Isaiah 38:4
38:3 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. sore: Heb. with great weepingThen came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,
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Then Yahweh’s word came to Isaiah, saying,
Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,
Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,
What does Isaiah 38:4 mean?
Isaiah 38:4 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include דָּבָר (dâbâr), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), יְשַׁעְיָה (Yᵉshaʻyâh). It connects to 8 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. But: Heb. And as they afflicted them, so they multiplied, etc
Exodus 1:22And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
1 Kings 4:20Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
1 Kings 4:21And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
1 Kings 20:27And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country. were all: or, were nourished
2 Kings 10:32In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel; to cut: Heb. to cut off the ends
2 Kings 10:33From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan. eastward: Heb. toward the rising of the sun even: or, even to Gilead and Bashan
2 Kings 13:7Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.
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Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 38:4.
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat
Genesis 2:18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him
Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.
Genesis 3:13And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:14And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Genesis 3:22And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Genesis 3:9And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
Genesis 4:1And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired
Frequently asked questions
What does Isaiah 38:4 say?
Isaiah 38:4 (King James Version) reads: "Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,"
Is Isaiah 38:4 in the Old or New Testament?
Isaiah 38:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.
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