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?
Parallel translations
- WEB Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What will be the sign that Yahweh will heal me, and that I will go up to Yahweh’s house the third day?”
- BSB Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?”
- NKJV And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What is the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the Lord the third day?”
- NASB Now Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I will go up to the house of the Lord on the third day?”
- NLT Meanwhile, Hezekiah had said to Isaiah, “What sign will the Lord give to prove that he will heal me and that I will go to the Temple of the Lord three days from now?”
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Quick answer
Hezekiah asks for a sign confirming he will be healed and worship at the temple. He seeks assurance of God's promise.
Overview
The king requests a confirming sign, much as Ahaz had earlier been offered one. His desire to worship at the LORD's house shows where his hope is fixed. God graciously accommodates such requests for assurance, and ultimately gives believers the supreme sign of His faithfulness in the death and resurrection of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Judg 6:17And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
- Isa 7:11Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
- Hos 6:2After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
- 2 Kgs 19:29And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.
- 2 Kgs 20:5Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.
- Isa 7:14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
- Isa 38:22Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?
- Judg 6:37–40Behold, 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.
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