Isaiah 38:2

וַיַּסֵּב חִזְקִיָּהוּ פָּנָיו אֶל ־ הַקִּיר וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל אֶל ־ יְהוָֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,

In Context

1בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם חָלָה חִזְקִיָּהוּ לָמוּת וַיָּבוֹא אֵלָיו יְשַׁעְיָהוּ בֶן ־ אָמוֹץ הַנָּבִיא וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כֹּֽה ־ אָמַר יְהוָה צַו לְבֵיתֶךָ כִּי מֵת אַתָּה וְלֹא תִֽחְיֶֽה ׃

3וַיֹּאמַר אָנָּה יְהוָה זְכָר ־ נָא אֵת אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי לְפָנֶיךָ בֶּֽאֱמֶת וּבְלֵב שָׁלֵם וְהַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ עָשִׂיתִי וַיֵּבְךְּ חִזְקִיָּהוּ בְּכִי גָדֽוֹל ׃ ס

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Cross References

Psalms 50:15וּקְרָאֵנִי בְּיוֹם צָרָה אֲחַלֶּצְךָ וּֽתְכַבְּדֵֽנִי ׃

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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