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2 Kings 20:1

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

KJV

In diebus illis ægrotavit Ezechias usque ad mortem : et venit ad eum Isaias filius Amos propheta, dixitque ei : Hæc dicit Dominus Deus : Præcipe domui tuæ : morieris enim tu, et non vives.

Vulgate

Ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἠρρώστησεν Ἑζεκίας εἰς θάνατον· καὶ εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Ἠσαίας υἱὸς Ἀμὼς ὁ προφήτης καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν Τάδε λέγει Κύριος Ἔντειλαι τῷ οἴκῳ σου· ἀποθνήσκεις σὺ καὶ οὐ ζήσῃ.

LXX

In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.

ASV

בַּ/יָּמִ֣ים הָ/הֵ֔ם חָלָ֥ה חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לָ/מ֑וּת וַ/יָּבֹ֣א אֵ֠לָי/ו יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּ בֶן אָמ֜וֹץ הַ/נָּבִ֗יא וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜י/ו כֹּֽה אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ צַ֣ו לְ/בֵיתֶ֔/ךָ כִּ֛י מֵ֥ת אַתָּ֖ה וְ/לֹ֥א תִֽחְיֶֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

20 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
אָמ֔וֹץ
'mvts
proper_noun · 13×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
הֵ֖מָּה
hmh
pronoun · 560×
הוּ
hv
verb · 834×
חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ
chzqyhv
proper_noun · 130×
חָלָ֖ה
chlh
verb · 75×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ
ysh'yhv
proper_noun · 39×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
כֹּֽה
kh
adverb · 574×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
נָּבִ֖יא
nby'
noun · 316×
צִוָּ֥ה
tsvh
verb · 489×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Covers Hezekiah's reforms and Sennacherib's invasion, the reigns of Manasseh and Josiah, the fall of Jerusalem to Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC, the destruction of Solomon's Temple, the exile to Babylon, and the career of the prophet Daniel. Josephus explicitly cites Isaiah's prophecy of Cyrus and Daniel's prophecies, calling Daniel one of the greatest prophets.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 32:24 — In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.
  • 2Chr 32:24 — In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign.
  • 2Kgs 13:14 — Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the ho
  • 2Kgs 19:20 — Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.
  • 2Sam 17:23 — And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and
  • 2Sam 17:23 — And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and
  • Deut 18:22 — When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt
  • Isa 38:1 — 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.
  • Isa 38:1 — 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.
  • Jer 18:7 — At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
  • John 11:1 — Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
  • John 11:1 — Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
  • Jonah 3:4 — And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
  • Jonah 3:4 — And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
  • Phil 2:27 — For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
  • Phil 2:30 — Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.