Isaiah 39 · Verse 8

Isaiah 39:8

Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
Isaiah 39:8, King James Version

Isaiah 39:8 in other translations

BSBBut Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.”
WEBThen Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The LORD’s word which you have spoken is good.” He said moreover, “For there will be peace and truth in my days.”
ASVThen said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of Jehovah which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
YLTAnd Hezekiah saith unto Isaiah, ‘Good is the word of Jehovah that thou hast spoken;' and he saith, ‘Because there is peace and truth in my days.'
DARBYAnd Hezekiah said to Isaiah, Good is the word of Jehovah which thou hast spoken. And he said, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
BBEThen said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which you have said. And he said in his heart, There will be peace and quiet in my days.
WebsterThen said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.

What does Isaiah 39:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. peace ... in my days--The punishment was not, as in David's case (2Sa 24:13-15), sent in his time. True repentance acquiesces in all God's ways and finds cause of thanksgiving in any mitigation.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Then said Hezekiah - The nature of Hezekiah's crime, and his humiliation on the message of God to him by the prophet, is more expressly declared by the author of the book of the Chronicles: "But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up; therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem. Notwithstanding, Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works. Howbeit, in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart." 2Chr 32:25, 2Chr 32:26, 2Chr 32:30, 2Chr 32:31. There shall be peace and truth in my days - I rather think these words should be understood as an humble inquiry of the king, addressed to the prophet. "Shall there be prosperity, שלום shalom, and truth in My days? - Shall I escape the evil which thou predictest?" Understood otherwise, they manifest a pitiful unconcern both for his own family and for the nation. "So I be well, I care not how it may go with others." This is the view I have taken of the passage in 2Kgs 21:19. Let the reader judge whether this, or the former, should be preferred. See the concluding notes on 2 Kings 20.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Isaiah 39:8 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.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiahH2396
אֶֽל\־'el-toH413
יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huIsaiahH3470
ט֥וֹבTov[is] goodH2896
דְּבַר\־de.var-[the] word ofH1697
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
דִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.tayou have spokenH1696
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
כִּ֥יkithatH3588
יִהְיֶ֛הyih.Yehit will beH1961
שָׁל֥וֹםsha.LompeaceH7965
וֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.Metand stabilityH571
בְּיָמָֽי\׃\ \פbe.ya.Maiin days myH3117

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Cross references for Isaiah 39:8

  • 2 Chronicles 32:26

    Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

  • 2 Chronicles 34:28

    Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

  • 1 Peter 5:6

    Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

  • Job 1:21

    And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

  • Zechariah 8:19

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.

  • 1 Samuel 3:18

    And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good.

  • Psalms 39:9

    I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

  • Leviticus 10:3

    Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

  • Lamentations 3:39

    Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

  • Zechariah 8:16

    These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

  • Lamentations 3:22

    It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

  • 2 Samuel 15:26

    But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Good.
Le 10:3; 1Sa 3:18; 2Sa 15:26; Job 1:21; Ps 39:9; La 3:22,39
1Pe 5:6
For.
2Ch 34:28; Zec 8:16,19

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Context

  • Isaiah 39:7

    And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

  • Isaiah 39:8

    Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.

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Isaiah 39:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo Ezechîas á Isaías: La palabra de Jehová que has hablado, es buena. Y añadió: A lo menos, haya paz y verdad en mis días.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Ézéchias dit à Ésaïe: La parole de l’ Éternel, que tu as prononcée, est bonne. Puis il dit: Car il y aura paix et stabilité pendant mes jours.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Hiskia sprach zu Jesaja: Das Wort Jehovas ist gut, das du geredet hast; und er sprach: Es wird ja Friede und Bestand sein in meinen Tagen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et dixit Ezechias ad Isaiam: Bonum verbum Domini, quod locutus est. Et dixit: Fiat tantum pax et veritas in diebus meis!