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Isaiah 38:9

Isaiah 38:9
The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

I said, in the cutting off of my days,.... When he was told that he should die, and he believed he should; this he calls a "cutting off" in allusion to the weaver's web, Isa 38:12 and a cutting off…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The writing of Hezekiah - This is the title to the following hymn - a record which Hezekiah made to celebrate the goodness of God in restoring him to health. The writing itself is poetry, as is…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Isaiah 38:9-22

We have here Hezekiah's thanksgiving-song, which he penned, by divine direction, after his recovery. He might have taken some of the psalms of his father David, and made use of them for his purpose;…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Isaiah 38:9-20

Hezekiah's thanksgiving for his recovery. This poem, which is not given in the parallel narrative in 2 Kings, must have been inserted here from an independent source. An external mark of the insertion…