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I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
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A Life Cut Short
Hezekiah expresses the deep human sorrow of facing death in the "noontide" of his days, at about age 39. Commentators explain this phrase signifies the prime of his life and reign. His lament over being "deprived of the residue" of his years reflects the painful feeling that his potential and God-given time were being unfairly cut off.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I said - Probably the words ‘I said’ do not imply that he said or spoke this openly or audibly; but this was the language of his heart, or t…
19th Century
Anglican
I said in the cutting off of my days ... — These words have been interpreted in very different ways:
One …
16th Century
Protestant
I said in the cutting off of my days. This is a very melancholy song, for it contains complaints rather than prayers. Therefore, it is evi…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I said, in the cutting off of my days
When he was told that he should die, and he believed he should; this he call…
Here we have Hezekiah's thanksgiving. It is good for us to remember the mercies we receive in sickness. Hezekiah records the condition he was in. H…
13th Century
Catholic
1. In those days. In this part, the prophet describes some events resulting from the preceding history, namely, the sickness…
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