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Isaiah 38:7

This is the sign to you from the Lord that he will do what he has promised:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Disease;   Hezekiah;   Symbols and Similitudes;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Dial;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hezekiah;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Death;   Sign;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Hezekiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ararat;   Dial;   Hezekiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hezekiah;   Sun;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he has spoken:
King James Version
And this shall be a sign unto thee from the Lord , that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken;
English Standard Version
"This shall be the sign to you from the Lord , that the Lord will do this thing that he has promised:
New American Standard Bible
"And this shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will perform this word that He has spoken:
New Century Version
"‘The Lord will do what he says. This is the sign from the Lord to show you:
Amplified Bible
"This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that He has spoken:
World English Bible
This shall be the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this thing that he has spoken:
Geneva Bible (1587)
And this signe shalt thou haue of ye Lord, that ye Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken,
Legacy Standard Bible
"Now this shall be the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this word that He has spoken:
Berean Standard Bible
This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised:
Contemporary English Version
Now I will prove to you that I will keep my promise.
Complete Jewish Bible
The sign for you from Adonai that Adonai will do what he said is
Darby Translation
And this [shall be] the sign to thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do this thing that he hath spoken:
Easy-to-Read Version
This is the sign from the Lord to show you that he will do what he says:
George Lamsa Translation
And this shall be a sign to you from the LORD that the LORD will do this thing that he has spoken:
Good News Translation
Isaiah replied, "The Lord will give you a sign to prove that he will keep his promise.
Lexham English Bible
And this is the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this thing that he has spoken:
Literal Translation
So this shall be the sign to you from Jehovah, that Jehovah shall do this thing that He has spoken:
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And take the this token of the LORDE, yt he will do it, as he hath spoken:
American Standard Version
And this shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do this thing that he hath spoken:
Bible in Basic English
And Isaiah said, This is the sign the Lord will give you, that he will do what he has said:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And this shall be the sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that He hath spoken:
King James Version (1611)
And this shall be a signe vnto thee from the Lord, that the Lord will doe this thing that he hath spoken.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And take thee this token of the Lord, that he wyll do it as he hath spoken.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And this shall be a sign to thee from the Lord, that God will do this thing;
English Revised Version
And this shall he the sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe this schal be to thee a signe of the Lord, that the Lord schal do this word, which he spak.
Update Bible Version
And this shall be the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this thing that he has spoken:
Webster's Bible Translation
And this [shall be] a sign to thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;
New English Translation
Isaiah replied, "This is your sign from the Lord confirming that the Lord will do what he has said:
New King James Version
And this is the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing which He has spoken:
New Living Translation
"‘And this is the sign from the Lord to prove that he will do as he promised:
New Life Bible
"This is the special thing for you to see from the Lord, that the Lord will do what He has said:
New Revised Standard
"This is the sign to you from the Lord , that the Lord will do this thing that he has promised:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, this, to thee, shall be the sign from Yahweh, - that Yahweh will do this thing which he hath spoken: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And this shall be a sign to thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this word which he hath spoken:
Revised Standard Version
"This is the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he has promised:
Young's Literal Translation
And this [is] to thee the sign from Jehovah, that Jehovah doth this thing that He hath spoken.
THE MESSAGE
"‘And this is your confirming sign, confirming that I, God , will do exactly what I have promised. Watch for this: As the sun goes down and the shadow lengthens on the sundial of Ahaz, I'm going to reverse the shadow ten notches on the dial.'" And that's what happened: The declining sun's shadow reversed ten notches on the dial.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that He has spoken:

Contextual Overview

1In those days Hezekiah became terminally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Set your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’” 2Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord. 3He said, “Please, Lord, remember how I have walked before you faithfully and wholeheartedly, and have done what pleases you.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah: 5“Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I am going to add fifteen years to your life. 6And I will rescue you and this city from the grasp of the king of Assyria; I will defend this city. 7This is the sign to you from the Lord that he will do what he has promised: 8I am going to make the sun’s shadow that goes down on the stairway of Ahaz go back by ten steps.’” So the sun’s shadow went back the ten steps it had descended.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Isaiah 38:22, Isaiah 7:11-14, Isaiah 37:30, Genesis 9:13, Judges 6:17-22, Judges 6:37-39, 2 Kings 20:8-21

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 10:9 - and all those signs 2 Kings 20:9 - This sign

Cross-References

Genesis 6:8
Noah, however, found favor with the Lord.
Genesis 13:13
(Now the men of Sodom were evil, sinning immensely against the Lord.)
Genesis 19:13
for we are about to destroy this place because the outcry against its people is so great before the Lord, that the Lord has sent us to destroy it.”
Genesis 46:12
Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.
Numbers 26:19
Judah’s sons included Er and Onan, but they died in the land of Canaan.
1 Chronicles 2:3
Judah’s sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite woman. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was evil in the Lord’s sight, so he put him to death.
2 Chronicles 33:6
He passed his sons through the fire in Ben Hinnom Valley. He practiced witchcraft, divination, and sorcery, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did a huge amount of evil in the Lord’s sight, angering him.
Psalms 55:23
God, you will bring them downto the Pit of destruction;men of bloodshed and treacherywill not live out half their days.But I will trust in you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And this shall be a sign unto thee from the Lord,.... And which it seems Hezekiah asked, and it was put to him which he would choose, whether the shadow on the sundial should go forward or backward ten degrees, and he chose the latter, 2 Kings 20:8, which was a token confirming and assuring

that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken; recover Hezekiah from his sickness, so that on the third day he should go up to the temple; have fifteen years added to his days; and the city of Jerusalem protected from the attempts of the Assyrian monarch.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And this shall be a sign unto thee - That is, a sign, or proof that God would do what he had promised, and that Hezekiah would recover and be permitted to go again to the temple of the Lord Isa 38:22; 2 Kings 20:8. On the meaning of the word ‘sign,’ see Isaiah 7:11, note; Isaiah 7:14, note; compare the note at Isaiah 37:30. The promise was, that he should be permitted to go to the temple in three days 2 Kings 20:5.


 
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