Bible Commentary

Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul [delivered it] from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. 17. Behold, for peace bitterness) (lit. “it was bitter to me, bitter”), i.e. the bitterness of affliction was mercifully overruled so as to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 38:17”

O Lord, by these [things men] live, and in all these [things is] the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live. 16. The thought expressed by E.V. is somewhat as follows: “By such Divine words and deeds ( Isa 38:15) men are preserved in life; and by such … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 38:16”

What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done [it]: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul. 15, 16. Two extremely difficult verses. As commonly explained, Isa 38:15 introduces the second half of the song with an exclamation of amazement at the wonderful deliverance … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 38:15”

Like a crane [or] a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail [with looking] upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me. 14. Like a crane or a swallow ] Rather, as R.V., Like a swallow or a crane. Both words occur again only in Jer 8:7. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 38:14”

I reckoned till morning, [that], as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day [even] to night wilt thou make an end of me. 13. I reckoned till morning ] R.V. has “I quieted myself until morning.” It is better to amend the text slightly and read I cried until morning. so … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 38:13”

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 cut me off with pining sickness: from day [even] to night wilt thou make an end of me. 12. Figures setting forth the utter frustration of his hope of life. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 38:12”

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. 11. Death is the end of all communion both with God and men. To see the Lord is to enjoy the sense of His presence in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 38:11”

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. 10. in the cutting off of my days ] R.V. In the noontide of my days (lit. “in the stillness of my days”). The phrase has been variously … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 38:10”

The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness: 9. The writing of Hezekiah ] According to some commentators we should read “A Michtam of Hezekiah” (changing a letter in the Hebr.). The word Michtam occurs in the titles of Psalms 16, 56-60; but is of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 38:9”

Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. 8. The R.V. has (after Ahaz) the phrase “with the sun,” which is wrongly taken by the A.V. as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 38:8”