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God Hears Your Groans
Commentators explain that Hezekiah's 'chattering' like a crane and 'moaning' like a dove depict cries of pain so intense he couldn't form articulate words. His prayer was reduced to indistinct sounds. This is a comfort for believers in deep distress; as John Calvin notes, God hears these 'godly sighs' and 'groanings that cannot be uttered' (Romans 8:26) even when you feel you cannot properly pray.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 38:14
18th Century
Theologian
Like a crane - The word used here (סוּס sûs) usually denotes a horse. The rabbis render it here “a crane.” Gesenius transl…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 38:14
19th Century
Bishop
Like a crane ... — The three birds—strictly, the “swift,” the “crane,” the “dove”—each with its special note of lamentation, repre…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 38:14
16th Century
Theologian
As a crane, or a swallow. Hezekiah cannot satisfy himself in explaining the severity of his anguish. He now says that he was reduced so lo…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 38:14
17th Century
Pastor
Like a crane, or a swallow, so I chattered
Rather, "like a crane and a swallow", like both; sometimes loud and clamo…
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…