Isaiah 38:4

THE MESSAGE

Then God told Isaiah, "Go and speak with Hezekiah. Give him this Message from me, God , the God of your ancestor David: ‘I've heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Here's what I'll do: I'll add fifteen years to your life. And I'll save both you and this city from the king of Assyria. I have my hand on this city.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah:

Hebrew Names Version
Then came the word of the LORD to Yesha`yahu, saying,

King James Version
Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,

English Standard Version
Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah:

New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying,

New Century Version
Then the Lord spoke his word to Isaiah:

Amplified Bible
Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying,

World English Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh to Isaiah, saying,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then came the worde of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to Isaiah, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
And the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying,

Contemporary English Version
Then the Lord sent me

Complete Jewish Bible
Then the word of Adonai came to Yesha‘yahu:

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came to Isaiah, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Isaiah received this message from the Lord :

George Lamsa Translation
Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying,

Good News Translation
Then the Lord commanded Isaiah

Lexham English Bible
Then the word of Yahweh came to Isaiah, saying,

Literal Translation
Then the Word of Jehovah was to Isaiah, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The sayde God vnto Esay:

American Standard Version
Then came the word of Jehovah to Isaiah, saying,

Bible in Basic English
Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying:

King James Version (1611)
Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde God vnto Esai,

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to Esaias, saying, Go, and say to Ezekias,

English Revised Version
Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to Isaie, and seide,

Update Bible Version
Then the word of Yahweh came to Isaiah, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,

New English Translation
The Lord told Isaiah,

New King James Version
And the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying,

New Living Translation
Then this message came to Isaiah from the Lord :

New Life Bible
Then the Word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying,

New Revised Standard
Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then came the word of Yahweh unto, Isaiah, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to Isaias, saying:

Revised Standard Version
Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah:

Young's Literal Translation
And a word of Jehovah is unto Isaiah, saying,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying,

Contextual Overview

¹ At that time, Hezekiah got sick. He was about to die. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and said, " God says, ‘Prepare your affairs and your family. This is it: You're going to die. You're not going to get well.'" ²Hezekiah turned away from Isaiah and, facing the wall, prayed to God : " God , please, I beg you: Remember how I've lived my life. I've lived faithfully in your presence, lived out of a heart that was totally yours. You've seen how I've lived, the good that I have done." And Hezekiah wept as he prayed—painful tears. ⁴Then God told Isaiah, "Go and speak with Hezekiah. Give him this Message from me, God , the God of your ancestor David: ‘I've heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Here's what I'll do: I'll add fifteen years to your life. And I'll save both you and this city from the king of Assyria. I have my hand on this city. ⁷"‘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.

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Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 32:24 - gave him a sign

Cross-References

Genesis 46:12
Judah's sons: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (Er and Onan had already died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

Numbers 26:19
Er and Onan were sons of Judah who died early on in Canaan. The sons of Judah by clans: Shelah and the Shelanite clan, Perez and the Perezite clan, Zerah and the Zerahite clan. The sons of Perez: Hezron and the Hezronite clan, Hamul and the Hamulite clan. These were the clans of Judah. They numbered 76,500.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah,.... Before he had got out into the middle court, 2 Kings 20:4:

saying, as follows:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then came the word of the Lord - In the parallel place in 2 Kings 20:4, it is said, ‘And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the Lord came unto him.’ That is, the message of God name to Isaiah before he had left Hezekiah; or as soon as he had offered his prayer. This circumstance is omitted by Isaiah on the revision of his narrative which we have before us. But there is no contradiction. In this place it is implied that the message came to him soon, or immediately.