Isaiah 38 - Compare Translations
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Isaiah 38:1
KJVIn those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
WEBIn those days was Hezekiah sick and near death. Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Set your house in order, for you will die, and not live.’”
YLTIn those days hath Hezekiah been sick unto death, and come in unto him doth Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, and saith unto him, `Thus said Jehovah: Give a charge to thy house, for thou [art] dying, and dost not live.'
Isaiah 38:2
KJVThen Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord,
WEBThen Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh,
YLTAnd Hezekiah turneth round his face unto the wall, and prayeth unto Jehovah,
Isaiah 38:3
KJVAnd said, Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.
WEBand said, “Remember now, Yahweh, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight.” Hezekiah wept bitterly.
YLTand saith, `I pray thee, O Jehovah, remember, I pray Thee, how I have walked habitually before Thee in truth, and with a perfect heart, and that which [is] good in thine eyes I have done;' and Hezekiah weepeth -- a great weeping.
Isaiah 38:4
KJVThen came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,
WEBThen Yahweh’s word came to Isaiah, saying,
YLTAnd a word of Jehovah is unto Isaiah, saying,
Isaiah 38:5
KJVGo, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
WEB“Go, and tell Hezekiah, ‘Yahweh, the God of David your father, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.
YLTGo, and thou hast said to Hezekiah, Thus said Jehovah, God of David thy father, `I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tear, lo, I am adding to thy days fifteen years,
Isaiah 38:6
KJVAnd I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.
WEBI will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city.
YLTand out of the hand of the king of Asshur I deliver thee and this city, and have covered over this city.
Isaiah 38:7
KJVAnd this shall be a sign unto thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken;
WEBThis shall be the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this thing that he has spoken.
YLTAnd this [is] to thee the sign from Jehovah, that Jehovah doth this thing that He hath spoken.
Isaiah 38:8
KJVBehold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.
WEBBehold, I will cause the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down on the sundial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps. So the sun returned ten steps on the sundial on which it had gone down.”’”
YLTLo, I am bringing back the shadow of the degrees that it hath gone down on the degrees of Ahaz, by the sun, backward ten degrees:' and the sun turneth back ten degrees in the degrees that it had gone down.
Isaiah 38:9
KJVThe writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:
WEBThe writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and had recovered of his sickness.
YLTA writing of Hezekiah king of Judah concerning his being sick, when he reviveth from his sickness:
Isaiah 38:10
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Isaiah 38:11
KJVI said, I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
WEBI said, “I won’t see Yah,
YLTI said, I do not see Jah -- Jah! In the land of the living, I do not behold man any more, With the inhabitants of the world.
Isaiah 38:12
KJVMine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
WEBMy dwelling is removed,
YLTMy sojourning hath departed, And been removed from me as a shepherd's tent, I have drawn together, as a weaver, my life, By weakness it cutteth me off, From day unto night Thou dost end me.
Isaiah 38:13
KJVI reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me.
WEBI waited patiently until morning.
YLTI have set [Him] till morning as a lion, So doth He break all my bones, From day unto night Thou dost end me.
Isaiah 38:14
KJVLike a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
WEBI chattered like a swallow or a crane.
YLTAs a crane -- a swallow -- so I chatter, I mourn as a dove, Drawn up have been mine eyes on high, O Jehovah, oppression [is] on me, be my surety.
Isaiah 38:15
KJVWhat shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
WEBWhat will I say?
YLT-- What do I say? seeing He said to me, And He Himself hath wrought, I go softly all my years for the bitterness of my soul.
Isaiah 38:16
KJVO Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.
WEBLord, men live by these things;
YLTLord, by these do [men] live, And by all in them [is] the life of my spirit, And Thou savest me, make me also to live,
Isaiah 38:17
KJVBehold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
WEBBehold, for peace I had great anguish,
YLTLo, to peace He changed for me bitterness, And Thou hast delighted in my soul without corruption, For Thou hast cast behind Thy back all my sins.
Isaiah 38:18
KJVFor the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
WEBFor Sheol can’t praise you.
YLTFor Sheol doth not confess Thee, Death doth not praise Thee, Those going down to the pit hope not for Thy truth.
Isaiah 38:19
KJVThe living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
WEBThe living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do today.
YLTThe living, the living, he doth confess Thee.
Isaiah 38:20
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Isaiah 38:21
KJVFor Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.
WEBNow Isaiah had said, “Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a poultice on the boil, and he shall recover.”
YLTAnd Isaiah saith, `Let them take a bunch of figs, and plaster over the ulcer, and he liveth.'
Isaiah 38:22
KJVHezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?
WEBHezekiah also had said, “What is the sign that I will go up to Yahweh’s house?”
YLTAnd Hezekiah saith, `What [is] the sign that I go up to the house of Jehovah!'
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