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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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Isaiah
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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 …
19th Century
Bishop
I reckoned till morning ... —Better, I quieted myself, as in Psalms 131:2. He threw himself into the calm submis…
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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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…
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…