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Isaiah 38:7-9
1599 Geneva Bible
Isaiah 38:7-9
1599 Geneva Bible
7 And [a]this sign shalt thou have of the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken,
8 Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees (whereby it is gone down in the dial of Ahaz by the [b]sun) ten degrees backward: so the sun returned by ten degrees, by the which degrees it was gone down.
9 [c]The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness.
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- Isaiah 38:7 For Hezekiah had asked for the confirmation of his faith, a sign, as verse 22, and 2 Kings 20:8, whereunto he was moved by the singular motion of God’s spirit.
- Isaiah 38:8 Read 2 Kings 20:10.
- Isaiah 38:9 He left this song of his lamentation and thanksgiving to all posterity, as a monument of his own infirmity and thankful heart for God’s benefits, as David did, Ps. 51.
Isaiah 38:7-9
New International Version
Isaiah 38:7-9
New International Version
7 “‘This is the Lord’s sign(A) to you that the Lord will do what he has promised: 8 I will make the shadow cast by the sun go back the ten steps it has gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.’” So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had gone down.(B)
9 A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:
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