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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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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 38:11
18th Century
Theologian
I shall not see the Lord — In the original, the Hebrew term rendered ‘Lord’ is not Yahweh, but יה יה yâhh
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 38:11
19th Century
Bishop
I shall not see the Lord ... —The words are eminently characteristic of the cheerless dimness of the Hebrew’s thoughts of…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 38:11
16th Century
Theologian
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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John Gill
On Isaiah 38:11
17th Century
Pastor
I said, I shall not see the Lord, even the Lord in the land
of the living
Not any mo…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 38:9–22
17th Century
Minister
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…