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Good News Translation

Isaiah 38:7

Isaiah replied, "The Lord will give you a sign to prove that he will keep his promise.

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

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

1 About this time King Hezekiah became sick and almost died. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to see him and said to him, "The Lord tells you that you are to put everything in order because you will not recover. Get ready to die." 2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed: 3 "Remember, Lord , that I have served you faithfully and loyally, and that I have always tried to do what you wanted me to." And he began to cry bitterly. 4 Then the Lord commanded Isaiah 5 to go back to Hezekiah and say to him, "I, the Lord , the God of your ancestor David, have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will let you live fifteen years longer. 6 I will rescue you and this city of Jerusalem from the emperor of Assyria, and I will continue to protect the city." Isaiah told the king to put a paste made of figs on his boil, and he would get well. Then King Hezekiah asked, "What is the sign to prove that I will be able to go to the Temple?" 7 Isaiah replied, "The Lord will give you a sign to prove that he will keep his promise. 8 On the stairway built by King Ahaz, the Lord will make the shadow go back ten steps." And the shadow moved back ten steps.

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
But the Lord was pleased with Noah.
Genesis 13:13
whose people were wicked and sinned against the Lord .
Genesis 19:13
because we are going to destroy this place. The Lord has heard the terrible accusations against these people and has sent us to destroy Sodom."
Genesis 46:12
Judah and his sons: Shelah, Perez, and Zerah. (Judah's other sons, Er and Onan, had died in Canaan.) Perez' sons were Hezron and Hamul.
Numbers 26:19
The tribe of Judah: the clans of Shelah, Perez, Zerah, Hezron, and Hamul. (Two of Judah's sons, Er and Onan, had died in the land of Canaan.)
1 Chronicles 2:3
Judah had five sons in all. By his wife Bathshua, a Canaanite, he had three sons: Er, Onan, and Shelah. His oldest son, Er, was so evil that the Lord killed him.
2 Chronicles 33:6
He sacrificed his sons in Hinnom Valley as burnt offerings. He practiced divination and magic and consulted fortunetellers and mediums. He sinned greatly against the Lord and stirred up his anger.
Psalms 55:23
But you, O God, will bring those murderers and liars to their graves before half their life is over. As for me, 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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