Isaiah 38:10
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יוֹם
yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
שְׁאוֹל
shᵉʼôwl
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
שָׁכֹל
shâkôl
properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively)
שְׁאֵרִית
shᵉʼêrîyth
a remainder or residual (surviving, final) portion
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁכֹל shâkôl
properly, to miscarry, i.e. suffer abortion; by analogy, to bereave (literally or figuratively)
Study H7921 →שְׁאוֹל shᵉʼôwl
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
Study H7585 →יוֹם yôwm
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
Study H3117 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →Cross References
But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:
I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
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