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I quieted [myself] until morning; as a lion, so he breaks all my bones: From day even to night will you make an end of me.

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The Anguish of False Dawn

Several commentators explain that Hezekiah was not predicting his doom, but trying to quiet his soul through the night, hoping for relief. Instead, the morning brought an even more intense wave of pain, which he vividly describes as a lion crushing his bones. This captures the raw reality of severe suffering, where a moment of calm can be shattered by renewed agony.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Isaiah 38:13

18th Century

Theologian

I reckoned - There has been considerable variety in interpreting this expression. The Septuagint renders it, ‘I was given up in the morning …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Isaiah 38:13

19th Century

Bishop

I reckoned till morning ... —Better, I quieted myself, as in Psalms 131:2. He threw himself into the calm submis…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Isaiah 38:13

16th Century

Theologian

I reckoned till the dawn. Others translate it "I determined," or "I laid down." Here it means what we express by the ordinary phrase,

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John Gill

John Gill

On Isaiah 38:13

17th Century

Pastor

I reckoned till morning Or, "I set my time till the morning F13 "; he fixed and settled it in his mind that he…

Matthew Henry

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…