Isaiah 38 · Verse 15

Isaiah 38:15

What 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.
Isaiah 38:15, King James Version

Isaiah 38:15 in other translations

BSBWhat can I say? He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done this. I will walk slowly all my years because of the anguish of my soul.
WEBWhat will I say? He has both spoken to me, and himself has done it. I will walk carefully all my years because of the anguish of my soul.
ASVWhat shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
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.
DARBYWhat 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.
BBEWhat am I to say? seeing that it is he who has done it: all my time of sleeping I am turning from side to side without rest.
WebsterWhat shall I say? he hath both spoken to me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.

What does Isaiah 38:15 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul "Through the rest of my years will I reflect on this bitterness of my soul" - אדדה eddaddeh; recogitabo, Vulg., reputabo, Hieron. in loc.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Isaiah 38:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מָֽה\־mah-what?H4100
אֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.Berwill I sayH1696
וְאָֽמַר\־ve.'a.mar-and he has spokenH559
לִ֖יlito me
וְה֣וּאve.Hu'and heH1931
עָשָׂ֑ה'a.Sahhe has actedH6213
אֶדַּדֶּ֥ה'ed.da.DehI will walk deliberatelyH1718
כָל\־khol-allH3605
שְׁנוֹתַ֖יshe.no.Taiyears myH8141
עַל\־'al-onH5921
מַ֥רmar[the] bitterness ofH4751
נַפְשִֽׁי\׃naf.Shiself myH5315

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 38:15

  • Job 7:11

    Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

  • 1 Kings 21:27

    And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

  • Job 10:1

    My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

  • Job 21:25

    And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.

  • 2 Kings 4:27

    And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

  • Joshua 7:8

    O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies!

  • John 12:27

    Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

  • Ezra 9:10

    And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

  • 1 Samuel 1:10

    And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.

  • Psalms 39:9-10

    I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it. Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
What.
Jos 7:8; Ezr 9:10; Ps 39:9,10; Joh 12:27
I shall.
1Ki 21:27
in the.
1Sa 1:10; 2Ki 4:27; Job 7:11; 10:1; 21:25

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Context

  • Isaiah 38:14

    Like 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.

  • Isaiah 38:15

    What 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.

  • Isaiah 38:16

    O 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.

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Isaiah 38:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¿Qué diré? El que me lo dijo, él mismo lo ha hecho. Andaré recapacitando en la amargura de mi alma todos los años de mi vida.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Que dirai-je? Il m’a parlé, et lui l’a fait. J’irai doucement, toutes mes années, dans l’amertume de mon âme.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Was soll ich sagen? Daß er es mir zugesagt und es auch ausgeführt hat. Ich will sachte wallen alle meine Jahre wegen der Betrübnis meiner Seele.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quid dicam, aut quid respondebit mihi, cum ipse fecerit? Recogitabo tibi omnes annos meos in amaritudine animæ meæ.