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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 38:11

I shall not see the Lord, &c.— It is plain, that Hezekiah in this verse speaks singly and simply of the advantages which he should certainly lose by being suddenly cut off from life; without any respect to a future state. By not seeing the Lord in the land of the living, he seems to mean, that he should not see and enjoy the effects of his grace and goodness in the deliverance of his people. The meaning of the last clause, according to Vitringa, is, I shall behold man no more, being joined to the inhabitants of the world of rest.

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See also Isaiah 38:11 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Isaiah 38:11. _THE LORD _- "JEHOVAH"] יה _Yah_, יה Yah, seems to be יהוה Yehovah, in MS. Bodl., and it was so at first written in another. So the _Syriac_. See _Houbigant_. I believe יהוה _Yehov...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    I SHALL NOT SEE THE LORD - In the original, the Hebrew which is rendered ‘Lord,’ is not Yahweh, but יה יה _yâhh_ _yâhh_. On the meaning of it, see the note at Isaiah 12:2 (compare the note at Isaiah...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 38 Hezekiah's Sickness and Healing 1. _Isaiah's startling message (Isaiah 38:1)_ 2. _Hezekiah's prayer (Isaiah 38:2)_ 3. _The prayer heard and the sign (Isaiah 38:4)_ 4. The king's sorrow and...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ISAIAH 36-39. This section has been extracted from 2 Kings 18:13 to 2 Kings 20:19, and the Song of Hezekiah has been added. For an exposition see the notes on 2 K.; here we have simply to deal with th...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    SEE THE LORD. appear before Jah. Reference to Pentateuch. See note on Isaiah 1:12. and on "appear" (Exodus 23:15; Exodus 34:20). IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING. This expression occurs three times with the...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Hezekiah's thanksgiving for his recovery. This poem, which is not given in the parallel narrative in 2 Kings, must have been inserted here from an independent source. An external mark of the insertion...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Death is the end of all communion both with God and men. To _see the Lord_is to enjoy the sense of His presence in the appointed acts of worship (see on ch. Isaiah 1:12), The thought that Sheol afford...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    2. PRAISE TEXT: Isaiah 38:9-20 9 The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness. 10 I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates o...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness: -The prayer and thanksgiving song of Hezekiah is only given here, not in the parallel passages of 2...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    38:11 Jah, (c-7) See ch. 12.2; Psalms 68:4 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    SICKNESS AND RECOVERY OF HEZEKIAH Continuation of the historical appendix to Isaiah's prophecies. The chapter is parallel to 2 Kings 20:1 (where see notes), but contains a considerable addition in the...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD DEFENDS *JERUSALEM ISAIAH CHAPTER S 31 TO 39 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 38 HEZEKIAH IS SERIOUSLY ILL V1 About that time, Hezekiah became very ill. He believe...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Hezekiah’s illness made him feel very depressed. (In other words, his inner feelings were deeply sad.) And this affected all of his life. Verses 10 and 18 Like many people at that time, Hezekiah tho...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    I SHALL NOT SEE THE LORD... — The words are eminently characteristic of the cheerless dimness of the Hebrew’s thoughts of death. To St. Paul and those who share his faith death is to “depart, and to b...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ לֹא ־אֶרְאֶ֣ה יָ֔הּ יָ֖הּ בְּ אֶ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XI DRIFTING TO EGYPT 720-705 13. B.C. Isaiah 20:1; Isaiah 21:1; Isaiah 38:1; Isaiah 39:1 FROM 720, when chapter 11 m

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    BOOK 4 JERUSALEM AND SENNACHERIB 701 B.C. INTO this fourth book we put all the rest of the prophecies of the Book of Isaiah, that have to do with the prophet's own time: Chapter s 1, 22 and 33, wi...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In this chapter we have the story of the sickness of Hezekiah. That sickness would seem to have been intimately connected with the invasion of Sennacherib, for in Isaiah's message to Hezekiah that his...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    I said, (h) I shall not see the LORD, [even] the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world. (h) I will no more praise the Lord here in this temple...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Living. I shall not assist at the festivals of the Lord in the temple._...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    11._I said, I shall not see God. _Amidst such earnest longing for an earthly life, Hezekiah would have gone beyond bounds, if his grief had not been aggravated by the conviction of God’s wrath. Since,...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 36, 37, 38, AND 39. Chapter s 36-39 relate the history of the invasion of Sennacherib, its result, and the sickness unto death of Hezekiah, which preceded it:...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    I SAID, I SHALL NOT SEE THE LORD, EVEN THE LORD IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING,.... Not any more, in this world, though in the other, and that more clearly, even face to face: his meaning is, that he shoul...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    I said, I shall not see the LORD, [even] the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world. Ver. 11. _I said, I shall not see the Lord._] In the glass...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _I said_ Within myself; I concluded, _in the cutting off of my days_ When my days were cut off by the sentence of God, related Isaiah 38:1; _I shall go to the gates of the grave_ I perceive that I mus...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    I said, I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord, in the land of the living, enjoy the gifts of His goodness here on earth, Psalms 27:13; I SHALL BEHOLD MAN NO MORE WITH THE INHABITANTS OF THE WORLD, n...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Hezekiah's Hymn of Praise...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    9-22 We have here Hezekiah's thanksgiving. It is well for us to remember the mercies we receive in sickness. Hezekiah records the condition he was in. He dwells upon this; I shall no more see the Lor...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    I SHALL NOT SEE THE LORD; I shall not enjoy him; for _seeing_ is put for _enjoying_, as hath been frequently noted. IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING; in this world, which is so called, Psalms 27:13, Psalms 1...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 38:11 said H559 (H8804) see H7200 (H8799) YAH H3050 LORD H3050 land H776 living H2416 observe...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    HEZEKIAH'S PSALM OF PRAISE (ISAIAH 38:9). Isaiah 38:9 ‘The writing of Hezekiah the king of Judah when he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness.' This was clearly originally a record on i...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Hezekiah's sickness and recovery in answer to prayer. CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah, Hezekiah. CONCLUSION: Neither men's greatness nor goodness will exempt them from the arrests of sickness. If o...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 38:1. _Set thine house in order, for thou shalt die, and not live._ This burden of the Lord placed the prophet in a critical situation. God saw that nothing milder than this harsh and tremendou...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _I said, I shall not see the Lord_ HEZEKIAH’S DISTRESS I. HEZEKIAH’S DISTRESS AT THE THOUGHT OF NOT SEEING GOD. This manifested-- 1. True affection towards God. 2. Fervent desires for the revelati...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The writing of Hezekiah, king of Judah_ HEZEKIAH’S RECOVERY 1. He was sick, and then he prayed. 2. He is recovered, and now he gives thanks. (_R. Harris, D. D._) HEZEKIAH’S SONG I. THE INSCRIPT...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 38:9 Hezekiah’s psalm is clear about this truth: God alone has the power of life and death, and he prefers life. ⇐...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    HEZEKIAH’S PRAYER Isaiah 38:1 In this narrative there are three points of difficulty and many points of instruction. I. THREE POINTS OF DIFFICULTY. 1. _Why was Hezekiah afraid to die?_ Answer: (1.)...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    SECTION II.—HEZEKIAH'S ILLNESS, AND THE EMBASSY OF MERODACH-BALADAN (Isaiah 38:1; Isaiah 39:1.). EXPOSITION The present chapte

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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 your house in order: for you shall die, and not live (Isai...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Ecclesiastes 9:5; Ecclesiastes 9:6; Job 35:14; Job 35:15; Psalms 116:8

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