Isaiah 38:1-8

Lexham English Bible

Hezekiah’s Illness

38 In those days, Hezekiah became sick to death, and Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, came to him and said to him, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘Order your house, for you are about to die, and you shall not recover.’” ² Then^[a] Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh, ³ and he said, “O Yahweh, please remember how^[b] I have walked before your presence^[c] in faithfulness with a whole heart, and I have done the good in your eyes!” And Hezekiah wept with great weeping.

⁴ Then^[d] the word of Yahweh came^[e] to Isaiah, saying, ⁵ “Go and say to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your ancestor:^[f] “I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I am going to^[g] add fifteen years to your days. ⁶ And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.”’

⁷ And this is the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this thing that he has spoken: ⁸ Look! I will cause the shadow of the steps, which it had gone down on the steps of Ahaz with the sun, to turn backwards ten steps.” And the sun turned back ten steps on the steps which it had gone down.