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Isaiah 38:4–5

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¶ Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,
Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
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  1. 1 John 5:14–15Rank 1 from verse 5
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    14And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

    15And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

  2. Psalms 34:5–6Rank 2 from verse 5
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    5They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.

    6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

  3. Revelation 7:17Rank 3 from verse 5
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    17For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

  4. Luke 1:13Rank 4 from verse 5
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    13But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

  5. Psalms 147:3Rank 5 from verse 5
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    3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

  6. Psalms 56:8Rank 6 from verse 5
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    8Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book?

  7. 2 Kings 19:20Rank 7 from verse 5
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    20¶ Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.

  8. 2 Corinthians 7:6Rank 8 from verse 5
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    6Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

  9. Matthew 22:32Rank 9 from verse 5
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    32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

  10. Psalms 116:15Rank 10 from verse 5
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    15Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

  11. Isaiah 7:13–14Rank 11 from verse 5
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    13And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?

    14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

  12. Psalms 89:3–4Rank 12 from verse 5
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    3I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,

    4Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah.

  13. 1 Kings 11:12–13Rank 13 from verse 5
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    12Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father’s sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.

    13Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant’s sake, and for Jerusalem’s sake which I have chosen.

  14. 1 Kings 15:4Rank 14 from verse 5
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    4Nevertheless for David’s sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:

  15. 1 Kings 8:25Rank 15 from verse 5
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    25Therefore now, Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.

  16. 2 Kings 18:2Rank 16 from verse 5
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    2Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.

  17. 2 Samuel 7:3–5Rank 17 from verse 5
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    3And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the Lord is with thee.

    4¶ And it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying,

    5Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

  18. Acts 27:24Rank 18 from verse 5
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    24Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

  19. 1 Chronicles 17:2–4Rank 19 from verse 5
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    2Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee.

    3¶ And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying,

    4Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:

  20. 1 Kings 9:4–5Rank 20 from verse 5
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    4And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:

    5Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.

  21. 2 Chronicles 34:3Rank 21 from verse 5
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    3¶ For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

  22. 2 Kings 18:13Rank 22 from verse 5
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    13¶ Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.

  23. Job 14:5Rank 23 from verse 5
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    5Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;

  24. Psalms 39:12Rank 24 from verse 5
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    12Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

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Isaiah 38:4

COMBINED MEANING

word

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Sense 1: A spoken or written expression, saying, message, command, promise, report, or matter. Sense 2: God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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Isaiah 38:5

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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tears

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Drops of fluid shed from the eyes in weeping, grief, pain, or strong feeling.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

add

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To join or put with something else; to increase by bringing or giving more.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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38:4¶ Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,

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38:5Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.

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38:6And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.

38:7And this shall be a sign unto thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken;

38:8Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down.

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