Isaiah 38:9
ESV
A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, after he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:
NIV
A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:
NASB
This is a writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:
CSB
A poem by King Hezekiah of Judah after he had been sick and had recovered from his illness:
NLT
When King Hezekiah was well again, he wrote this poem:
KJV
The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:
NKJV
This is the writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:
What does Isaiah 38:9 mean?
Hezekiah was given a terminal diagnosis for his illness (Isaiah 38:1). The Bible doesn't say whether this was an infection, tumor, or some other condition. In response to prayer, the Lord granted Hezekiah an additional 15 years (Isaiah 38:2–6). The grateful king composes a psalm of praise (Isaiah 38:10). This song begins in the next verse and continues for most of the remainder of this chapter (Isaiah 38:20).The psalm's first half expresses Hezekiah's anguish at hearing that he would die. In dramatic terms, the king mourns that he will die in the prime of his life. The second half (Isaiah 38:16–20) explains a new perspective: that God used the illness for Hezekiah's good. The disease led him to deeper dependence on the Lord. This was God's main desire for His chosen people (Isaiah 2:7–8; 30:12–13; 50:10). The most powerful interventions in Isaiah's records happen when the people abandon every hope but the Lord God (Isaiah 37:1–7).
