2 Kings 20:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, Thus says the LORD: Set your house in order, for you shall die, and not live.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם חָלָ֥ה חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לָמ֑וּת וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵ֠לָיו יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־אָמ֜וֹץ הַנָּבִ֗יא וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ צַ֣ו לְבֵיתֶ֔ךָ כִּ֛י מֵ֥ת אַתָּ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תִֽחְיֶֽה׃

Transliteration

In the yāmîm the hāhēm, ḥālâ Ḥizqîyāhû to māwet; wə-yābōʾ to-him Yəšaʿyāhû ben-ʾĀmôṣ the-nābîʾ wə-yōʾmer to-him thus-ʾāmar YHWH: ṣaw to-bayit-your, for mēt you wə-not tiḥyeh.

Grammar Details

• *yāmîm*: masculine plural noun - days
• *hāhēm*: demonstrative adjective - those
• *ḥālâ*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - became sick
• *Ḥizqîyāhû*: proper name - Hezekiah
• *māwet*: masculine singular noun with preposition lamed - to death
• *wə*-: conjunction - and
• *yābōʾ*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - came
• *Yəšaʿyāhû*: proper name - Isaiah
• *ben*-: construct state - son of
• *ʾĀmôṣ*: proper name - Amoz
• *nābîʾ*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the prophet
• *yōʾmer*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - said
• *ʾāmar*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - said
• *YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
• *ṣaw*: piel imperative masculine singular - command/give orders
• *bayit*: masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your house
• *mēt*: qal participle masculine singular - dying/will die
• *tiḥyeh*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will live

Word Meanings

• *ḥālâ*: became sick/was ill
• *māwet*: death/dying/to die
• *ṣaw*: command/set in order/give final instructions
• *bayit*: house/household/family/dynasty
• *mēt*: dying/dead/about to die

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill, and 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 going to die; you will not recover."

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Set thy house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  At that tyme was Ezechias deedsicke. And the prophet Esay ye sonne of Amos, came to him, & sayde vnto him: Thus sayeth ye LORDE: Set thine house in ordre for thou shalt dye & not lyue.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  About that time was Hezekiah sicke vnto death: and the Prophet Isaiah the sonne of Amoz came to him, and said vnto him, Thus saith the Lorde, Put thine house in an order: for thou shalt die, and not liue.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  About that time was Hezekia sicke vnto the death: And the prophete Isai the sonne of Amoz came to him, and sayde vnto him, Thus saith the Lord: Put thine houshold in an order, for thou shalt dye, and not lyue.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, Thus says Yahweh, Set your house in order: for you shall die, and not live.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  In those days hath Hezekiah been sick unto death, and come unto him doth Isaiah son of Amoz the prophet, and saith unto him, `Thus said Jehovah: Give a charge to thy house, for thou art dying, and dost not live.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Set thy house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Set thy house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  In those days Hezekiah was ill and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, The Lord says, Put your house in order, for your death is near.

• World English Bible (2000)

  In those days was Hezekiah sick to death. Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Set your house in order; for you shall die, and not live.'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Hezekiah is Healed In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him,“This is what the LORD has said,‘Give your household instructions, for you are about to die; you will not get well.’”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, and arose, and went home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in his father's sepulchre.
• 2 Kgs 19:2 : 2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.
• 2 Kgs 19:20 : 20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, That which you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.
• 2 Chr 32:24-26 : 24 In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death, and he prayed to the LORD, and He spoke to him and gave him a sign. 25 But Hezekiah did not repay the benefit done to him, for his heart was proud, therefore wrath was upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem. 26 However, Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
• Isa 38:1-9 : 1 In those days Hezekiah was sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, Thus says the LORD, Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live. 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall and prayed to the LORD, 3 And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beg You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done what is good in Your sight. And Hezekiah wept bitterly. 4 Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying, 5 Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father, I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears: behold, I will add to your days fifteen years. 6 And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this city. 7 And this shall be a sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that He has spoken: 8 Behold, I will bring back the shadow on the sundial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which it had gone down. 9 The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness: 10 I said in the prime of my days, I shall go to the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the rest of my years. 11 I said, I shall not see the LORD, the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall see man no more among the inhabitants of the world. 12 My lifespan is gone, taken from me like a shepherd's tent: I have cut off my life like a weaver; He cuts me off with pining sickness: from day to night You make an end of me. 13 I counted till morning, that as a lion, so will He break all my bones: from day to night You make an end of me. 14 Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I mourned as a dove: my eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me. 15 What shall I say? He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul. 16 O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so You will restore me, and make me live. 17 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but in love for my soul, You have delivered it from the pit of corruption: for You have cast all my sins behind Your back. 18 For Sheol cannot praise You, death cannot celebrate You: those who go down into the pit cannot hope for Your truth. 19 The living, the living, he shall praise You, as I do this day: the father shall make known Your truth to the children. 20 The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD. 21 For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and apply it like a plaster on the boil, and he shall recover. 22 Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?
• Jer 18:7-9 : 7 At any moment I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; 8 If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turns from their evil, I will relent of the evil that I thought to do to them. 9 And at any moment I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; 10 If it does evil in my sight, so that it does not obey my voice, then I will relent of the good with which I said I would benefit them.
• Jonah 3:4-9 : 4 And Jonah began to enter into the city, a day's journey, and he cried out, saying, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. 5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least of them. 6 For word came to the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published throughout Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste anything; let them not eat, nor drink water. 8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily to God; yes, let everyone turn from his evil way and from the violence that is in their hands. 9 Who can tell if God will turn and relent, and turn away from His fierce anger, so that we do not perish? 10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented of the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it.
• John 11:1-5 : 1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (It was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent to him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom you love is sick. 4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified through it. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
• Phil 2:27 : 27 For indeed he was sick nearly unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not only on him, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
• Phil 2:30 : 30 Because for the work of Christ he came close to death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.