A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, after he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:

10 I said, (A)In the middle[a] of my days
    I must depart;
I am consigned to the gates of Sheol
    for the rest of my years.
11 I said, I shall not see the Lord,
    the Lord (B)in the land of the living;
I shall look on man no more
    among the inhabitants of the world.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 38:10 Or In the quiet

A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:

10 I said, “In the prime of my life(A)
    must I go through the gates of death(B)
    and be robbed of the rest of my years?(C)
11 I said, “I will not again see the Lord himself(D)
    in the land of the living;(E)
no longer will I look on my fellow man,
    or be with those who now dwell in this world.

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