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I said, I shall not see Yah, Yah in the land of the living: I shall see man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
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Losing God in This Life
Hezekiah's deepest sorrow was not just dying, but losing the ability to 'see the Lord in the land of the living.' Commentators explain this refers to experiencing God's presence through Temple worship, seeing His favor in the world, and enjoying fellowship with Him on earth. The emphatic repetition 'Jehovah, even Jehovah' highlights the intensity of his grief over this loss.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I shall not see the Lord — In the original, the Hebrew term rendered ‘Lord’ is not Yahweh, but יה יה yâhh
19th Century
Anglican
I shall not see the Lord ... —The words are eminently characteristic of the cheerless dimness of the Hebrew’s thoughts of…
16th Century
Protestant
I said, I shall not see God. Amid such earnest longing for an earthly life, Hezekiah would have gone beyond bounds if his grief had not be…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I said, I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord in the landof the living
Not any mo…
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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