Isaiah 38:10

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I said, "In the prime of my life I must go through the gates of Sheol; I am deprived of the rest of my years."

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Cor 1:9 : 9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened so that we would not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.
  • Ps 102:24 : 24 He has afflicted my strength in the way; he has shortened my days.
  • Ps 107:18 : 18 They loathed all food and drew near to the gates of death.
  • Isa 38:1 : 1 In those days, Hezekiah became sick to the point of death. The prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, came to him and said, "This is what the LORD says: 'Set your house in order, for you are about to die and will not recover.'"
  • Job 6:11 : 11 What is my strength, that I should hope? What is my end, that I should prolong my life?
  • Job 7:7 : 7 Remember that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see good again.
  • Job 17:11-16 : 11 My days have passed, my plans are broken off, and the desires of my heart are gone. 12 They make night into day: ‘The light is near,’ they say, in the presence of darkness. 13 If I hope for Sheol as my home, and I make my bed in darkness, 14 and I call the pit my father, and the worm my mother and sister, 15 then where is my hope? And who can see any hope for me? 16 Will they go down to the bars of Sheol? Shall we descend together into the dust?

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    84%

    11I said, "I will not see the LORD, the LORD, in the land of the living; I will no longer look on humanity or be with those who dwell in the world of the dead."

    12My dwelling is pulled up and taken from me, like a shepherd's tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver rolls a cloth; He cuts me off from the loom. Day and night You bring me to an end.

    13I have calmed myself until morning; like a lion, He breaks all my bones. Day and night You bring me to an end.

  • Job 17:1
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    1My spirit is broken, my days have faded away, and the grave is ready for me.

  • Ps 102:23-24
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    77%

    23when peoples and kingdoms gather together to serve the LORD.

    24He has afflicted my strength in the way; he has shortened my days.

  • Isa 38:15
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    15What shall I say? He has spoken to me, and He has done this. I will walk humbly all my years because of this anguish of my soul.

  • Ps 31:10
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    10Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress. My eyes grow weak with sorrow, as do my soul and my body.

  • Job 10:18-21
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    77%

    18Why then did You bring me out of the womb? I wish I had died and no eye had seen me.

    19If only I had never existed, carried straight from the womb to the grave.

    20Are not my days few? Leave me alone, so I may have a moment of relief.

    21Before I go, never to return, to a land of darkness and deep shadow.

  • Ps 88:3-5
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    76%

    3Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry.

    4For my soul is filled with troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.

    5I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like a man without strength.

  • Job 17:11
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    11My days have passed, my plans are broken off, and the desires of my heart are gone.

  • Job 16:22
    75%

    22For only a few years will come, and the path I take will never return.

  • Ps 39:13
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    13Hear my prayer, LORD, and give ear to my cry; do not be silent to my tears, for I am a sojourner with You, a temporary resident like all my fathers.

  • Ps 38:10
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    10O Lord, all my desires are before you, and my sighing is not hidden from you.

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    13If I hope for Sheol as my home, and I make my bed in darkness,

  • Ps 102:11
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    11Because of your wrath and indignation, for you have lifted me up and thrown me aside.

  • Job 14:13-14
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    13If only you would hide me in the grave and conceal me till your anger has passed! If you would set me a time and then remember me!

    14If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal to come.

  • Ps 38:17
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    17For I said, "Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slips, they magnify themselves against me."

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    16I despise my life; I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.

  • Isa 38:9
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    9A writing of Hezekiah, king of Judah, after he had been sick and had recovered:

  • Ps 39:4
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    4My heart grew hot within me; as I meditated, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:

  • Jonah 2:4
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    4You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the currents surrounded me. All Your waves and breakers swept over me.

  • Job 38:17
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    17Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of deepest darkness?

  • Job 30:23
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    23I know You will bring me back to death, to the house appointed for all the living.

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    3The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of Sheol came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

  • Ps 89:47-48
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    47How long, LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? Will your wrath keep burning like fire?

    48Remember how fleeting my life is; for what futility have you created all humanity!

  • Job 7:6
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    6My days pass more swiftly than a weaver's shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.

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    8The eye that now sees me will see me no longer; you will look for me, but I will be no more.

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    22Blessed be the LORD, for he has shown his wondrous love to me in a fortified city.

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    18So I say, 'My strength is gone, and so is my hope from the LORD.'

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    22Their soul draws near to the pit, and their life to the messengers of death.

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    6My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness.

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    15I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts within me.

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    6The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me.

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    5The cords of death surrounded me, and the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

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    18The Lord has disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.

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    1In those days, Hezekiah became sick to the point of death. The prophet Isaiah, son of Amoz, came to him and said, "This is what the LORD says: 'Set your house in order, for you are about to die and will not recover.'"

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    18My grief is beyond healing; my heart is faint within me.

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    2Even the strength of their hands is useless to me; their vigor has perished.

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    16I have been afflicted and close to death since my youth; I have borne your terrors and am in despair.

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    7My eyes have grown dim from grief, and all my limbs are like a shadow.