Isaiah 38

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:2

Isaiah 38:2. Then Hezekiah turned his face— See note on 2Ki 1:4 for an account of the Eastern beds; from the position whereof, as there described, it will appear that Hezekiah made use of this posture, that his attendants might not take notice of the fervency of his devotion; for he turned his face from them, and not towards the wall of the temple, as some have too fancifully imagined. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:3

Isaiah 38:3. And Hezekiah wept sore— Under the law, long life and uninterrupted health are promised as rewards of obedience, and immature death is denounced as a punishment. See Exodus 20:12.Deuteronomy 5:16; Deuteronomy 5:16; Deuteronomy 30:16. When we reflect on this, we need not be surprised at the sorrow which this good king expressed at his approaching dissolution. He looked upon it as a punishment, and consequently as a mark of the divine displeasure. Other reasons too might strongly... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:8

Isaiah 38:8. Behold, I will bring again, &c.— The dial in use among the Jews was a kind of stairs; the time of the day was distinguished not by lines, but by steps, here called degrees; and the shade of the sun moved forward a new degree every half hour. The Jewish doctors and the ancient Christian fathers were of opinion, that the sun itself actually went backward. They endeavour to support this opinion by shewing that Merodach-baladan was incited by the view of this miracle to send his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:9

Isaiah 38:9. The writing of Hezekiah— We have here an example of the piety of king Hezekiah, like a true son of David, singing to his harp (for it appears from Isa 38:20 that this was a song fitted to that instrument) and pouring forth his sacred meditations as was usual among the pious of this nation. Grotius is of opinion, that this song was dictated by Isaiah; Vitringa, however, thinks that there is something in it more involved and less sublime than in the writings of Isaiah. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:10

Isaiah 38:10. I said, in the cutting off of my days— I said, while my days are cut off I shall depart; yea, even to the gates of the grave;—of sheol. Vitringa. Respecting the place of departed souls, and the several expressions concerning a future state found in this song, similar to those in the book of Job and of Psalms, having already spoken sufficiently, I shall only beg leave to refer my reader to the annotations on those books. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:11

Isaiah 38:11. I shall not see the Lord, &c.— It is plain, that Hezekiah in this verse speaks singly and simply of the advantages which he should certainly lose by being suddenly cut off from life; without any respect to a future state. By not seeing the Lord in the land of the living, he seems to mean, that he should not see and enjoy the effects of his grace and goodness in the deliverance of his people. The meaning of the last clause, according to Vitringa, is, I shall behold man no more,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:12

Isaiah 38:12. Mine age is departed— My habitation is taken away, and is removed from me, like a shepherd's tent: my life is cut off, as by the weaver; he will sever me from the loom; in the course of the day thou wilt finish my web. Lowth. Vitringa understands the word דור dor, rendered age, to signify the body; that habitation, or dwelling, in which the soul rather lodges as a guest in a moveable tent, than lives as in a fixed house; he means therefore to say in this passage, that the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:13

Isaiah 38:13. I reckoned till morning, &c.— The meaning of the first clause is, "When I found myself surviving till the evening, I then thought with myself, that the next morning would be the utmost term of my life: in the mean time I experienced the most grievous pains, as if a lion broke all my bones." He repeats the sentence of the preceding verse, From day even to night, &c. to shew how he passed another day of grievous pain. See Vitringa. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:14

Isaiah 38:14. Like a crane, or a swallow— That is, "My pains were sometimes so violent, that they forced me to cry aloud; at other times my strength was so exhausted, that I could only groan inwardly, and bemoan my unhappy condition in sighs." The reader will find in Bochart. Hieroz. pars ii. 1. 1. c. 10. copious illustration of this verse, and also in Scheuchzer on the place. See Psa 119:122 and Psalms 130:1; Psa 130:8 which fully explain the latter phrase. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:15

Isaiah 38:15. What shall I say? &c.— What say I more? he hath promised me, and he hath performed. The meaning of the verse is, "The suddenness of my deliverance so greatly surprises me, that I want words to express my thankfulness. He hath heard my prayer, and hath performed all my desires; and the remembrance of the misery I endured will excite me more and more to renew my thankfulness for his unbounded mercies." In the bitterness of my soul, is rendered more strongly by Vitringa,... read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:9

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:10

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:11

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:14

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 38:15

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