה׃
- שָׁנָֽהsha.Nahyear[s]H8141
- הָל֞וֹךְ
- 6And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city.
- 7And this shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do this thing that he hath spoken:
- 8behold, I will cause the shadow on the steps, which is gone down on the dial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps. So the sun returned ten steps on the dial whereon it was gone down.
- הִנְנִ֣י
- מֵשִׁ֣יב
- מֵשִׁ֣יבme.Shiv[am] about to turn backH7725G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- צֵ֣ל
- צֵ֣לtzel[the] shadow ofH6738
- הַֽמַּעֲל֡וֹת
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- יָרְדָה֩
- יָרְדָה֩ya.re.Dahit had gone downH3381
- בְמַעֲל֨וֹת
- אָחָ֥ז
- אָחָ֥ז'a.ChazAhazH0271G
- בַּשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁ
- אֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית
- אֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitbackwardsH0322
- עֶ֣שֶׂר
- עֶ֣שֶׂר'E.sertenH6235
- מַעֲל֑וֹת
- מַעֲל֑וֹתma.'a.LotstepsH4609B
- וַתָּ֤שָׁב
- הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙
- עֶ֣שֶׂר
- עֶ֣שֶׂר'E.sertenH6235
- מַעֲל֔וֹת
- מַעֲל֔וֹתma.'a.LotstepsH4609B
- בַּֽמַּעֲל֖וֹת
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- יָרָֽדָה׃
- יָרָֽדָהya.Ra.dahit had gone downH3381
- 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 Sheol: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
- 11I said, I shall not see Jehovah, [supplied: even] Jehovah in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
- אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙
- אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiI saidH0559
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- אֶרְאֶ֣ה
- אֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhI will seeH7200G
- יָ֔הּ
- יָ֔הּYahYahwehH3050
- יָ֖הּ
- יָ֖הּyahYahwehH3050
- בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
- הַחַיִּ֑ים
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- אַבִּ֥יט
- אַבִּ֥יט'a.BitI will look atH5027
- אָדָ֛ם
- אָדָ֛ם'a.DamhumankindH0120G
- ע֖וֹד
- ע֖וֹדodagainH5750
- עִם־
- עִם'im-withH5973A
- י֥וֹשְׁבֵי
- י֥וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427
- חָֽדֶל׃
- חָֽדֶלCha.delcessationH2309
- אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙
- 12My dwelling 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 [supplied: myself] until morning; as a lion, so he breaketh all my bones: From day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
- 14Like a swallow [supplied: or] a crane, so did I chatter; I did moan as a dove; mine eyes fail [supplied: with looking] upward: O Lord, I am oppressed, be thou my surety.
- כְּס֤וּס
- עָגוּר֙
- עָגוּר֙'a.Gura craneH5693
- כֵּ֣ן
- כֵּ֣ןkensoH3651C
- אֲצַפְצֵ֔ף
- אֲצַפְצֵ֔ף'a.tzaf.TzefI chirpH6850
- אֶהְגֶּ֖ה
- אֶהְגֶּ֖ה'eh.GehI moanH1897
- כַּיּוֹנָ֑ה
- דַּלּ֤וּ
- דַּלּ֤וּda.Luthey are cast downH1809
- עֵינַי֙
- לַמָּר֔וֹם
- אֲדֹנָ֖י
- אֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiO LordH0136
- עָֽשְׁקָה־
- עָֽשְׁקָה'a.she.kah-oppressionH6234
- לִּ֥י
- עָרְבֵֽנִי׃
- 15What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
- 16O Lord, by these things men live; And wholly therein is the life of my spirit: Wherefore recover thou me, and make me to live.
- 17Behold, [supplied: it was] for [supplied: my] peace [supplied: that] I had great bitterness: But thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
- הִנֵּ֥ה
- הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehhere!H2009
- לְשָׁל֖וֹם
- מַר־
- מַרmar-it was bitterH4843
- לִ֣י
- מָ֑ר
- מָ֑רMarbitterlyH4751
- וְאַתָּ֞ה
- חָשַׁ֤קְתָּ
- חָשַׁ֤קְתָּcha.Shak.tayou lovedH2836A
- נַפְשִׁי֙
- מִשַּׁ֣חַת
- בְּלִ֔י
- בְּלִ֔יbe.LidestructionH1097
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkiforH3588A
- הִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּ
- הִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּhish.Lakh.tayou threw awayH7993
- אַחֲרֵ֥י
- אַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReibehindH0310A
- גֵוְךָ֖
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- חֲטָאָֽי׃
- הִנֵּ֥ה
- 18For Sheol cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- שְׁא֛וֹל
- שְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olSheolH7585
- תּוֹדֶ֖ךָּ
- מָ֣וֶת
- מָ֣וֶתMa.vetdeathH4194
- יְהַלְלֶ֑ךָּ
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- יְשַׂבְּר֥וּ
- יְשַׂבְּר֥וּye.sa.be.Ruthey hopeH7663B
- יֽוֹרְדֵי־
- יֽוֹרְדֵיyor.dei-[those who] go down ofH3381
- ב֖וֹר
- ב֖וֹרVor[the] pitH0953A
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃
- כִּ֣י
- 19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: The father to the children shall make known thy truth.
- 20Jehovah is [supplied: ready] to save me: Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments All the days of our life in the house of Jehovah.
- 21Now Isaiah had said, Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover.
- 22Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of Jehovah?
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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