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?”
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?”
- KJV 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?
- 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?”
- 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.
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Cross-references · 8
- Judg 6:17He said to him, “If now I have found favor in your sight, then show me a sign that it is you who talk with me.
- Isa 7:11“Ask a sign of Yahweh your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.”
- Hos 6:2After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us up, and we will live before him.
- 2 Kgs 19:29“This will be the sign to you: This year, you will eat that which grows of itself, and in the second year that which springs of the same; and in the third year sow, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat its fruit.
- 2 Kgs 20:5“Turn back, and tell Hezekiah the prince of my people, ‘Yahweh, the God of David your father, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day, you will go up to Yahweh’s house.
- Isa 7:14Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
- Isa 38:22Hezekiah also had said, “What is the sign that I will go up to Yahweh’s house?”
- Judg 6:37–40behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor; if there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then shall I know that you will save Israel by my hand, as you have spoken.”
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