--- title: Isaiah 38 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Isaiah chapter 38 of the Tanakh (Nevi'im — the Prophets) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him: 'Thus s --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA/38/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Isaiah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA/) / chapter 38 # Isaiah 38 22 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Jonathan) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [38:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.1/) — בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם חָלָה חִזְקִיָּהוּ לָמוּת וַיָּבוֹא אֵלָיו יְשַׁעְיָהוּ בֶן־אָמוֹץ הַנָּבִיא וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה צַו לְבֵיתֶךָ כִּי מֵת אַתָּה וְלֹא תִֽחְיֶֽה׃ — In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him: 'Thus saith the LORD: Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.' - [38:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.2/) — וַיַּסֵּב חִזְקִיָּהוּ פָּנָיו אֶל־הַקִּיר וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃ — Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, - [38:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.3/) — וַיֹּאמַר אָנָּה יְהוָה זְכָר־נָא אֵת אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי לְפָנֶיךָ בֶּֽאֱמֶת וּבְלֵב שָׁלֵם וְהַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ עָשִׂיתִי וַיֵּבְךְּ חִזְקִיָּהוּ בְּכִי גָדֽוֹל׃ס — and said: 'Remember now, O LORD, I beseech Thee, how I have walked before Thee in truth and with a whole heart, and have done that which is good in Thy sight.' And Hezekiah wept sore. - [38:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.4/) — וַֽיְהִי דְּבַר־יְהוָה אֶֽל־יְשַׁעְיָהוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃ — Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying: - [38:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.5/) — הָלוֹךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּהוּ כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי דָּוִד אָבִיךָ שָׁמַעְתִּי אֶת־תְּפִלָּתֶךָ רָאִיתִי אֶת־דִּמְעָתֶךָ הִנְנִי יוֹסִף עַל־יָמֶיךָ חֲמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָֽה׃ — '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. - [38:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.6/) — וּמִכַּף מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר אַצִּילְךָ וְאֵת הָעִיר הַזֹּאת וְגַנּוֹתִי עַל־הָעִיר הַזֹּֽאת׃ — And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city. - [38:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.7/) — וְזֶה־לְּךָ הָאוֹת מֵאֵת יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה יְהוָה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּֽר׃ — And this shall be the sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that He hath spoken: - [38:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.8/) — הִנְנִי מֵשִׁיב אֶת־צֵל הַֽמַּעֲלוֹת אֲשֶׁר יָרְדָה בְמַעֲלוֹת אָחָז בַּשֶּׁמֶשׁ אֲחֹרַנִּית עֶשֶׂר מַעֲלוֹת וַתָּשָׁב הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ עֶשֶׂר מַעֲלוֹת בַּֽמַּעֲלוֹת אֲשֶׁר יָרָֽדָה׃ס — behold, I will cause the shadow of the dial, which is gone down on the sun-dial of Ahaz, to return backward ten degrees.' So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. - [38:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.9/) — מִכְתָּב לְחִזְקִיָּהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה בַּחֲלֹתוֹ וַיְחִי מֵחָלְיֽוֹ׃ — The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness. - [38:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.10/) — אֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי בִּדְמִי יָמַי אֵלֵכָה בְּשַׁעֲרֵי שְׁאוֹל פֻּקַּדְתִּי יֶתֶר שְׁנוֹתָֽי׃ — I said: In the noontide of my days I shall go, even to the gates of the nether-world; I am deprived of the residue of my years. - [38:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.11/) — אָמַרְתִּי לֹא־אֶרְאֶה יָהּ יָהּ בְּאֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים לֹא־אַבִּיט אָדָם עוֹד עִם־יוֹשְׁבֵי חָֽדֶל׃ — I said: I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD in the land of the living; I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world. - [38:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.12/) — דּוֹרִי נִסַּע וְנִגְלָה מִנִּי כְּאֹהֶל רֹעִי קִפַּדְתִּי כָאֹרֵג חַיַּי מִדַּלָּה יְבַצְּעֵנִי מִיּוֹם עַד־לַיְלָה תַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃ — My habitation is plucked up and carried away from me as a shepherd's tent; I have rolled up like a weaver my life; He will cut me off from the thrum; from day even to night wilt Thou make an end of me. - [38:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.13/) — שִׁוִּיתִי עַד־בֹּקֶר כָּֽאֲרִי כֵּן יְשַׁבֵּר כָּל־עַצְמוֹתָי מִיּוֹם עַד־לַיְלָה תַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃ — The more I make myself like unto a lion until morning, the more it breaketh all my bones; from day even to night wilt Thou make an end of me. - [38:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.14/) — כְּסוּס עָגוּר כֵּן אֲצַפְצֵף אֶהְגֶּה כַּיּוֹנָה דַּלּוּ עֵינַי לַמָּרוֹם אֲדֹנָי עָֽשְׁקָה־לִּי עָרְבֵֽנִי׃ — Like a swallow or a crane, so do I chatter, I do moan as a dove; mine eyes fail with looking upward. O LORD, I am oppressed, be Thou my surety. - [38:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.15/) — מָֽה־אֲדַבֵּר וְאָֽמַר־לִי וְהוּא עָשָׂה אֶדַּדֶּה כָל־שְׁנוֹתַי עַל־מַר נַפְשִֽׁי׃ — What shall I say? He hath both spoken unto me, and Himself hath done it; I shall go softly all my years for the bitterness of my soul. - [38:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.16/) — אֲדֹנָי עֲלֵיהֶם יִֽחְיוּ וּלְכָל־בָּהֶן חַיֵּי רוּחִי וְתַחֲלִימֵנִי וְהַחֲיֵֽנִי׃ — O Lord, by these things men live, and altogether therein is the life of my spirit; wherefore recover Thou me, and make me to live. - [38:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.17/) — הִנֵּה לְשָׁלוֹם מַר־לִי מָר וְאַתָּה חָשַׁקְתָּ נַפְשִׁי מִשַּׁחַת בְּלִי כִּי הִשְׁלַכְתָּ אַחֲרֵי גֵוְךָ כָּל־חֲטָאָֽי׃ — Behold, for my 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. - [38:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.18/) — כִּי לֹא שְׁאוֹל תּוֹדֶךָּ מָוֶת יְהַלְלֶךָּ לֹֽא־יְשַׂבְּרוּ יֽוֹרְדֵי־בוֹר אֶל־אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃ — For the nether-world cannot praise Thee, death cannot celebrate Thee; they that go down into the pit cannot hope for Thy truth. - [38:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.19/) — חַי חַי הוּא יוֹדֶךָ כָּמוֹנִי הַיּוֹם אָב לְבָנִים יוֹדִיעַ אֶל־אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃ — The living, the living, he shall praise Thee, as I do this day; the father to the children shall make known Thy truth. - [38:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.20/) — יְהוָה לְהוֹשִׁיעֵנִי וּנְגִנוֹתַי נְנַגֵּן כָּל־יְמֵי חַיֵּינוּ עַל־בֵּית יְהוָֽה׃ — The LORD is ready to save me; therefore we will sing songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD. - [38:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.21/) — וַיֹּאמֶר יְשַׁעְיָהוּ יִשְׂאוּ דְּבֶלֶת תְּאֵנִים וְיִמְרְחוּ עַֽל־הַשְּׁחִין וְיֶֽחִי׃ — And Isaiah said: 'Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover.' - [38:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.38.22/) — וַיֹּאמֶר חִזְקִיָּהוּ מָה אוֹת כִּי אֶעֱלֶה בֵּית יְהוָֽה׃ס — And Hezekiah said. 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