Isaiah 38 · Verse 4

Isaiah 38:4

Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,
Isaiah 38:4, King James Version

Isaiah 38:4 in other translations

BSBAnd the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying,
WEBThen the LORD’s word came to Isaiah, saying,
ASVThen came the word of Jehovah to Isaiah, saying,
YLTAnd a word of Jehovah is unto Isaiah, saying,
DARBYAnd the word of Jehovah came to Isaiah, saying,
BBEThen the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying,
WebsterThen came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,

What does Isaiah 38:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. In 2Ki 20:4, the quickness of God's answer to the prayer is marked, "afore Isaiah had gone out into the middle court, the word of the Lord came to him"; that is, before he had left Hezekiah, or at least when he had just left him, and Hezekiah was in the act of praying after having heard God's message by Isaiah (compare Is 65:24; Psa 32:5; Da 9:21).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 38:1-8

Hezekiah's sickness and recovery. (Is. 38:1-8) His thanksgiving. (Is. 38:9-22) Verses 1-8 When we pray in our sickness, though God send not to us such an answer as he here sent to Hezekiah, yet, if by his Spirit he bids us be of good cheer, assures us that our sins are forgiven, and that, whether we live or die, we shall be his, we do not pray in vain. See II Kin. 20:1-11.

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Isaiah 38:4 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.

וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it cameH1961
דְּבַר\־de.var-[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huIsaiahH3470
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

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

Context

  • Isaiah 38:3

    And 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.

  • Isaiah 38:4

    Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,

  • Isaiah 38:5

    Go, 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.

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Isaiah 38:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces fué palabra de Jehová á Isaías, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et la parole de l’ Éternel vint à Ésaïe, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da geschah das Wort Jehovas zu Jesaja also:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et factum est verbum Domini ad Isaiam, dicens: