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Isaiah 38:7

What does Isaiah 38:7 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 38:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And this shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do this thing that he hath spoken:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And this shall be a sign unto thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And this shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do this thing that he hath spoken:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Isaiah said, This is the sign the Lord will give you, that he will do what he has said:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And this <FI>is<Fi> to thee the sign from Jehovah, that Jehovah doth this thing that He hath spoken.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And this shall be a sign to thee from the Lord, that the Lord will do this word which he hath spoken:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And this [shall be] the sign to thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do this thing that he hath spoken:

Context

v.6And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city.

v.7This passage

v.8behold, I will cause the shadow on the steps, which is gone down on the dial of Ahaz with the sun, to return backward ten steps. So the sun returned ten steps on the dial whereon it was gone down.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Judges 6:17

    And he said unto him, If now I have found favor in thy sight, then show me a sign that it is thou that talkest with me.

  • Isaiah 7:11

    Ask thee a sign of Jehovah thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

  • Genesis 9:13

    I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

  • 2 Kings 20:8

    And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that Jehovah will heal me, and that I shall go up unto the house of Jehovah the third day?

  • Isaiah 37:30

    And this shall be the sign unto thee: ye shall eat this year that which groweth of itself, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.

  • Judges 6:37

    behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as thou hast spoken.

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