Isaiah 38:22
New International Version
Hezekiah had asked, “What will be the sign that I will go up to the temple of the LORD?”

New Living Translation
And Hezekiah had asked, “What sign will prove that I will go to the Temple of the LORD?”

English Standard Version
Hezekiah also had said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?”

Berean Standard Bible
And Hezekiah had asked, “What will be the sign that I will go up to the house of the LORD?”

King James Bible
Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?

New King James Version
And Hezekiah had said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?”

New American Standard Bible
Then Hezekiah had said, “What is the sign that I will go up to the house of the LORD?”

NASB 1995
Then Hezekiah had said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?”

NASB 1977
Then Hezekiah had said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?”

Legacy Standard Bible
Then Hezekiah had said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of Yahweh?”

Amplified Bible
Hezekiah also had said, “What is the sign that I will go up to the house of the LORD?”

Christian Standard Bible
And Hezekiah had asked, “What is the sign that I will go up to the LORD’s temple? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And Hezekiah had asked, “What is the sign that I will go up to the LORD’s temple?”

American Standard Version
Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of Jehovah?

Contemporary English Version
Then Hezekiah asked for proof that he would again worship in the LORD's temple.

English Revised Version
Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Hezekiah asked, "What is the sign that I'll go to the LORD's temple?"

Good News Translation
Then King Hezekiah asked, "What is the sign to prove that I will be able to go to the Temple?"

International Standard Version
Hezekiah also had asked, "What will be the sign for me to go up to the LORD's Temple?"

Majority Standard Bible
And Hezekiah had asked, “What will be the sign that I will go up to the house of the LORD?”

NET Bible
Hezekiah said, "What is the confirming sign that I will go up to the LORD's temple?"

New Heart English Bible
Hezekiah also had said, "What is the sign that I will go up to the house of the LORD?"

Webster's Bible Translation
Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?

World English Bible
Hezekiah also had said, “What is the sign that I will go up to Yahweh’s house?”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Hezekiah says, “What [is] the sign that I go up to the house of YHWH?”

Young's Literal Translation
And Hezekiah saith, 'What is the sign that I go up to the house of Jehovah!'

Smith's Literal Translation
And Hezekiah will say, What the sign that I shall go up to the house of Jehovah?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Ezechias bed said: What shah be the sign that I shah go up to the house of the Lord?

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Hezekiah said, “What will be the sign that I may go up to the house of the Lord?”

New American Bible
Hezekiah asked, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?”

New Revised Standard Version
Hezekiah also had said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
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Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Eshaiya said: “They shall take a mass of figs and they shall put it on the abscess and it is healed.”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Hezekiah said. 'What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Ezekias said, This is a sign to Ezekias, that I shall go up to the house of God.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Hezekiah's Song of Thanksgiving
21Now Isaiah had said, “Prepare a lump of pressed figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.” 22And Hezekiah had asked, “What will be the sign that I will go up to the house of the LORD?”

Cross References
2 Kings 20:8-11
Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?” / And Isaiah had replied, “This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised: Would you like the shadow to go forward ten steps, or back ten steps?” / “It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps,” answered Hezekiah, “but not for it to go back ten steps.” ...

2 Chronicles 32:24
In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. So he prayed to the LORD, who spoke to him and gave him a sign.

Isaiah 7:11-14
“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.” / But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the LORD.” / Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well? ...

Genesis 24:12-14
“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham. / Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. / Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”

Exodus 4:1-9
Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’” / And the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. / “Throw it on the ground,” said the LORD. So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake, and he ran from it. ...

Judges 6:36-40
Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said, / then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry, then I will know that You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said.” / And that is what happened. When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water. ...

1 Samuel 14:8-12
“Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them. / If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them. / But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ then we will go up, because this will be our sign that the LORD has delivered them into our hands.” ...

Matthew 12:38-40
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” / Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. / For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Luke 11:29-30
As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. / For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

John 2:18-22
On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?” / Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” ...

John 4:48
Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”

Acts 2:22
Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.

Romans 15:19
by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.

1 Corinthians 1:22
Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,

Hebrews 2:4
and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.


Treasury of Scripture

Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?

what

2 Kings 20:8
And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?

Psalm 42:1,2
To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God…

Psalm 84:1,2,10-12
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! …

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1. Hezekiah, having received a message of death, by prayer has his life lengthened
8. The sun goes ten degrees backward, for a sign of that promise
9. His song of thanksgiving.














And Hezekiah had asked
The phrase begins with King Hezekiah, a significant figure in the history of Judah, known for his faithfulness to God. The Hebrew root for "asked" is "שָׁאַל" (sha'al), which implies a seeking or inquiring with earnestness. Hezekiah's inquiry reflects a deep desire for assurance and understanding of God's will. In the context of his illness and subsequent healing, this request underscores his reliance on divine confirmation, a common practice in the Old Testament where signs often accompanied God's promises.

What will be the sign
The word "sign" in Hebrew is "אוֹת" (oth), which denotes a mark or a miraculous indication. In biblical history, signs were often used by God to confirm His word or promise, as seen with Gideon's fleece or the rainbow with Noah. Hezekiah's request for a sign is not out of disbelief but a desire for tangible assurance of God's promise, reflecting a faith that seeks understanding and confirmation.

that I will go up
The phrase "go up" is significant in the Hebrew context, often used to describe ascending to a place of worship or significance. The Hebrew verb "עָלָה" (alah) conveys not just physical movement but a spiritual ascent, indicating a return to normalcy and worship. For Hezekiah, going up to the house of the LORD symbolizes restoration and the continuation of his role as king and worshiper.

to the house of the LORD?
The "house of the LORD" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites. In Hebrew, "בֵּית יְהוָה" (Beit Yahweh) signifies not just a physical structure but the dwelling place of God's presence among His people. For Hezekiah, returning to the temple was a sign of restored health and divine favor, allowing him to fulfill his duties and worship God in the community of believers. This reflects the importance of communal worship and the temple's role as a focal point of faith and national identity in ancient Israel.

Verse 22. - Hezekiah also had said; literally, and Hezekiah said. Our translators, both in this verse and at the commencement of ver. 21, have endeavoured to conceal the awkwardness of the nexus, or rather want of nexus, with what precedes, by a modification of the rendering. The true sense is brought out by the proceeding, which is, however, a little arbitrary.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And Hezekiah
חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ (ḥiz·qî·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2396: Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites

had asked,
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“What
מָ֣ה (māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

will be the sign
א֑וֹת (’ō·wṯ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 226: A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence

that
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I will go up
אֶעֱלֶ֖ה (’e·‘ĕ·leh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

to the house
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of the LORD?”
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


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