Isaiah 38:9

Translations

Modern

This is a writing by Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:

Traditional

The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:

Literal

The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, in his being sick and restored to life from his sickness:

Latin

Scriptura Ezechiæ, regis Juda, cum ægrotasset et convaluisset de infirmitate sua.

Original

Hebrew

English

This is a writing by Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:

Notes

Isaiah 38:1–9

The story of Hezekiah’s healing connects two events. It links the extension of Hezekiah’s life with Jerusalem’s rescue from the Assyrians.

These events happened before Jerusalem was saved. However, the book places them in this order because of their theme, not their time sequence. One main theme is the power of prayer (see Isaiah 37:14–20; 38:2–3). The Lord truly listens.

Hezekiah learned to trust God. His father, Ahaz, had refused to trust the Lord. Because Hezekiah trusted God, Judah and Jerusalem were spared complete destruction by the Assyrians.

Still, Hezekiah was not the promised Messiah, the Son of David (Isaiah 7:14; 9:1–7; 11:1–16; 16:5; 32:1; 33:17–22). He was a faithful king, but he was also human and would die. His failures and his sickness (chapters 38–39) prepare the reader for the coming of the true Messiah described in chapters 40–66.

Isaiah 38:9–20

Hezekiah’s poem includes both lament (Isaiah 38:9–14) and praise (38:15–20). The praise remains restrained until the final verse.

Theme notes and profiles

Hezekiah Isaiah Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Job 5:18
For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
Psalm 18:1
For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
Psalm 118:18–19
The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.
Deuteronomy 32:39
See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
1 Samuel 2:1–10
At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
Hosea 6:1–2
Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
Jonah 2:1–9
From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
Judges 5:1–31
On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
2 Chronicles 29:30
Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.
Exodus 15:1–21
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
Psalm 30:11–12
You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
Isaiah 12:1–6
In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.

People

Hezekiah: A righteous king of Judah Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Glossary

Hezekiah History of Israel Inscriptions Isaiah, Book of Kings, Books of First and Second Miktam Miracle

Topics

Hezekiah: King of Judah: His Psalm of Thanksgiving Psalms of Hezekiah, Celebrating Deliverance from Death Sickness: God: Heals

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