Isaiah 38:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

In yāmîm the hāhēm ḥālāh Ḥizqîyāhû lāmût and-wayyābôʾ to-him Yəšaʿyāhû son-of-ʾĀmôṣ the-nābîʾ and-wayyōʾmer to-him thus-kōh-ʾāmar YHWH ṣaw to-bayit-your for mēt you and-not tiḥyeh.

Grammar Details

• *yāmîm*: masculine plural noun with definite article - days
• *hāhēm*: demonstrative pronoun, plural - those
• *ḥālāh*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - became sick
• *Ḥizqîyāhû*: proper noun - Hezekiah
• *lāmût*: qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - to die
• *wayyābôʾ*: qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he came
• *Yəšaʿyāhû*: proper noun - Isaiah
• *ʾĀmôṣ*: proper noun - Amoz
• *nābîʾ*: masculine singular noun with definite article - prophet
• *wayyōʾmer*: qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *kōh*: adverb - thus, so
• *ʾāmar*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD
• *ṣaw*: piel imperative, masculine singular - command, give orders
• *bayit*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - house/household
• *mēt*: qal participle, masculine singular - dying/about to die
• *tiḥyeh*: qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will live

Word Meanings

• *ḥālāh*: became sick, was ill, grew weak
• *lāmût*: to die, to the point of death
• *ṣaw*: command, give orders, set in order
• *bayit*: house, household, family, dynasty
• *mēt*: dying, dead, about to die

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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.'"

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And iah 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.

• 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 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.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Not longe afore this, was Ezechias deadsick: And the prophet Esay the sonne of Amos came vnto him, and sayde: Thus commaundeth the LORDE: Set thyne house in ordre, for thou must dye, and shalt not escape.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  About that time was Hezekiah sicke vnto the death, and the Prophet Isaiah sonne of Amoz came vnto him, and sayd vnto him, Thus sayth the Lord, Put thine house in an order, for thou shalt dye, and not liue.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  About this tyme was Hezekia sicke vnto death, and the prophete Esai the sonne of Amos came vnto hym, and sayde, Thus commaundeth the Lorde: Set thyne house in order, for thou must dye, and shalt not escape.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ 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.

• 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 in 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 and near 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 will die, and not live.'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Lord Hears Hezekiah’s Prayer 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 says,‘Give instructions to your household, 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 Chr 32:24 : 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.
• 2 Kgs 20:1-9 : 1 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. 2 Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying, 3 I beg You, O LORD, remember now 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 And it came to pass, before Isaiah had gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 5 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people, Thus says the LORD, the God of David your father: I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will heal you. On the third day you shall go up to the house of the LORD. 6 And I will add to your days fifteen years; and I will deliver you and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for My own sake, and for My servant David's sake. 7 And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. 8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the LORD on the third day? 9 And Isaiah said, This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that He has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? 10 And Hezekiah answered, It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees; no, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees. 11 And Isaiah the prophet cried to the LORD, and He brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz.
• Isa 38:1-8 : 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.
• Isa 39:3-4 : 3 Then Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, What did these men say and from where did they come to you? And Hezekiah said, They have come to me from a far country, from Babylon. 4 Then he said, What have they seen in your house? And Hezekiah answered, They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.
• 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 : 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.
• Jonah 3:10 : 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.
• Acts 9:37 : 37 And it happened in those days that she became sick and died. After they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.
• Phil 2:27-30 : 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. 28 I sent him therefore the more eagerly, that when you see him again, you may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful. 29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such men in high esteem: 30 Because for the work of Christ he came close to death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.
• Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave where you go.
• Isa 1:1 : 1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
• Isa 37:2 : 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.
• Isa 37:21 : 21 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Because you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria: