Hezekiah’s Life Extended(A)

38 In (B)those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: (C)‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’ ”

Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord, and said, (D)“Remember now, O Lord, I pray, how I have walked before You in truth and with a [a]loyal heart, and have done what is good in Your (E)sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

And the word of the Lord came to Isaiah, saying, “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: “I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will add to your days fifteen years.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 38:3 whole or peaceful

14 (A)Who knows if He will turn and relent,
And leave (B)a blessing behind Him—
(C)A grain offering and a drink offering
For the Lord your God?

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(A)Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we may not perish?

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