Isaiah 38:18

For they that are in the grave shall not praise thee, neither shall the dead bless thee, neither shall they that are in Hades hope for thy mercy.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

In Context

17For thou hast chosen my soul, that it should not perish: and thou hast cast all my sins behind me.

19The living shall bless thee, as I also do: for from this day shall I beget children, who shall declare thy righteousness,

Read all of Isaiah 38

Cross References

Psalms 6:5Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: 1 Save me for thy mercy’s sake. 1

Psalms 30:9And thou hast not shut me up into the hands of the enemy: 1 Thou hast set my feet in a wide place. 1

Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand shall find to do, 1 Do with all thy might; 1 For there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, 1 Nor wisdom, in Hades whither thou goest. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 38:10-22

Hezekiah's Thanksgiving. ( b. c. 710.) 9 The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness: 10 I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years. 11 I said, I shall not see the Lord , even the Lord , in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world. 12 Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Isaiah 38:18