Isaiah 38:15
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What shall I say, or what shall he answer for me, whereas he himself hath done it? I will recount to thee all my years in the bitterness of my soul.

what

Joshua 7:8 My Lord God, what shall I say, seeing Israel turning their backs to their enemies?

Ezra 9:10 And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

Psalm 39:9,10 I was dumb, and I opened not my mouth, because thou hast done it. . . .

John 12:27 Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause I came unto this hour.

I shall

1 Kings 21:27 And when Achab had heard these words, he rent his garments, and put haircloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and slept in sackcloth, and walked with his head cast down.

in the

1 Samuel 1:10 As Anna had her heart full of grief, she prayed to the Lord, shedding many tears,

2 Kings 4:27 And when she came to the man of God, to the mount, she caught hold on his feet: and Giezi came to remove her. And the man of God said: Let her alone for her soul is in anguish, and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.

Job 7:11 Wherefore, I will not spare my mouth, I will speak in the affliction of my spirit: I will talk with the bitterness of my soul.

Job 10:1 My soul is weary of my life, I will let go my speech against myself, I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 21:25 But another dieth in bitterness of soul without any riches:

Context
Hezekiah's Song of Thanksgiving
14I will cry like a young swallow, I will meditate like a dove: my eyes are weakened looking upward: Lord, I suffer violence, answer thou for me. 15What shall I say, or what shall he answer for me, whereas he himself hath done it? I will recount to thee all my years in the bitterness of my soul.16O Lord, if man's life be such, and the life of my spirit be in such things as these, thou shalt correct me, and make me to live.…
Cross References
1 Kings 21:27
And when Achab had heard these words, he rent his garments, and put haircloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and slept in sackcloth, and walked with his head cast down.

Job 7:11
Wherefore, I will not spare my mouth, I will speak in the affliction of my spirit: I will talk with the bitterness of my soul.

Job 10:1
My soul is weary of my life, I will let go my speech against myself, I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Psalm 39:9
I was dumb, and I opened not my mouth, because thou hast done it.

Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink to them that are sad; and wine to them that are grieved in mind:

Isaiah 38:17
Behold in peace is my bitterness most bitter: but thou hast delivered my soul that it should not perish, thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

Lexicon
What
מָֽה־ (māh-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

can I say?
אֲדַבֵּ֥ר (’ă·ḏab·bêr)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

He has spoken to me,
וְאָֽמַר־ (wə·’ā·mar-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

and He
וְה֣וּא (wə·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

Himself has done this.
עָשָׂ֑ה (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

I will walk slowly
אֶדַּדֶּ֥ה (’ed·dad·deh)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1718: Perhaps to move slowly

all
כָל־ (ḵāl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

my years
שְׁנוֹתַ֖י (šə·nō·w·ṯay)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 8141: A year

because of
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the anguish
מַ֥ר (mar)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4751: Bitter, bitterness, bitterly

of my soul.
נַפְשִֽׁי׃ (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion


Additional Translations
What can I say? He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done this. I will walk slowly all my years because of the anguish of my soul.What shall I say? he has both spoken to me, and himself has done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.

What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.

What shall I say? He hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done [it]. I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.

What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.

What shall I say? he hath both spoken to me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.

What will I say? He has both spoken to me, and himself has done it. I will walk carefully all my years because of the anguish of my soul.

-- What do I say? seeing He said to me, And He Himself hath wrought, I go softly all my years for the bitterness of my soul.
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