A poem by Hezekiah king of Judah after he had been sick and had recovered from his illness:

10 I said: In the prime[a] of my life[b](A)
I must go to the gates of Sheol;(B)
I am deprived of the rest of my years.
11 I said: I will never see the Lord,
the Lord in the land of the living;(C)
I will not look on humanity any longer
with the inhabitants of what is passing away.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 38:10 Lit quiet
  2. Isaiah 38:10 Lit days
  3. Isaiah 38:11 Some Hb mss, Tg read of the world

A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:

10 I said, “In the prime of my life(A)
    must I go through the gates of death(B)
    and be robbed of the rest of my years?(C)
11 I said, “I will not again see the Lord himself(D)
    in the land of the living;(E)
no longer will I look on my fellow man,
    or be with those who now dwell in this world.

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