The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP XXXVIII.

1 Hezekiah is sicke. 5 He is restored to health by the Lord

and liueth fiftene yeres after. 10 He giueth thankes for his benefit.

1 ABout * thata time was Hezekiáh sicke vnto the death, and the Prophet Isaiáh sonne of Amóz came vnto him, and said vnto him, Thus saith the Lord Put thi∣ne house in an ordre, for thou shalt dye, & not liue.

2 Then Hezekiáhb turned his face to the wall, and praied to the Lord.

3 And said, I beseche thee, Lord, remember now how I haue walked before thee in tru eth, and with a perfite heart, and haue do∣ne that which is good in thy sight, & He∣zekiáh wept sore.

4 ¶ Then came the worde of the Lord to Isa iáh, saying.

5 Go: and say vnto Hezekiáh, Thus saith the lord God of Dauid thy father, I haue heard thy praier (and) 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thy teares: be holde, I wil adde vnto thy daies 〈◊〉〈◊〉 yeres,

6 And I wil deliuer theec out of the hand of the King of Asshúr, and this citie for I wil defend this citie.

7 Andd this signe shalt thou haue of the Lord, that the Lord wil do this thing, that he hathe spoken,

8 Beholde, I wil bring againe the shado we the degrees [whereby it is gone downe in the dial of Aház by thee sunne] tē degrees backeward so the sunne turned by ten de∣grees, by the which degrees it was gone downe:

9 f The writing of Hezechiák King of Iudáh when he had bene sicke, and was recoue∣red of his sickenes,

10 I said in theg cutting of my daies, I shal go to the gates of the graue? I am depriued of the residue of my yeres,

11 I said,h I shal not se the Lord (euen) the Lord in the land of the liuing: I shal se man no more among the inhabitants of the worlde.

12 Mine habita cion is departed, and is remo∣ued from me, like a shepherds tent. Ii ha∣ue cut of like a weauer my life: he wil cut me of from the height: from dayk tonight thou wilt make and end of me.

13 Irekenedl to the morning: but he brake all my bones, like a lion from daie to night wilt thou make an end of me.

14 Like a crane (or) a swallow, so did Im chat ter: I did mourne as a doue? mine eie were lift vpon hie, ô Lord,n it hathe oppressed me comfort me.

15 What shal I saie?o for he hathe said it to me and he hathe done it I shal walkep weake ly all my yeres in the bitternes of my soule

16 O Lord,q (to them) that ouerliue them, and to all (that are) in them, the life of my spi∣rit (shalbe knowen) that thou causedst me tor slepe and hast giuen life to me.

17 Beholde fors felicitie I had bitter grief but it was thy pleasure (to deliuer) my soule from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all myt sinnes behinde thy backe.

18 Foru the graue can not cōfesse thee: death can not praise thee thei that godowne in to the pit, can not hope for thy trueth.

19 (But) the liuing, the liuing: he shal confes se thee, as I (do) this day the father to thex children shal declare thy trueth.

20 The Lord (was ready) to saue me: thereso re we wil sing my song, all the dayes ofy our life in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the Lord.

21 Them said I saiáh, Take a lumpe of drye fig∣ges andz laie it vpon the boile, and he shal recouer.

22 Also Hezekiāha had said, What is the signe that I shal go vp into the House of the Lord?

Notes

• Chap. XXXVII.
• 2. King. 20 1.
• a

  Sone after that the Assyrians we re slaine, so that God wil haue the exercise of his children cōtinual that thei may learne onely to depend vpon God and aspire to the heauens.
• 2. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 2. 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• b

  For his he art was touched with feare of Gods iudgement, seing he had ap∣pointed him to dye so quickely after his deliuerā ce from so great calamitie, as one 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to re∣maine in that estate, & also fore seing the great change 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shuld come in the Church, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 che as helest no sonne to reigne af ter him: for as yet Manasséh was not borne, and when he reigned we se what a ty∣rant he was.
• c

  He 〈◊〉〈◊〉 not onely promise to prolong his life, but to giue him rest and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 from the Assyriās who might haue renued their ar∣mie to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 their formed 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• d

  For Hezekiah had asked for the confirmacion of his faith a 〈◊〉〈◊〉, as, vers. 22, and. 2. King. 20 8. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he was mo∣ued by 〈◊〉〈◊〉 singu∣lar 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Gods 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• e

  Read. 2. King. 20 10.
• f

  Helefr this song of his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and than kesgiuing to 〈◊〉〈◊〉, as a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and thankeful heart for Gods benefi∣tes, as Dauid did. Psal. 5.
• g

  At what time it was tolde me, that I shulde dye.
• h

  I shal no more praise the Lord here in his Tem∣ple 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the faithful: thus God 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his dearest 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to want his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for a time, that his grace afterward ma 〈◊〉〈◊〉 more appeare when: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 fele their owne weakene.
• i

  By my sinne I haue pro∣uoked God to take my 〈◊〉〈◊〉 from me.
• k

  That is noneday, or 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• l

  Ouer night I thoght that I shulde liue til morning, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 my pangs in the night persuided me the contra rie he sheweth the horrou, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the faithful haue when they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Gods iudgement against their 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• m

  I was so 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 forowe that I was not able 〈◊〉〈◊〉 my wor des, but onely, o grone & 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• n

  To wit, sorow and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of bodie and 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• o

  God ha the declared by his Prophes that I shal dye and therefore 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vnto him.
• p

  I shal haue no release, but continual so∣rowes while I li∣ue.
• q

  They that shal ouer liue the men that are now ali∣ue, and they that are nowaliue, and all they that are in these yeres shal acknowled∣ge this 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• r

  That after that thou hadest Condē ned me to death, thou 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to life.
• s

  Where as I thoght to haue liued in rest & ease, being deliuered from mine enemie, I had grief vpon grief.
• t

  He estemed mo re the remission of his sinnes and Gods fauour then a thousand liues.
• u

  For 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he as God hathe placed man in this Worlde 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 him, the Godlie take it as a signe of his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 when their dayes were shortened, ether because 〈◊〉〈◊〉 they semed vn worthie for thei sinnes to liue longer in his seruice, or for their zeale to Gods 〈◊〉〈◊〉, seing 〈◊〉〈◊〉 there is so fewe in earth, that do regarde it, as Psal. 6. 3. and. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 7
• x

  All 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shal acknowledge, and according to their duetie toward their children 〈◊〉〈◊〉 instruct them in thy graces, and me 〈◊〉〈◊〉 toward me
• y

  He sheweth what is the vse of the Congregacion and 〈◊〉〈◊〉: to wit, to giue the Lord thankes for his benefites.
• z

  Read 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Kyng 20. 7.
• a

  As vers. 7.