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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 38:11

see THE LORD = appear before Jah. Reference to Pentateuch. See note on Isaiah 1:12 ; and on "appear" (Exodus 23:15 ; Exodus 34:20 ). in the land of the living. This expression occurs three times with the Art. ("the living") in the Hebrew (viz. here; Job 28:13 ; and Psalms 142:5 ). Without the Art. it occurs eight times. See note on Ezekiel 26:20 . the living: i.e. alive on the earth. Not Sheol, which is the place of the dead. the world. Hebrew. hadel = a quiet land: i.e. when this... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 38:12

age. Hebrew. dor = generation, or succession. like a weaver. Supply Ellipsis thus: "like a weaver [his thread]. "See note on "weave" (Isaiah 19:9 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 38:10

"I said, In the noontide of my days, I shall go into the gates of Sheol;I am deprived of the residue of my years.I said, I shall not see Jehovah, even Jehovah in the land of the living:I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.My dwelling is removed, and is 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 loom:From day even to night wilt thou make an end of me."This is the first of four stanzas that are thought to... 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

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 38:10

10. cutting off—ROSENMULLER translates, "the meridian"; when the sun stands in the zenith: so "the perfect day" ( :-). Rather, "in the tranquillity of my days," that is, that period of life when I might now look forward to a tranquil reign [MAURER]. The Hebrew is so translated (Isaiah 62:6; Isaiah 62:7). go to—rather, "go into," as in Isaiah 46:2 [MAURER]. residue of my years—those which I had calculated on. God sends sickness to teach man not to calculate on the morrow, but to live more wholly... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 38:11

11. Lord . . . Lord—The repetition, as in Isaiah 38:19, expresses the excited feeling of the king's mind. See the Lord (Jehovah)—figuratively for "to enjoy His good gifts." So, in a similar connection (Isaiah 38:19- :). "I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living"; (Isaiah 38:19- :), "What man is he that desireth life that he may see good?" world—rather, translate: "among the inhabitants of the land of stillness," that is, Hades [MAURER], in... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 38:12

12. age—rather, as the parallel "shepherd's tent" requires habitation, so the Arabic [GESENIUS]. departed—is broken up, or shifted, as a tent to a different locality. The same image occurs (2 Corinthians 5:1; 2 Peter 1:12; 2 Peter 1:13). He plainly expects to exist, and not cease to be in another state; as the shepherd still lives, after he has struck his tent and removed elsewhere. I have cut off—He attributes to himself that which is God's will with respect to him; because he declares that... read more

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