イザヤ書 38:16-20 JCB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 38:9-22

We have here Hezekiah's thanksgiving-song, which he penned, by divine direction, after his recovery. He might have taken some of the psalms of his father David, and made use of them for his purpose; he might have found many very pertinent ones. He appointed the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David, 2 Chron. 29:30. But the occasion here was extraordinary, and, his heart being full of devout affections, he would not confine himself to the compositions he had, though of divine... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 38:16

O Lord, by these things men live ,.... Not by bread only, but by the word of God: by the promise of God, and by his power performing it; and by his favour and goodness continually bestowed; it is in him, and by his power and providence, that they live and move, and have their being, and the continuance of it; and it is his lovingkindness manifested to them that makes them live comfortably and go on cheerfully: and in all these things is the life of my spirit ; what kept his soul in life... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 38:17

Behold, for peace I had great bitterness ,.... Meaning not that instead of peace and prosperity, which he expected would ensue upon the destruction of Sennacherib's army, came a bitter affliction upon him; for he is not now dwelling on that melancholy subject; but rather the sense is, that he now enjoyed great peace and happiness, though he had been in great bitterness; for the words may be rendered, "behold, I am in peace, I had great bitterness"; or thus, "behold my great bitterness is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 38:18

For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee ,.... That is, they that are in the grave, and under the power of death, they cannot celebrate the praises of God with their bodily organs; their souls may praise him in heaven, but they in their bodies cannot till the resurrection morn, or as long as they are under the dominion of the grave; so the Targum, "they that are in the grave cannot confess before thee, and the dead cannot praise thee;' in like manner the Septuagint... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 38:19

The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day ,.... Every one of the living, or such who are both corporeally and spiritually alive; and therefore the word is repeated; none but such who are alive in a corporeal sense can praise the Lord in this world; and none but such who are spiritually alive can praise him aright, and such do under a true sense of the greatness of his mercies, and of their own unworthiness; and such a one was Hezekiah; for the words may be rendered, "as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 38:20

The Lord was ready to save me ,.... Or, "the Lord to save me F25 יהוה להושיעני "Dominus ad servandum me", Montanus; "Jehova est ad salvandum me", Cocceius, Vitringa. "; he was at hand to save him; he was both able and willing to save him; he was a present help in time of need; he arose for his help, and that right early; he very quickly delivered him out of his distress; he, who one day expected death every moment, was the next day in the temple praising God: therefore will we... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 38:16

By these things men live "For this cause shall it be declared" - Περι αυτης γαρ ανηγγελη σοι, και εξηγειρας μου την πνοην , Sept. They read in their copies רוחי ותחיי לך יחוו עליה not very different from the present text, from which all the ancient Versions vary. They entirely omit two words, בהן ולכל ulecol bahen ; as to which there is some variation in the MSS. One MS. has ובכל ubechol , and in all; two others וכל vechol , and all, and ten MSS. have בהם bahem , in them,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 38:17

For peace I had great bitterness "My anguish is changed into ease" - מר לי מר mar li mar , " mutata mthi est amaritudo ." Paronomasia; a figure which the prophet frequently admits. I do not always note it, because it cannot ever be preserved in the translation, and the sense seldom depends upon it. But here it perfectly clears up the great obscurity of the passage. See Lowth on the place. Thou hast rescued - חשכת chashachta , with כ caph , instead of ק koph ; so the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 38:19

Thy truth - אמתך אל el amittecha . A MS. omits אל el ; and instead of אל el , an ancient MS. and one edition read את eth . The same mistake as in Psalm 2:7 . read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:1-22

SECTION II .— HEZEKIAH 'S ILLNESS , AND THE EMBASSY OF MERODACH - BALADAN ( Isaiah 38:1-22 ; Isaiah 39:1-8 .). read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 38:9-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 38:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 38:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 38:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 38:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 38:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 38:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 38:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 38:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 38:1-22

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