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A poem written by Hezekiah king of Judah, after his illness and recovery.[a]

10 I thought that, only halfway through my life,
I was entering into the gates of death,[b]
deprived of the remaining years of my life.
11 I thought, I will not see the Lord
the Lord[c] in the land of the living.
I will no longer see anyone among the inhabitants of the world.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 38:9 This poem is not included in 2 Kings.
  2. Isaiah 38:10 Hebrew sheol
  3. Isaiah 38:11 The Hebrew text here has two occurrences of Yah, the short form of the divine name. Some Hebrew manuscripts have a single occurrence of Yahweh.
  4. Isaiah 38:11 Hebrew variant this passing world