Isaiah

Isaiah 38:18–19

¹⁸For Sheol cannot thank You;

Death cannot praise You.

Those who descend to the Pit

cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

¹⁹The living, only the living, can thank You,

as I do today;

fathers will tell their children

about Your faithfulness.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
Sheol	שְׁא֛וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
cannot	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
thank You	תּוֹדֶ֖ךָּ	tō·w·ḏe·kā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular	H3034 throw, cast
Death	מָ֣וֶת	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
cannot praise You	יְהַלְלֶ֑ךָּ	yə·hal·le·kā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H1984 shine
Those who descend	יֽוֹרְדֵי־	yō·wr·ḏê-	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3381 come or go down, descend
to the Pit	ב֖וֹר	ḇō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well
cannot	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
hope	יְשַׂבְּר֥וּ	yə·śab·bə·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7663 inspect, examine
for	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Your faithfulness	אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃	’ă·mit·te·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The living	חַ֥י	ḥay	Adjective - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
only the living	חַ֛י	ḥay	Adjective - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
can thank You	יוֹדֶ֖ךָ	yō·w·ḏe·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H3034 throw, cast
as I do today	כָּמ֣וֹנִי	kā·mō·w·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H3644 like, as, when
fathers	אָ֣ב	’āḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H1 father
will tell	יוֹדִ֖יעַ	yō·w·ḏî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
their children	לְבָנִ֔ים	lə·ḇā·nîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
about	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Your faithfulness	אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃	’ă·mit·te·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 38:18 Ecclesiastes 9:10 · Psalm 30:9 · Psalm 6:5 · Psalm 88:10–11 · Psalm 115:17–18 · Numbers 16:33

Isaiah 38:19 Deuteronomy 6:7 · Psalm 119:175 · Psalm 78:3–6 · Deuteronomy 4:9 · Deuteronomy 11:19 · Psalm 146:2 · Psalm 145:4 · Exodus 13:14–15 · Exodus 12:26–27 · Genesis 18:19 · Psalm 118:17 · Joshua 4:21–22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.