Isaiah
Isaiah 38:2–3
2Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, 3saying, “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
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Isaiah 38:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Hezekiah | חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ | ḥiz·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2396 Chizkijah |
| turned | וַיַּסֵּ֧ב | way·yas·sêḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| his face | פָּנָ֖יו | pā·nāw | Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the wall | הַקִּ֑יר | haq·qîr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7023 wall |
| and prayed | וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖ל | way·yiṯ·pal·lêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6419 intervene, interpose |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Isaiah 38:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| saying | וַיֹּאמַ֗ר | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Please | אָנָּ֤ה | ’ān·nāh | Interjection | H577 ah, now! I (or we) beseech thee! |
| O LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| remember | זְכָר־ | zə·ḵār- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| how | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I have walked | הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי | hiṯ·hal·laḵ·tî | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| before You | לְפָנֶ֗יךָ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| faithfully | בֶּֽאֱמֶת֙ | be·’ĕ·meṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| and with wholehearted | וּבְלֵ֣ב | ū·ḇə·lêḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| devotion | שָׁלֵ֔ם | šā·lêm | Adjective - masculine singular | H8003 complete, safe, at peace |
| I have done | עָשִׂ֑יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| good | וְהַטּ֥וֹב | wə·haṭ·ṭō·wḇ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| in Your sight | בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ | bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| And Hezekiah | חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ | ḥiz·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2396 Chizkijah |
| wept | וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ | way·yê·ḇək | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1058 weep, bewail |
| bitterly | גָדֽוֹל׃ס | ḡā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 38:2 Matthew 6:6 · Psalm 50:15 · 1 Kings 8:30
Isaiah 38:3 Hebrews 5:7 · Hebrews 6:10 · Psalm 18:20–27 · Nehemiah 13:14 · 2 Chronicles 31:20–21 · John 1:47 · 2 Corinthians 1:12 · Deuteronomy 6:18 · Nehemiah 13:22 · Nehemiah 5:19 · 1 Chronicles 29:19 · Psalm 6:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.