Isaiah 38:1-8 ▼

1 In those days Hezekiah was sick to death. And Isaiah son of Amos, the prophet, will come in to him, and say to him, Thus said Jehovah, Command to thy house, for thou diest, and shalt not live.

2 And Hezekiah will turn his face to the wall and pray to Jehovah.

3 And he will say, O Jehovah, remember now how I went before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and I did the good in thine eyes: And Hezekiah will weep a great weeping.

4 And the word of Jehovah will be to Isaiah, saying,

5 Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus said Jehovah, the God of David thy father, I heard thy prayer; and I saw thy tears: behold, I will add to thy days fifteen years.

6 And I will deliver thee and this city from the hand of the king of Assur: and I covered over this city.

7 And this to thee the sign from Jehovah that Jehovah will do this word which he spake:

8 Behold me turning back the shadow of the steps which will go down in the steps of Ahaz in the sun, backward ten steps. And the sun will turn back ten steps in the steps which it will go down.