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Isaiah 38:3

1 Chronicles 29:19; 1 Chronicles 29:9; 1 John 3:21; 1 John 3:22; 1 Kings 15:14; 1 Kings 2:4; 2 Chronicles 16:9; 2 Chronicles 25:2; 2 Chronicles 31:20; 2 Chronicles 31:21; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Samuel 12:21; 2 Samuel 12:22; Ezra 10:1; Genesis 17:1; Genesis 5:22; Genesis 5:23; Genesis 6:9; Hebrews 5:7; Hebrews 6:10; Hosea 12:4; Job 23:11; Job 23:12; John 1:47; Nehemiah 1:4; Nehemiah 13:14; Nehemiah 13:22; Nehemiah 13:31; Nehemiah 5:19; Psalms 101:2; Psalms 102:9; Psalms 119:80; Psalms 16:8; Psalms 18:20; Psalms 20:1; Psalms 32:2; Psalms 6:8

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See also Isaiah 38:3 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    AND SAID, REMEMBER NOW, O LORD, I BESEECH THEE - The object which Hezekiah desired was evidently that his life might be spared, and that he might not be suddenly cut off. He therefore makes mention of...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 38 Hezekiah's Sickness and Healing 1. _Isaiah's startling message (Isaiah 38:1)_ 2. _Hezekiah's prayer (Isaiah 38:2)_ 3. _The prayer heard and the sign (Isaiah 38:4)_ 4. The king's sorrow and...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ISAIAH 36-39. This section has been extracted from 2 Kings 18:13 to 2 Kings 20:19, and the Song of Hezekiah has been added. For an exposition see the notes on 2 K.; here we have simply to deal with th...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    IN TRUTH. See note on Isaiah 10:20. WEPT SORE. wept. great weeping. Figure of speech _Polyptoton_ (App-6), for emphasis. Compare 2 Kings 20:3....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _with a perfect heart_ Lit. "with a whole heart," one absolutely devoted to Jehovah. Cf. 1 Kings 8:61; 1 Kings 11:4; 1 Kings 15:3; 1 Kings 15:14, whe

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AND HEZEKIAH WEPT SORE— Under the law, long life and uninterrupted health are promised as rewards of obedience, and immature death is denounced as a punishment. See Exodus 20:12.Deuteronomy 5:16; Deut...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    C. PROSTRATION, CHAPTER 38 1. PERPLEXITY TEXT: Isaiah 38:1-8 1 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....

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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. REMEMBER NOW,...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    TO HEZEKIAH IN HIS SICKNESS ISAIAH promises 15 more years of life, and confirms the promise by a sign. 9-20. Hezekiah's song of thanksgiving. 21, 22. The remedy for the king's disease was suggested...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    SICKNESS AND RECOVERY OF HEZEKIAH Continuation of the historical appendix to Isaiah's prophecies. The chapter is parallel to 2 Kings 20:1 (where see notes), but contains a considerable addition in the...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD DEFENDS *JERUSALEM ISAIAH CHAPTER S 31 TO 39 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 38 HEZEKIAH IS SERIOUSLY ILL V1 About that time, Hezekiah became very ill. He believe...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    REMEMBER NOW, O LORD. — Devout as the prayer is, there is a tone of self-satisfaction in it which contrasts with David’s prayer (Psalms 51:1). He rests on what he has done in the way of religious refo...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יֹּאמַ֗ר אָנָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ זְכָר ־נָ֞א אֵ֣ת

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XI DRIFTING TO EGYPT 720-705 13. B.C. Isaiah 20:1; Isaiah 21:1; Isaiah 38:1; Isaiah 39:1 FROM 720, when chapter 11 m

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    BOOK 4 JERUSALEM AND SENNACHERIB 701 B.C. INTO this fourth book we put all the rest of the prophecies of the Book of Isaiah, that have to do with the prophet's own time: Chapter s 1, 22 and 33, wi...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In this chapter we have the story of the sickness of Hezekiah. That sickness would seem to have been intimately connected with the invasion of Sennacherib, for in Isaiah's message to Hezekiah that his...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    3._And said, I beseech thee, Jehovah. _He appears here to expostulate with God, and to remonstrate with him about his own past life, as if he were undeservedly distressed; but the case is far otherwis...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 36, 37, 38, AND 39. Chapter s 36-39 relate the history of the invasion of Sennacherib, its result, and the sickness unto death of Hezekiah, which preceded it:...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND SAID, REMEMBER NOW, O LORD, I BESEECH THEE,.... He puts the Lord in mind of his good walk and works, which are never forgotten by him, though they may seem to be: and this he the rather did, becau...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 3. See 2...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _In those days was Hezekiah sick_ See notes on 2 Kings 20:1....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    HEZEKIAH'S ILLNESS AND RECOVERY...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    and said, in the fervent appeal of a child of God. REMEMBER NOW, O LORD, I BESEECH THEE, HOW I HAVE WALKED BEFORE THEE IN TRUTH, without uncertainty and hypocrisy, AND WITH A PERFECT HEART, which aime...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    SORE: _ Heb._ with great weeping...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-8 When we pray in our sickness, though God send not to us such an answer as he here sent to Hezekiah, yet, if by his Spirit he bids us be of good cheer, assures us that our sins are forgiven, and th...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 38:3 said H559 (H8799) Remember H2142 (H8798) LORD H3068 pray H577 walked H1980 (H8694) before...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    HEZEKIAH'S ILLNESS AND THE GREAT SIGN (ISAIAH 38:1). The centrality and importance of this chapter must not be overlooked. It was God's final attempt to woo over the reigning house of David to a life...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Hezekiah's sickness and recovery in answer to prayer. CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah, Hezekiah. CONCLUSION: Neither men's greatness nor goodness will exempt them from the arrests of sickness. If o...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 38:1. _Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die, and not live._ This burden of the Lord placed the prophet in a critical situation. God saw that nothing milder than this harsh and tremendou...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall_ HEZEKIAH’S FACE TURNED TO THE WALL The obvious meaning is the wall of the room, towards which he turned, not merely to collect his thoughts, or to con...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death_ HEZEKIAH’S SICKNESS: THE HISTORICAL FRAMEWORK It cannot surprise us now to be carried back to the time when Jerusalem was still under the despotic sceptre...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 38:1 Man at his best cannot be trusted; as seen in these chapters, he is often self-centered and short-sighted. God himself is the only hope of his people. (See note on 36:1–39:8...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 38:3 Unlike Hezekiah’s God-centered prayer in Isaiah 37:15, now his thoughts withdraw into himself, perhaps even implying that he thinks God is being unfair to him. The...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    DISTRESS IN PROSPECT OF DEATH Isaiah 38:2. _Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, &c._ The causes of Hezekiah’s reluctance to die may be gathered from his circumstances. [See Outline: _Heze...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    HEZEKIAH’S PRAYER Isaiah 38:1 In this narrative there are three points of difficulty and many points of instruction. I. THREE POINTS OF DIFFICULTY. 1. _Why was Hezekiah afraid to die?_ Answer: (1.)...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    SECTION II.—HEZEKIAH'S ILLNESS, AND THE EMBASSY OF MERODACH-BALADAN (Isaiah 38:1; Isaiah 39:1.). EXPOSITION The present chapte

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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 your house in order: for you shall die, and not live (Isai...

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