Isaiah 38:7–8
And this shall be a sign unto thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken;
And this shall be a signe vnto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will doe this thing that he hath spoken.
Behold, 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.
†Behold, I will bring againe the shadow of the degrees which is gone downe in the Sunne-diall of Ahaz ten degrees backward: so the Sunne returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone downe.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. degrees by, or with the Sunne.
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From verse 7
- Isaiah 37:30Rank 1 from verse 7
30And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.
30And this shall be a signe vnto thee, Ye shall eate this yeere such as groweth of it felfe: and the second yeere that which springeth of the same: and in the third yeere sow ye and reape, and plant vineyards, and eate the fruit thereof.
- Judges 6:37–39Rank 2 from verse 7
37Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.
38And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.
39And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.
37Beholde, I will put a fleece of wooll in the floore: and if the deaw be on the fleece onely, and it bee drie vpon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt saue Israel by my hande, as thou hast said.
38And it was so: for he rose vp early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the deaw out of the fleece, a bowle full of water.
39And Gideon said vnto God, *Let not thine anger be hote against me, and I will speake but this once: Let mee prooue, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece. Let it now be drie onely vpon the fleece, and vpon all the ground let there be deaw.
- 2 Kings 20:8–21Rank 3 from verse 7
8¶ And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the Lord the third day?
9And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
10And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
11And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
12¶ At that time Berodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.
13And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
14¶ Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon.
15And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.
16And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord.
17Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord.
18And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
19Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days?
20¶ And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
21And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
8¶ And Hezekiah said vnto Isaiah, What shall bee the signe that the LORD wil heale me, and that I shall goe vp into the house of the LORD the third day?
9And Isaiah said, This signe shalt thou haue of the LORD, that the LORD will doe the thing that hee hath spoken: shall the shadow goe forward ten degrees, or goe *backe tenne degrees?
10And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go downe tenne degrees: nay, but let the shadow returne backward tenne degrees.
11And Isaiah the Prophet cryed vnto the LORD, and he brought the shadow tenne degrees backeward, by which it had gone downe in the †diall of Ahaz.
12¶ *At that time Berodach-Baladan the sonne of Baladan King of Babylon, sent letters and a present vnto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had beene sicke.
13And Hezekiah hearkened vnto them, and shewed them the house of his ‖precious things, the siluer, and the golde, and the spices, and the precious oyntment, and all the house of his ‖armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
14¶ Then came Isaiah the Prophet vnto King Hezekiah, and sayde vnto him, What sayd these men? and from whence came they vnto thee? And Hezekiah sayde, They are come from a farre countrey, euen from Babylon.
15And he said, What haue they seene in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All the things that are in mine house haue they seene: there is nothing among my treasures, that I haue not shewed them.
16And Isaiah said vnto Hezekiah, Heare the word of the LORD.
17Behold, the dayes come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers haue layde vp in store vnto this day, *shall be caried vnto Babylon: nothing shall be left, sayth the LORD.
18And of thy sonnes that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away, and they shall bee Eunuches in the palace of the king of Babylon.
19Then said Hezekiah vnto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, ‖ Is it not good, if peace and trueth be in my dayes?
20¶ And the rest of the actes of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how hee made a poole and a conduit, & brought water into the city, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the Kings of Iudah?
21And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and Manasseh his sonne reigned in his stead.
- Isaiah 7:11–14Rank 4 from verse 7
11Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
12But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.
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.
11‖Aske thee a signe of the LORD thy God; aske it either in the depth, or in the height aboue.
12But Ahaz sayd, I will not aske, neither will I tempt the LORD.
13And he sayd; Heare yee now, O house of Dauid; Is it a small thing for you to wearie men, but will yee wearie my God also?
14*‖Therefore the LORD himselfe shal giue you a signe: Behold, a Uirgine shall conceiue and beare a Sonne, and shall call his name Immanuel.
- Judges 6:17–22Rank 5 from verse 7
17And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
18Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again.
19¶ And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it.
20And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.
21¶ Then the angel of the Lord put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the Lord departed out of his sight.
