Isaiah 38:2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,

◄ Isaiah 38:2 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,

English Standard Version
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,

New American Standard Bible
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD,

King James Bible
Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD.

International Standard Version
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD.

American Standard Version
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto Jehovah,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Ezechias turned his face toward the wall, and prayed to the Lord,

Darby Bible Translation
And Hezekiah turned his face to the wall, and prayed to Jehovah,

Young's Literal Translation
And Hezekiah turneth round his face unto the wall, and prayeth unto Jehovah,

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

38:1-8 When we pray in our sickness, though God send not to us such an answer as he here sent to Hezekiah, yet, if by his Spirit he bids us be of good cheer, assures us that our sins are forgiven, and that, whether we live or die, we shall be his, we do not pray in vain. See 2Ki 20:1-11.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

2. The couches in the East run along the walls of houses. He turned away from the spectators to hide his emotion and collect his thoughts for prayer.