Isaiah 38 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Then the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 came ^H1961 to Isaiah ^H3470, saying ^H559,

“And this ^H2088 shall be the sign ^H226 to you from the LORD ^H3068, that the LORD ^H3068 will perform ^H6213 this ^H2088 word ^H1697 that He has spoken ^H1696:

This is a writing ^H4385 of Hezekiah ^H2396 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 after his illness ^H2483 and [fn]recovery ^H2421:

I said ^H559, “In the middle ^H1824 of my [fn]life ^H3117

I am to enter ^H1980 the gates ^H8179 of Sheol ^H7585;

I have been deprived ^H6485 of the rest ^H3499 of my years ^H8141.”

I said ^H559, “I will not see ^H7200 the LORD ^H3050,

The LORD ^H3050 in the land ^H776 of the living ^H2416;

I will no ^H3808 longer ^H5750 look ^H5027 on mankind ^H120 among ^H5973 the inhabitants ^H3427 of the world ^H2465.

“Like a shepherd’s ^H7473 tent ^H168 my dwelling ^H1755 is pulled ^H5265 up ^H5265 and removed ^H1540 from me;

As a weaver ^H707 I rolled ^H7088 up my life ^H2416.

He cuts ^H1214 me off ^H1214 from the loom ^H1803;

From day ^H3117 until ^H5704 night ^H3915 You make ^H7999 an end ^H7999 of me.

“I composed ^H7737 my soul until ^H5704 morning ^H1242.

Like a lion ^H738—so ^H3651 He breaks ^H7665 all ^H3605 my bones ^H6106,

From day ^H3117 until ^H5704 night ^H3915 You make ^H7999 an end ^H7999 of me.

“Like a swallow ^H5483, like a crane ^H5693, so ^H3651 I twitter ^H6850;

I moan ^H1897 like a dove ^H3123;

My eyes ^H5869 look ^H1809 wistfully ^H1809 to the heights ^H4791;

Lord ^H3068, I am oppressed ^H6234, be ^H6148 my security ^H6148.

“What ^H4100 shall I say ^H1696?

[fn]For He has spoken ^H559 to me, and He Himself ^H1931 has done ^H6213 it;

I will walk ^H1718 [fn]quietly ^H1718 all ^H3605 my years ^H8141 because ^H5921 of the bitterness ^H4751 of my soul ^H5315.

“Lord ^H136, by these things people live ^H2421,

And in all ^H3605 these is the life ^H2416 of my spirit ^H7307;

[fn]Restore ^H2492 me to ^H2492 health ^H2492 and let me live ^H2421!

“Behold ^H2009, for my own welfare ^H7965 I had great ^H4751 bitterness ^H4751;

But You have [fn]kept ^H2820 my soul ^H5315 from the pit ^H7845 of [fn]nothingness ^H1097,

For You have hurled ^H7993 all ^H3605 my sins ^H2399 behind ^H310 Your back ^H1460.

“For Sheol ^H7585 cannot ^H3808 thank ^H3034 You,

Death ^H4194 cannot praise ^H1984 You;

Those who go ^H3381 down ^H3381 to the pit ^H953 cannot ^H3808 hope ^H7663 for Your faithfulness ^H571.

“It is the living ^H2416 who give ^H3034 thanks ^H3034 to You, as I do today ^H3117;

A father ^H1 tells ^H3045 his sons ^H1121 about ^H413 Your faithfulness ^H571.

“The LORD ^H3068 is certain to save ^H3467 me;

So we will play ^H5059 my songs ^H5058 on ^H5058 stringed ^H5058 instruments ^H5058

All ^H3605 the days ^H3117 of our life ^H2416 at the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068.”

Now Isaiah ^H3470 had said ^H559, “Have them take ^H5375 a cake ^H1690 of figs ^H8384 and apply ^H4799 it to the boil ^H7822, so that he may recover ^H2421.”