Isaiah 38:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 38:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 38:8 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 38:8 — KJV
“Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. sun dial: Heb. degrees by, or, with the sun”
— Isaiah 38:8 (KJV)
Isaiah 38:8 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
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Cross-References for Isaiah 38:8
“And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz. dial: Heb. degrees”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 38:8: shadow, degrees, gone
“And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 38:8: shadow, degrees, down
“And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. a burning...: Heb. a lamp of fire”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 38:8: behold, down, sun
“And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? asked...: Heb. asking asked us tenor: Heb. mouth could...: Heb. knowing could we know”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 38:8: bring, down, ten
“But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again. cometh...: Heb. turneth toward”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 38:8: again, down, sun
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