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Isaiah 38 (WEBP)

[1] In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Set your house in order, for you will die, and not live.’ ”
[2] Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh,
[3] and said, “Remember now, Yahweh, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight.” Then Hezekiah wept bitterly.
[4] Then Yahweh’s word came to Isaiah, saying,
[5] “Go, and tell Hezekiah, ‘Yahweh, the God of David your father, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.
[6] I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.
[7] This shall be the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this thing that he has spoken.
[8] Behold, I will cause the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down on the sundial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps.” ’ ” So the sun returned ten steps on the sundial on which it had gone down.
[9] The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and had recovered of his sickness:
[10] I said, “In the middle of my life I go into the gates of Sheol. I am deprived of the residue of my years.”
[11] I said, “I won’t see Yah, Yah in the land of the living. I will see man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
[12] My dwelling is removed, and is carried away from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver. He will cut me off from the loom. From day even to night you will make an end of me.
[13] I waited patiently until morning. He breaks all my bones like a lion. From day even to night you will make an end of me.
[14] I chattered like a swallow or a crane. I moaned like a dove. My eyes weaken looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed. Be my security.”
[15] What will I say? He has both spoken to me, and himself has done it. I will walk carefully all my years because of the anguish of my soul.
[16] Lord, men live by these things; and my spirit finds life in all of them. You restore me, and cause me to live.
[17] Behold, for peace I had great anguish, but you have in love for my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for you have cast all my sins behind your back.
[18] For Sheol can’t praise you. Death can’t celebrate you. Those who go down into the pit can’t hope for your truth.
[19] The living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do today. The father shall make known your truth to the children.
[20] Yahweh will save me. Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments all the days of our life in Yahweh’s house.
[21] Now Isaiah had said, “Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a poultice on the boil, and he shall recover.”
[22] Hezekiah also had said, “What is the sign that I will go up to Yahweh’s house?”

Isaiah 38:10 Sheol is the place of the dead.
Isaiah 38:18 Sheol is the place of the dead.

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 38 (KJVS)

[1] In those days was Hezekiah sick () unto death (). And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came () unto him, and said () unto him, Thus saith () the LORD , Set thine house in order (): for thou shalt die (), and not live ().
[2] Then Hezekiah turned () his face toward the wall , and prayed () unto the LORD ,
[3] And said (), Remember () now, O LORD , 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 .
[4] Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah , saying (),
[5] Go (), and say () to Hezekiah , Thus saith () the LORD , 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 .
[6] And I will deliver () thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria : and I will defend () this city .
[7] And this [shall be] a sign unto thee from the LORD , that the LORD will do () this thing that he hath spoken ();
[8] Behold, I will bring again () the shadow of the degrees , which is gone down () in the sun dial of Ahaz , ten degrees backward . So the sun returned () ten degrees , by which degrees it was gone down ().
[9] The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah , when he had been sick (), and was recovered () of his sickness :
[10] I said () in the cutting off of my days , I shall go () to the gates of the grave : I am deprived () of the residue of my years .
[11] 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 .
[12] Mine age is departed (), and is removed () from me as a shepherd’s tent : I have cut off () like a weaver () my life : he will cut me off () with pining sickness : from day [even] to night wilt thou make an end () of me.
[13] I reckoned () till morning , [that], as a lion , so will he break () all my bones : from day [even] to night wilt thou make an end () of me.
[14] Like a crane [or] a swallow , so did I chatter (): I did mourn () as a dove : mine eyes fail () [with looking] upward : O LORD , I am oppressed ; undertake () for me.
[15] What shall I say ()? he hath both spoken () unto me, and himself hath done () [it]: I shall go softly () all my years in the bitterness of my soul .
[16] O Lord , by these [things men] live (), and in all these [things is] the life of my spirit : so wilt thou recover () me, and make me to live ().
[17] Behold, for peace 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 .
[18] For the grave cannot praise () thee, death can [not] celebrate () thee: they that go down () into the pit cannot hope () for thy truth .
[19] The living , the living , he shall praise () thee, as I [do] this day : the father to the children shall make known () thy truth .
[20] The LORD [was ready] to save () me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments () all the days of our life in the house of the LORD .
[21] For Isaiah had said (), Let them take () a lump of figs , and lay [it] for a plaister () upon the boil , and he shall recover ().
[22] Hezekiah also had said (), What [is] the sign that I shall go up () to the house of the LORD ?

Young’s Literal Translation

Isaiah 38 (YLT)

[1] In those days hath Hezekiah been sick unto death, and come in unto him doth Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, and saith unto him, ‘Thus said Jehovah: Give a charge to thy house, for thou art dying, and dost not live.’
[2] And Hezekiah turneth round his face unto the wall, and prayeth unto Jehovah,
[3] and saith, ‘I pray thee, O Jehovah, remember, I pray Thee, how I have walked habitually before Thee in truth, and with a perfect heart, and that which is good in thine eyes I have done;’ and Hezekiah weepeth-a great weeping.
[4] And a word of Jehovah is unto Isaiah, saying,
[5] Go, and thou hast said to Hezekiah, Thus said Jehovah, God of David thy father, ‘I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tear, lo, I am adding to thy days fifteen years,
[6] and out of the hand of the king of Asshur I deliver thee and this city, and have covered over this city.
[7] And this is to thee the sign from Jehovah, that Jehovah doth this thing that He hath spoken.
[8] Lo, I am bringing back the shadow of the degrees that it hath gone down on the degrees of Ahaz, by the sun, backward ten degrees:’ and the sun turneth back ten degrees in the degrees that it had gone down.
[9] A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah concerning his being sick, when he reviveth from his sickness:
[10] ‘I-I said in the cutting off of my days, I go in to the gates of Sheol, I have numbered the remnant of mine years.
[11] I said, I do not see Jah-Jah! In the land of the living, I do not behold man any more, With the inhabitants of the world.
[12] My sojourning hath departed, And been removed from me as a shepherd’s tent, I have drawn together, as a weaver, my life, By weakness it cutteth me off, From day unto night Thou dost end me.
[13] I have set Him till morning as a lion, So doth He break all my bones, From day unto night Thou dost end me.
[14] As a crane-a swallow-so I chatter, I mourn as a dove, Drawn up have been mine eyes on high, O Jehovah, oppression is on me, be my surety.
[15] -What do I say? seeing He said to me, And He Himself hath wrought, I go softly all my years for the bitterness of my soul.
[16] Lord, by these do men live, And by all in them is the life of my spirit, And Thou savest me, make me also to live,
[17] Lo, to peace He changed for me bitterness, And Thou hast delighted in my soul without corruption, For Thou hast cast behind Thy back all my sins.
[18] For Sheol doth not confess Thee, Death doth not praise Thee, Those going down to the pit hope not for Thy truth.
[19] The living, the living, he doth confess Thee.
[20] Like myself to-day-a father to sons Doth make known of Thy faithfulness, O Jehovah-to save me: And my songs we sing all days of our lives In the house of Jehovah.’
[21] And Isaiah saith, ‘Let them take a bunch of figs, and plaster over the ulcer, and he liveth.’
[22] And Hezekiah saith, ‘What is the sign that I go up to the house of Jehovah!’