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Isaiah 38:16

O LORD, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live.

KJV

Domine, si sic vivitur, et in talibus vita spiritus mei, corripies me, et vivificabis me.

Vulgate

Κύριε, περὶ αὐτῆς γὰρ ἀνηγγέλη σοι, καὶ ἐξήγειράς μου τὴν πνοήν, καὶ παρακληθεὶς ἔζησα.

LXX

O Lord, by these things men live; And wholly therein is the life of my spirit: Wherefore recover thou me, and make me to live.

ASV

אֲדֹנָ֖/י עֲלֵי/הֶ֣ם יִֽחְי֑וּ וּ/לְ/כָל בָּ/הֶן֙ חַיֵּ֣י רוּחִ֔/י וְ/תַחֲלִימֵ֖/נִי וְ/הַחֲיֵֽ/נִי

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

חַי
chy
verb · 502×
חָלָֽמְתִּי
chlmty
verb · 30×
י
y
noun · 440×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
נִי
ny
verb · 264×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 11:32 — But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
  • Heb 12:9 — Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
  • Heb 12:10 — For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
  • John 11:25 — Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
  • Matt 4:4 — But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
  • Prov 3:22 — So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
  • Ps 118:17 — I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
  • Ps 119:25 — My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.