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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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

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?

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 38 (BYZ)

[1] εγενετο δε εν τω καιρω εκεινω εμαλακισθη εζεκιας εως θανατου και ηλθεν προς αυτον ησαιας υιος αμως ο προφητης και ειπεν προς αυτον ταδε λεγει κυριος ταξαι περι του οικου σου αποθνησκεις γαρ συ και ου ζηση
[2] και απεστρεψεν εζεκιας το προσωπον αυτου προς τον τοιχον και προσηυξατο προς κυριον
[3] λεγων μνησθητι κυριε ως επορευθην ενωπιον σου μετα αληθειας εν καρδια αληθινη και τα αρεστα ενωπιον σου εποιησα και εκλαυσεν εζεκιας κλαυθμω μεγαλω
[4] και εγενετο λογος κυριου προς ησαιαν λεγων
[5] πορευθητι και ειπον εζεκια ταδε λεγει κυριος ο θεος δαυιδ του πατρος σου ηκουσα της φωνης της προσευχης σου και ειδον τα δακρυα σου ιδου προστιθημι προς τον χρονον σου ετη δεκα πεντε
[6] και εκ χειρος βασιλεως ασσυριων σωσω σε και υπερ της πολεως ταυτης υπερασπιω
[7] τουτο δε σοι το σημειον παρα κυριου οτι ο θεος ποιησει το ρημα τουτο
[8] την σκιαν των αναβαθμων ους κατεβη ο ηλιος τους δεκα αναβαθμους του οικου του πατρος σου αποστρεψω τον ηλιον τους δεκα αναβαθμους και ανεβη ο ηλιος τους δεκα αναβαθμους ους κατεβη η σκια
[9] προσευχη εζεκιου βασιλεως της ιουδαιας ηνικα εμαλακισθη και ανεστη εκ της μαλακιας αυτου
[10] εγω ειπα εν τω υψει των ημερων μου εν πυλαις αδου καταλειψω τα ετη τα επιλοιπα
[11] ειπα ουκετι μη ιδω το σωτηριον του θεου επι της γης ουκετι μη ιδω ανθρωπον
[12] εκ της συγγενειας μου κατελιπον το λοιπον της ζωης μου εξηλθεν και απηλθεν απ εμου ωσπερ ο καταλυων σκηνην πηξας το πνευμα μου παρ εμοι εγενετο ως ιστος εριθου εγγιζουσης εκτεμειν εν τη ημερα εκεινη παρεδοθην
[13] εως πρωι ως λεοντι ουτως τα οστα μου συνετριψεν απο γαρ της ημερας εως της νυκτος παρεδοθην
[14] ως χελιδων ουτως φωνησω και ως περιστερα ουτως μελετησω εξελιπον γαρ μου οι οφθαλμοι του βλεπειν εις το υψος του ουρανου προς τον κυριον ος εξειλατο με
[15] και αφειλατο μου την οδυνην της ψυχης
[16] κυριε περι αυτης γαρ ανηγγελη σοι και εξηγειρας μου την πνοην και παρακληθεις εζησα
[17] ειλου γαρ μου την ψυχην ινα μη αποληται και απερριψας οπισω μου πασας τας αμαρτιας μου
[18] ου γαρ οι εν αδου αινεσουσιν σε ουδε οι αποθανοντες ευλογησουσιν σε ουδε ελπιουσιν οι εν αδου την ελεημοσυνην σου
[19] οι ζωντως ευλογησουσιν σε ον τροπον καγω απο γαρ της σημερον παιδια ποιησω α αναγγελουσιν την δικαιοσυνην σου
[20] κυριε της σωτηριας μου και ου παυσομαι ευλογων σε μετα ψαλτηριου πασας τας ημερας της ζωης μου κατεναντι του οικου του θεου
[21] και ειπεν ησαιας προς εζεκιαν λαβε παλαθην εκ συκων και τριψον και καταπλασαι και υγιης εση
[22] και ειπεν εζεκιας τουτο το σημειον οτι αναβησομαι εις τον οικον κυριου του θεου