This is a writing by Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:
Parallel translations
- WEB The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and had recovered of his sickness.
- KJV The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:
- NKJV This is the writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:
- NASB This is a writing of Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:
- NLT When King Hezekiah was well again, he wrote this poem:
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Quick answer
This heading introduces Hezekiah's written thanksgiving after his recovery. The king records his ordeal and rescue in poetry.
Overview
The verse marks the beginning of a psalm-like composition by Hezekiah reflecting on his sickness and healing. Putting the experience into writing turns personal deliverance into lasting testimony and worship. Like the biblical psalms, it preserves a believer's journey through suffering to praise for the encouragement of others.
Cross-references & the web
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- Isa 12:1–6In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
- Hos 6:1–2Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.
- Job 5:18For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
- Exod 15:1–21Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
- Ps 30:11–12You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
- 2 Chr 29:30Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed their heads and worshiped.
- Ps 18:1For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
- 1 Sam 2:1–10At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
- Deut 32:39See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
- Judg 5:1–31On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
- Jonah 2:1–9From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
- Ps 118:18–19The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.
- Ps 116:1–4I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.
- Ps 107:17–22Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
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Isaiah sees him most clearly: the virgin's son Immanuel, the child on David's throne, the shoot from Jesse, the light to the nations, and above all the Suffering Servant pierced for our transgressions (ch. 53).
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