Isaiah 38:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"O Lord,אֲדֹנָ֖י
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
by [these] things [men] live,יִֽחְי֑וּ
(yich·yu;)
2421a: to livea prim. root
And in allוּלְכָל־
(u·le·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
these is the life 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
of my spirit;רוּחִ֔י
(ru·chi,)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
O restore me to healthוְתַחֲלִימֵ֖נִי
(ve·ta·cha·li·me·ni)
2492a: to be healthy or stronga prim. root
and let me live!וְהַחֲיֵֽנִי׃
(ve·ha·cha·ye·ni.)
2421a: to livea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
O Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
by these things men live
chayah  (khaw-yaw')
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
and in all these things is the life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
of my spirit
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
so wilt thou recover
chalam  (khaw-lam')
to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream
me and make me to live
chayah  (khaw-yaw')
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"O Lord, by these things men live, And in all these is the life of my spirit; O restore me to health and let me live!

King James Bible
O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Lord, because of these promises people live, and in all of them is the life of my spirit as well; You have restored me to health and let me live.

International Standard Version
"My Lord is against them, yet they live, and among all of them who live is his spirit. Now you have restored me to health, so let me live!

NET Bible
O sovereign master, your decrees can give men life; may years of life be restored to me. Restore my health and preserve my life.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Lord, people live in spite of such things, and I have the will to live in spite of them. You give me health and keep me alive.

King James 2000 Bible
O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so will you restore me, and make me to live.
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