Isaiah 38 · Verse 16

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.
Isaiah 38:16, King James Version

Isaiah 38:16 in other translations

BSBO Lord, by such things men live, and in all of them my spirit finds life. You have restored me to health and have let me live.
WEBLord, men live by these things; and my spirit finds life in all of them. You restore me, and cause me to live.
ASVO Lord, by these things men live; And wholly therein is the life of my spirit: Wherefore recover thou me, and make me to live.
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,
DARBYLord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit; and thou hast recovered me, and made me to live.
BBEO Lord, for this cause I am waiting for you, give rest to my spirit: make me well again, and let me come back to life.
WebsterO 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.

What does Isaiah 38:16 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 16 By these things men live "For this cause shall it be declared" - Περι αυτης γαρ ανηγγελη σοι, και εξηγειρας μου την πνοην, Sept. They read in their copies עליה יחוו לך ותחיי רוחי not very different from the present text, from which all the ancient Versions vary. They entirely omit two words, ולכל בהן ulecol bahen; as to which there is some variation in the MSS. One MS. has ובכל ubechol, and in all; two others וכל vechol, and all, and ten MSS. have בהם bahem, in them, in the masculine gender. Taking this as in the common Version, we may observe, it is not an unfrequent case, that afflictions, and especially such as tend to a speedy death, become the means, not only of saving the soul, but also of lengthening the life. Make me to live "Hast prolonged my life" - A MSS. and the Babylonish Talmud read ותחיני vetachayeni, and so the ancient Versions. It must necessarily be in the second person.

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 38:16 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.

אֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiO LordH136
עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם'a.lei.Hemon themH5921
יִֽחְי֑וּyich.Yupeople liveH2421
וּלְכָל\־u.le.khol-and to allH3605
בָּהֶן֙ba.Henin them
חַיֵּ֣יchai.Yei[the] life ofH2416
רוּחִ֔יru.Chispirit myH7307
וְתַחֲלִימֵ֖נִיve.ta.cha.li.Me.niand may you restore to health meH2492
וְהַחֲיֵֽנִי\׃ve.ha.cha.Ye.niand preserve alive meH2421

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

Cross references for Isaiah 38:16

  • Psalms 119:25

    ד DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

  • 1 Corinthians 11:32

    But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

  • Hebrews 12:10-11

    For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

  • Matthew 4:4

    But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

  • Job 33:19-28

    He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out. Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. …

  • Deuteronomy 8:3

    And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.

  • Isaiah 64:5

    Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:17

    For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

  • Psalms 71:20

    Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
64:5; De 8:3; Job 33:19-28; Ps 71:20; Mt 4:4; 1Co 11:32; 2Co 4:17
Heb 12:10,11

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Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 38:17

    Behold, 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.

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Isaiah 38:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Oh Señor, sobre ellos vivirán tus piedades, y á todos diré consistir en ellas la vida de mi espíritu; pues tú me restablecerás, y me harás que viva.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Seigneur, par ces choses on vit, et en toutes ces choses est la vie de mon esprit. Et tu m’as rendu la santé, et tu m’as fait vivre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
O Herr! durch dieses lebt man, und in jeder Hinsicht ist darin das Leben meines Geistes. Und du machst mich gesund und erhältst mich am Leben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Domine, si sic vivitur, et in talibus vita spiritus mei, corripies me, et vivificabis me.