Isaiah 38 · Verse 9

Isaiah 38:9

The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:
Isaiah 38:9, King James Version

Isaiah 38:9 in other translations

BSBThis is a writing by Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:
WEBThe writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and had recovered of his sickness:
ASVThe writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness.
YLTA writing of Hezekiah king of Judah concerning his being sick, when he reviveth from his sickness:
DARBYThe writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:
BBEThe writing of Hezekiah, king of Judah, after he had been ill, and had got better from his disease.
WebsterThe writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and had recovered from his sickness:

What does Isaiah 38:9 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.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 The writing of Hezekiah - Here the book of Kings deserts us, the song of Hezekiah not being inserted in it. Another copy of this very obscure passage (obscure not only from the concise poetical style, but because it is probably very incorrect) would have been of great service. The MSS. and ancient Versions, especially the latter, will help us to get through some of the many difficulties which we meet with in it.

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 committed to our charge, as the shepherd has. Our days are compared to the weaver's shuttle, Job 7:6, passing and repassing very swiftly, every throw leaving a thread behind it; and when finished, the piece is cut off, taken out of the loom, and showed to our Master to be judged of. A good man, when his life is cut off, his cares and fatigues are cut off with it, and he rests from his labours. But our times are in God's hand; he has appointed what shall be the length of the piece. When sick, we are very apt to calculate our time, but are still at uncertainty. It should be more our care how we shall get safe to another world. And the more we taste of the loving-kindness of God, the more will our hearts love him, and live to him. It was in love to our poor perishing souls that Christ delivered them. The pardon does not make the sin not to have been sin, but not to be punished as it deserves. It is pleasant to think of our recoveries from sickness, when we see them flowing from the pardon of sin. Hezekiah's opportunity to glorify God in this world, he made the business, and pleasure, and end of life. Being recovered, he resolves to abound in praising and serving God. God's promises are not to do away, but to quicken and encourage the use of means. Life and health are given that we may glorify God and do good.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Isaiah 38:9 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.

מִכְתָּ֖בmikh.Tava writingH4385
לְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּle.chiz.ki.Ya.huof HezekiahH2396
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
בַּחֲלֹת֕וֹba.cha.lo.Towhen was sick heH2470
וַיְחִ֖יvay.Chiand he livedH2421
מֵחָלְיֽוֹ\׃me.chal.Yofrom sickness hisH2483

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Cross references for Isaiah 38:9

  • Judges 5:1-31

    Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel. Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. …

  • Job 5:18

    For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.

  • Psalms 18:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.

  • Isaiah 12:1-6

    And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. …

  • Jonah 2:1-9

    Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly, And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. …

  • 2 Chronicles 29:30

    Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

  • Psalms 118:18-19

    The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death. Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:

  • Psalms 116:1-4

    I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

  • Deuteronomy 32:39

    See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.

  • 1 Samuel 2:1-10

    And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. …

  • Exodus 15:1-21

    Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him. The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name. Pharaoh’s chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. …

  • Hosea 6:1-2

    Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
writing.
12:1-6; Ex 15:1-21; Jud 5:1-31; 1Sa 2:1-10; Ps 18:1; *title
Ps 30:11,12; 107:17-22; 116:1-4; 118:18,19; Jon 2:1-9
he had.
De 32:39; 1Sa 2:6; Job 5:18; Ho 6:1,2We have here Hezekiah's thanksgiving song, which he penned by Divine direction, after his recovery. He might have used some of the Psalms of David his father, as he had appointed the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David, 2 Ch 29:30, but the occasion here was extraordinary. His heart being full of devout affections, he would not confine himself to the compositions he had, though of Divine inspiration, but offered up his praises in his own words. The Lord put a new song into his mouth. He put his thanksgiving into writing, that he might review it himself afterwards, for the reviving of the good impressions made upon him by the providential interference, and that it might be recommended to others also for their use upon the like occasion.
2Ch 29:30

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Context

  • Isaiah 38:8

    Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.

  • 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.

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Isaiah 38:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Escritura de Ezechîas rey de Judá, de cuando enfermó y sanó de su enfermedad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Écrit d’Ézéchias, roi de Juda, quand, ayant été malade, il fut rétabli de sa maladie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aufzeichnung Hiskias, des Königs von Juda, als er krank gewesen und von seiner Krankheit genesen war.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Scriptura Ezechiæ, regis Juda, cum ægrotasset et convaluisset de infirmitate sua.