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Isaiah 38:1 (show verse)
In those days Hezekiah was ill and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, The Lord says, Put your house in order; for your death is near.
Isaiah 38:2 (show verse)
And Hezekiah, turning his face to the wall, made his prayer to the Lord, saying,
Isaiah 38:3 (show verse)
O Lord, keep in mind how I have been true to you with all my heart, and have done what is good in your eyes. And Hezekiah gave way to bitter weeping.
Disease » Instances of » In answer to prayer » Of hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » Sickness and restoration of
natural Life » Sometimes prolonged, in answer to prayer
Obedience » Instances of » hezekiah
Prayer » Brevity in prayer examples of brief prayers » Hezekiah, when sick
Sickness » Saints » Pray for recovery from
Sincerity » Exemplified » hezekiah
Sincerity » Exemplified » By hezekiah
Tears » Observed by God
Weeping » Instances of » Of hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » Sickness and restoration of
natural Life » Sometimes prolonged, in answer to prayer
Obedience » Instances of » hezekiah
Prayer » Brevity in prayer examples of brief prayers » Hezekiah, when sick
Sickness » Saints » Pray for recovery from
Sincerity » Exemplified » hezekiah
Sincerity » Exemplified » By hezekiah
Tears » Observed by God
Weeping » Instances of » Of hezekiah
Isaiah 38:4 (show verse)
Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying,
Disease » Instances of » In answer to prayer » Of hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » Sickness and restoration of
natural Life » Sometimes prolonged, in answer to prayer
Prophecy » Respecting individuals, see under their names » the word of the lord came to," etc., To » Isaiah
Tears » Observed by God
hezekiah » King of judah » Sickness and restoration of
natural Life » Sometimes prolonged, in answer to prayer
Prophecy » Respecting individuals, see under their names » the word of the lord came to," etc., To » Isaiah
Tears » Observed by God
Isaiah 38:5 (show verse)
Go to Hezekiah, and say, The Lord, the God of David, your father, says, Your prayer has come to my ears, and I have seen your weeping: see, I will give you fifteen more years of life.
Isaiah 38:6 (show verse)
And I will keep you and this town safe from the hands of the king of Assyria: and I will keep watch over this town.
Isaiah 38:7 (show verse)
And Isaiah said, This is the sign the Lord will give you, that he will do what he has said:
Isaiah 38:8 (show verse)
See, I will make the shade which has gone down on the steps of Ahaz with the sun, go back ten steps. So the shade went back the ten steps by which it had gone down.
Ahaz » King of judah, son and successor of jotham » Sundial of
Disease » Instances of » In answer to prayer » Of hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
hezekiah » King of judah » Sickness and restoration of
Sun » Shadow of went back on the sun-dial of ahaz
The sun » General references to
Symbols and similitudes » Shadow on ahaz' sun-dial
Time » Indicated by a sun-dial
Disease » Instances of » In answer to prayer » Of hezekiah
hezekiah » King of judah » Prophecies concerning
hezekiah » King of judah » Sickness and restoration of
Sun » Shadow of went back on the sun-dial of ahaz
The sun » General references to
Symbols and similitudes » Shadow on ahaz' sun-dial
Time » Indicated by a sun-dial
Isaiah 38:9 (show verse)
The writing of Hezekiah, king of Judah, after he had been ill, and had got better from his disease.
Isaiah 38:10 (show verse)
I said, In the quiet of my days I am going down into the underworld: the rest of my years are being taken away from me.
Isaiah 38:11 (show verse)
I said, I will not see the Lord, even the Lord in the land of the living: I will not see man again or those living in the world.
Isaiah 38:12 (show verse)
My resting-place is pulled up and taken away from me like a herdsman's tent: my life is rolled up like a linen-worker's thread; I am cut off from the cloth on the frame: from day even to night you give me up to pain.
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Life » Uncertainty of physical » Like a weaver's web
Life » Brief » Like a weaver's web
natural Life » Is compared to » A thread cut by the weaver
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Shepherds » Dwelt in tents while tending their flocks
Sickness » Saints » Acknowledge that, comes from God
Tent » By shepherds
Tents » Were used by » Shepherds while tending their flocks
Tents » Ease and rapidity of their removal, alluded to
Time » Brevity of » Like a weaver's web
Life » Uncertainty of physical » Like a weaver's web
Life » Brief » Like a weaver's web
natural Life » Is compared to » A thread cut by the weaver
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Shepherds » Dwelt in tents while tending their flocks
Sickness » Saints » Acknowledge that, comes from God
Tent » By shepherds
Tents » Were used by » Shepherds while tending their flocks
Tents » Ease and rapidity of their removal, alluded to
Time » Brevity of » Like a weaver's web
Isaiah 38:13 (show verse)
I am crying out with pain till the morning; it is as if a lion was crushing all my bones.
Isaiah 38:14 (show verse)
I make cries like a bird; I give out sounds of grief like a dove: my eyes are looking up with desire; O Lord, I am crushed, take up my cause.
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Swallows
Birds » Clean » Crane
Birds » Clean » Swallow
Crane » An amphibious bird
Doves » Illustrative » Of mourners
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Life » What man lives by
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Oppression » Prayers against
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Sickness » Saints » Mourn under, with prayer
Swallow » Chattering of, figurative of the mourning of the afflicted
Birds » Clean » Crane
Birds » Clean » Swallow
Crane » An amphibious bird
Doves » Illustrative » Of mourners
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Life » What man lives by
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Oppression » Prayers against
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Sickness » Saints » Mourn under, with prayer
Swallow » Chattering of, figurative of the mourning of the afflicted
Isaiah 38:15 (show verse)
What am I to say? seeing that it is he who has done it: all my time of sleeping I am turning from side to side without rest.
Isaiah 38:16 (show verse)
O Lord, for this cause I am waiting for you, give rest to my spirit: make me well again, and let me come back to life.
Isaiah 38:17 (show verse)
See, in place of peace my soul had bitter sorrow. but you have kept back my soul from the underworld; for you have put all my sins out of your memory.
Corruption » Figurative » Of sin
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Hope » Who cannot hope for the truth of the lord
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Forgiving sin
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Pardon » Exemplified » hezekiah
Praise » Who does not praise the lord
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Sickness » God » Exhibits his love in healing
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Hope » Who cannot hope for the truth of the lord
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Forgiving sin
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Pardon » Exemplified » hezekiah
Praise » Who does not praise the lord
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Sickness » God » Exhibits his love in healing
Isaiah 38:18 (show verse)
For the underworld is not able to give you praise, death gives you no honour: for those who go down into the underworld there is no hope in your mercy.
death » Preparation for
death » The Dead
natural Death » When averted for a season, is a motive to increased devotedness
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Hope » Life is the season of
Hope » Who cannot hope for the truth of the lord
natural Life » Is compared to » A shepherd's tent removed
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Praise » Who does not praise the lord
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
death » The Dead
natural Death » When averted for a season, is a motive to increased devotedness
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Hope » Life is the season of
Hope » Who cannot hope for the truth of the lord
natural Life » Is compared to » A shepherd's tent removed
Murmuring » Instances of » hezekiah
Praise » Who does not praise the lord
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Isaiah 38:19 (show verse)
The living, the living man, he will give you praise, as I do this day: the father will give the story of your mercy to his children.
Children » Parents, duty to » To train
death » Preparation for
Duty » Parents » To train
Fathers » Duties of » To train
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Home » special duties of parents » To train
Missionaries » In the family
Parents » Their duty to their children is » To instruct them in God's word
Parents » Duty » To train
Praise » Exemplified » hezekiah
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Sickness » Saints » Praise God for recovery from
Social duties » Parental parental duties » To train
Truth » Of God » Make known, to others
the Truth of God » We should » Make known, to others
death » Preparation for
Duty » Parents » To train
Fathers » Duties of » To train
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Home » special duties of parents » To train
Missionaries » In the family
Parents » Their duty to their children is » To instruct them in God's word
Parents » Duty » To train
Praise » Exemplified » hezekiah
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Sickness » Saints » Praise God for recovery from
Social duties » Parental parental duties » To train
Truth » Of God » Make known, to others
the Truth of God » We should » Make known, to others
Isaiah 38:20 (show verse)
O Lord, quickly be my saviour; so we will make my songs to corded instruments all the days of our lives in the house of the Lord.
natural Death » When averted for a season, is a motive to increased devotedness
Harp » A stringed instrument of music
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Sickness » Saints » Thank God publicly for recovery from
Sickness » Saints » Ascribe recovery from, to God
Harp » A stringed instrument of music
hezekiah » King of judah » His psalm of thanksgiving
Psalms » Of hezekiah, celebrating deliverance from death
Sickness » Saints » Thank God publicly for recovery from
Sickness » Saints » Ascribe recovery from, to God
Isaiah 38:21 (show verse)
And Isaiah said, Let them take a cake of figs, and put it on the diseased place, and he will get well.
Isaiah 38:22 (show verse)
And Hezekiah said, What is the sign that I will go up to the house of the Lord?