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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The verse 1 is found in chapter 38 of Isaiah. Hezekiah receives news of his death and prays, recalling his walk before God. Yahweh hears and extends his life, accompanying the promise with a sign involving the shadow. The episode presents prayer as a genuine response to human fragility without portraying prolonged life as a permanent condition for all believers.
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Zu der Zeit ward Hiskia todkrank. Und der Prophet Jesaja, der Sohn des Amoz, kam zu ihm und sprach zu ihm: So spricht der HERR: Bestelle dein Haus; denn du wirst sterben und nicht lebendig bleiben!
En aquellos días cayó Ezechîas enfermo para morir. Y vino a él Isaías profeta, hijo de Amoz, y díjole: Jehová dice así: Ordena tu casa, porque tú morirás, y no vivirás.
En aquellos días Ezequías enfermó de muerte. El profeta Isaías, hijo de Amoz, fue a verlo y le dijo: «Así dice Jehová: Pon tu casa en orden, porque vas a morir y no vivirás».
En ce temps-là, Ezéchias fut malade à la mort. Le prophète Esaïe, fils d'Amots, vint auprès de lui, et lui dit: Ainsi parle l'Eternel: Donne tes ordres à ta maison, car tu vas mourir, et tu ne vivras plus.
IN quel tempo, Ezechia infermò a morte. E il profeta Isaia, figliuolo di Amos, venne a lui, e gli disse: Il Signore ha detto così: Disponi della tua casa; perciocchè tu sei morto, e non viverai più.
NAQUELES dias Ezequias adoeceu de uma enfermidade mortal; e veio a ele o profeta Isaías, filho de Amós, e lhe disse: Assim diz o SENHOR: Põe em ordem a tua casa, porque morrerás, e não viverás.
那些日子, 希西家 病得要死, 亞摩斯 的兒子 以賽亞 先知來見他,對他說:「耶和華如此說:『你當留遺囑給你的家,因為你必死,不能活了。』」
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