Isaiah 38:7

And this will be a sign for you from the Lord, that the Lord will do this word, which he has spoken:

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In The King James Version

And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;

In Context

6And I will rescue you and this city from the hand of the king of the Assyrians, and I will protect it.

8Behold, I will cause the shadow of the lines, which has now descended on the sundial of Ahaz, to move in reverse for ten lines.” And so, the sun moved backward by ten lines, through the degrees by which it had descended.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:13I will place my arc in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the pact between myself and the earth.

Judges 6:37I will set this wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there will be dew only on the fleece, and all the ground is dry, I will know that by my hand, as you have said, you will free Israel.”

Isaiah 7:11Ask for a sign for yourself from the Lord your God, from the depths below, even to the heights above.

Isaiah 37:30But this shall be a sign for you: Eat, in this year, whatever springs up on its own. And in the second year, eat fruits. But in the third year, sow and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 38:2-9

Hezekiah's Sickness. ( b. c. 710.) 1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord , Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the Lord , 3 And said, Remember now, O Lord , I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. 4 Then came the word… Read the whole commentary →

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