Isaiah 38:10
I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
Isaiah 38:10 in other translations
| BSB | I said, “In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol and be deprived of the remainder of my years.” |
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| WEB | I said, “In the middle of my life I go into the gates of Sheol. I am deprived of the residue of my years.” |
| ASV | I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the residue of my years. |
| YLT | ‘I--I said in the cutting off of my days, I go in to the gates of Sheol, I have numbered the remnant of mine years. |
| DARBY | I said, In the meridian of my days I shall go to the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the rest of my years. |
| BBE | I said, In the quiet of my days I am going down into the underworld: the rest of my years are being taken away from me. |
| Webster | I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years. |
What does Isaiah 38:10 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 38:9-20
9-20. The prayer and thanksgiving song of Hezekiah is only given here, not in the parallel passages of Second Kings and Second Chronicles. Is 38:9 is the heading or inscription.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 38:9-22
We have here Hezekiah's thanksgiving. It is well for us to remember the mercies we receive in sickness. Hezekiah records the condition he was in. He dwells upon this; I shall no more see the Lord. A good man wishes not to live for any other end than that he may serve God, and have communion with him. Our present residence is like that of a shepherd in his hut, a poor, mean, and cold lodging, and with a trust…
Isaiah 38:10 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 38:10
- 2 Corinthians 1:9
But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
- Psalms 102:24
I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
- Job 7:7
O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.
- Psalms 107:18
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
- Isaiah 38:1
In 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.
- Job 6:11
What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?
- Job 17:11-16
My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart. They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness. If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness. I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister. …
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Context
- Isaiah 38:9
The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:
- Isaiah 38:10
I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
- Isaiah 38:11
I 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.
Isaiah 38:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Yo dije: En el medio de mis días iré á las puertas del sepulcro: privado soy del resto de mis años. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Moi, je disais: Au méridien de mes jours j’irai dans les portes du shéol; je suis privé du reste de mes années. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ich sprach: In der Ruhe meiner Tage soll ich hingehen zu den Pforten des Scheol, bin beraubt des Restes meiner Jahre. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ego dixi in dimidio dierum meorum: Vadam ad portas inferi; quæsivi residuum annorum meorum. |