Isaiah 38:9-11

The Voice

⁹When Hezekiah, king of Judah, recovered from his illness, he composed a poem.

¹⁰Hezekiah: I thought for sure in the prime of my life
        that I’d been brought to the gates of death,
        that I’d miss out on the rest of my years.
¹¹    I thought: That’s it. I will never again see the Eternal in the land of the living.
        I will never again enjoy the company of those alive in this world.