Isaiah 38:9-20
Legacy Standard Bible
9 A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and [a]recovery:
10 I said, “(A)In the middle of my [b]life
I am to enter the (B)gates of Sheol;
I am to be (C)deprived of the rest of my years.”
11 I said, “I will not see Yah,
Yah (D)in the land of the living;
I will look on man no more among the inhabitants of the world.
12 Like a shepherd’s (E)tent my dwelling is pulled up and removed from me;
As a (F)weaver I (G)rolled up my life.
He (H)cuts me off from the loom;
From (I)day until night You make an end of me.
13 I soothed my soul until morning.
(J)Like a lion—so He (K)shatters all my bones;
From (L)day until night You make an end of me.
14 (M)Like a swallow, like a crane, so I chirped;
I (N)moan like a dove;
My (O)eyes look wistfully to the heights;
O Lord, I am oppressed, be my (P)security.
15 “(Q)What shall I say?
[c]Indeed, He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it;
I will (R)wander about all my years because of the (S)bitterness of my soul.
16 O Lord, (T)by these things men live,
And in all these is the life of my spirit;
[d](U)O restore me to health and (V)let me live!
17 Behold, for my own well-being I had great bitterness;
But it is You who has [e](W)held back my soul from the pit of [f]nothingness,
For You have (X)cast all my sins behind Your back.
18 For (Y)Sheol cannot thank You;
Death cannot praise You;
Those who go down (Z)to the pit cannot keep watch for Your truth.
19 It is the (AA)living, the living who give thanks to You, as I do today;
A (AB)father makes known to his sons about Your truth.
20 Yahweh is here to save me;
So we will (AC)play my songs on stringed instruments
(AD)All the days of our life (AE)at the house of Yahweh.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 38:9 Lit he lived after his illness
- Isaiah 38:10 Lit days
- Isaiah 38:15 DSS and Targum And what shall I say for He
- Isaiah 38:16 Lit You will
- Isaiah 38:17 As in some versions; Heb loved
- Isaiah 38:17 Or destruction
Isaiah 38:9-20
New American Standard Bible 1995
9 A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and [a]recovery:
10 I said, “(A)In the middle of my [b]life
I am to enter the (B)gates of Sheol;
I am to be (C)deprived of the rest of my years.”
11 I said, “I will not see the Lord,
The Lord (D)in the land of the living;
I will look on man no more among the inhabitants of the world.
12 “Like a shepherd’s (E)tent my dwelling is pulled up and removed from me;
As a (F)weaver I (G)rolled up my life.
He (H)cuts me off from the loom;
From (I)day until night You make an end of me.
13 “I composed my soul until morning.
(J)Like a lion—so He (K)breaks all my bones,
From (L)day until night You make an end of me.
14 “(M)Like a swallow, like a crane, so I twitter;
I (N)moan like a dove;
My (O)eyes look wistfully to the heights;
O Lord, I am oppressed, be my (P)security.
15 “(Q)What shall I say?
[c]For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it;
I will (R)wander about all my years because of the (S)bitterness of my soul.
16 “O Lord, (T)by these things men live,
And in all these is the life of my spirit;
[d](U)O restore me to health and (V)let me live!
17 “Lo, for my own welfare I had great bitterness;
It is You who has [e](W)kept my soul from the pit of [f]nothingness,
For You have (X)cast all my sins behind Your back.
18 “For (Y)Sheol cannot thank You,
Death cannot praise You;
Those who go down (Z)to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
19 “It is the (AA)living who give thanks to You, as I do today;
A (AB)father tells his sons about Your faithfulness.
20 “The Lord will surely save me;
So we will (AC)play my songs on stringed instruments
(AD)All the days of our life (AE)at the house of the Lord.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 38:9 Lit he lived after his illness
- Isaiah 38:10 Lit days
- Isaiah 38:15 Targum and DSS read And what shall I say for He
- Isaiah 38:16 Lit You will
- Isaiah 38:17 So some versions; Heb loved
- Isaiah 38:17 Or destruction
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