What does Isaiah 38:15 mean?
ESV: What shall I say? For he has spoken to me, and he himself has done it. I walk slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
NIV: But what can I say? He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this. I will walk humbly all my years because of this anguish of my soul.
NASB: 'What shall I say? For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it; I will walk quietly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
CSB: What can I say? He has spoken to me, and he himself has done it. I walk along slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
NLT: But what could I say? For he himself sent this sickness. Now I will walk humbly throughout my years because of this anguish I have felt.
KJV: What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
NKJV: “What shall I say? He has both spoken to me, And He Himself has done it. I shall walk carefully all my years In the bitterness of my soul.
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Book Summary:
Isaiah is among the most important prophetic books in the entire Bible. The first segment details God's impending judgment against ancient peoples for sin and idolatry (Isaiah 1—35). The second part of Isaiah briefly explains a failed assault on Jerusalem during the rule of Hezekiah (Isaiah 36—39). The final chapters predict Israel's rescue from Babylonian captivity (Isaiah 40—48), the promised Messiah (Isaiah 49—57), and the final glory of Jerusalem and God's people (Isaiah 58—66).
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