Isaiah 38:10 · KJV
“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.”
— Isaiah 38:10
The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:
I said, I shall not see the LORD, {even} the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
Isaiah 38 — Context
Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. {sun dial: Heb. degrees by, or, with the sun}
9The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:
10I 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.
11I said, I shall not see the LORD, {even} the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
12Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day {even} to night wilt thou make an end of me. {with...: or, from the thrum}
Cross References
2 Corinthians 1:9
But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: {sentence: or, answer}
Psalms 102:24
I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years {are} throughout all generations.
Job 7:7
O remember that my life {is} wind: mine eye shall no more see good. {shall...: Heb. shall not return} {see: to see, that is, to enjoy}
Psalms 107:18
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
Isaiah 38:1
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. {Set...: Heb. Give charge concerning thy house}
Job 17:11-16
My days are past, my purposes are broken off, {even} the thoughts of my heart. {the thoughts: Heb. the possessions}
Job 6:11
What {is} my strength, that I should hope? and what {is} mine end, that I should prolong my life?