“‘And this is the sign from the Lord to prove that he will do as he promised:
Parallel translations
- WEB This shall be the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do this thing that he has spoken.
- KJV And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;
- BSB This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised:
- NKJV And this is the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing which He has spoken:
- NASB “And this shall be the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will perform this word that He has spoken:
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Quick answer
God offers a sign to confirm that he will do what he has spoken. He graciously strengthens Hezekiah's faith with visible proof.
Overview
The Lord announces that he will give a sign guaranteeing the fulfillment of his promise. God condescends to confirm his word in a way the king can see. This willingness to give assurance reflects God's patient care for the faith of his servants.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Isa 37:30This shall be the sign to you. You will eat this year that which grows of itself, and in the second year that which springs from the same; and in the third year sow and reap and plant vineyards, and eat their fruit.
- Judg 6:37–39behold, 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.”
- Judg 6:17–22He 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 7:11–14“Ask a sign of Yahweh your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.”
- 2 Kgs 20:8–21Hezekiah 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?”
- Gen 9:13I set my rainbow in the cloud, and it will be a sign of a covenant between me and the earth.
- Isa 38:22Hezekiah also had said, “What is the sign that I will go up to Yahweh’s house?”
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