22And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God! for because I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face.
17And he said vnto him, If now I haue found grace in thy sight, then shew me a signe, that thou talkest with me.
18Depart not hence, I pray thee, vntil I come vnto thee, and bring forth my ‖Present, and set it before thee. And hee saide, I will tary vntill thou come againe.
19¶ And Gideon went in, and made ready †a kid, and vnleauened cakes of an Ephah of floure: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out vnto him vnder the oake, and presented it.
20And the Angel of God sayd vnto him, Take the flesh, and the vnleauened cakes, and lay them vpon this rocke, and powre out the broth. And he did so.
21¶ Then the Angel of the LORD put foorth the end of the staffe that was in his hand, and touched the flesh, and the vnleauened cakes, and there rose vp fire out of the rocke, and consumed the flesh and the vnleauened cakes: then the Angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.
22And when Gideon perceiued that hee was an Angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O LORD God: *for because I haue seene an Angel of the LORD face to face.
- Genesis 9:13Rank 6 from verse 7
- Isaiah 38:22Rank 7 from verse 7
From verse 8
- 2 Kings 20:9–11Rank 1 from verse 8
9And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
10And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
11And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the Lord: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
9And Isaiah said, This signe shalt thou haue of the LORD, that the LORD will doe the thing that hee hath spoken: shall the shadow goe forward ten degrees, or goe *backe tenne degrees?
10And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go downe tenne degrees: nay, but let the shadow returne backward tenne degrees.
11And Isaiah the Prophet cryed vnto the LORD, and he brought the shadow tenne degrees backeward, by which it had gone downe in the †diall of Ahaz.
- Joshua 10:12–14Rank 2 from verse 8
12¶ Then spake Joshua to the Lord in the day when the Lord delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
13And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
14And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the Lord hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the Lord fought for Israel.
12¶ Then spake Ioshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD deliuered vp the Amorites before the children of Israel, and hee said in the sight of Israel, *Sunne, †stand thou still vpon Gibeon, and thou Moone in the valley of Aialon.
13And the Sunne stood still, and the Moone stayed, vntill the people had auenged themselues vpon their enemies. Is not this written in the booke of ‖Iasher? So the Sunne stood still in the midst of heauen, and hasted not to goe downe, about a whole day.
14And there was no day like that, before it, or after it, that the LORD hearkened vnto the voyce of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 32:24Rank 3 from verse 8
- Matthew 16:1Rank 4 from verse 8
- 2 Chronicles 32:31Rank 5 from verse 8
31¶ Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
31¶ Howbeit, in the businesse of the †Embassadours of the Princes of Babylon, who *sent vnto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
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Isaiah 38:7
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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1. Uttered, said, declared, addressed, or communicated in words. 2. In 'spoken of,' mentioned, described, or referred to. 3. In 'spoken for,' addressed by request or commendation on another's behalf; in a marriage setting, sought as a spouse. 4. In 'spoken against' or 'evil spoken of,' opposed, contradicted, denounced, or reviled.
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Isaiah 38:8
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.
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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
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1. A darkened shape or shade cast by intercepted light. 2. Shelter or protection. 3. A fleeting trace or likeness. 4. A preliminary outline, type, or representation of a fuller reality.
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Steps, ranks, levels, or measures.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.
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An instrument that shows time by the position of the sun's shadow.
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Sense 1: Toward the back, with the back foremost, or in reverse. Sense 2: Figuratively, into defeat, decline, rebellion, or perverted judgment.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of return, meaning to go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again.
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6And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.
6And I will deliuer thee and this citie, out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this citie.
7And this shall be a sign unto thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken;
7And this shall be a signe vnto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will doe this thing that he hath spoken.
Selected passage8Behold, 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.
8†Behold, I will bring againe the shadow of the degrees which is gone downe in the Sunne-diall of Ahaz ten degrees backward: so the Sunne returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone downe.
Selected passage9¶ The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:
9¶ The writing of Hezekiah king of Iudah, when he had bene sicke, and was recouered of his sicknesse: