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Isaiah 38:20  New English Translation

20 The Lord is about to deliver me,[a]
and we will celebrate with music[b]
for the rest of our lives in the Lord’s temple.”[c]

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  1. Isaiah 38:20 tn The infinitive construct is used here to indicate that an action is imminent. See GKC 348-49 §114.i, and IBHS 610 §36.2.3g.
  2. Isaiah 38:20 tn Heb “and music [or perhaps, “stringed instruments”] we will play.”
  3. Isaiah 38:20 tn Heb “all the days of our lives in the house of the Lord.”sn Note that vv. 21-22 have been placed between vv. 6-7, where they logically belong. See 2 Kgs 20:7-8.
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