ISA 38:17 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Εἵλου γάρ μου τὴν ψυχὴν, ἴνα μὴ ἀπόληται, καὶ ἀπέῤῥιψας ὀπίσω μου πάσας τὰς ἁμαρτίας.
(Heilou gar mou taʸn psuⱪaʸn, ina maʸ apolaʸtai, kai apeɽɽipsas opisō mou pasas tas hamartias. )

BrTr For thou hast chosen my soul, that it should not perish: and thou hast cast all my sins behind me.

ULT Behold, for my wellbeing
⇔ bitter bitterness was for me.
⇔ But you have held back my life
⇔ from the pit of nothingness,
⇔ for you have thrown all my sins
⇔ behind your back.

UST Truly, my suffering was good for me;
⇔ you loved me,
⇔ and as a result you have rescued me from dying
⇔ and have also forgiven all my sins.

BSB Surely for my own welfare
⇔ I had such great anguish;
⇔ but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion,
⇔ for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.

OEB "Tis you who have kept my soul
⇔ from the pit of destruction.
⇔ Behind your back you have cast
⇔ my iniquities all.

WEBBE Behold, for peace I had great anguish,
⇔ but you have in love for my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption;
⇔ for you have cast all my sins behind your back.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Look, the grief I experienced was for my benefit.
⇔ You delivered me from the pit of oblivion.
⇔ For you removed all my sins from your sight.

LSV Behold, He changed bitterness to peace for me,
And You have delighted in my soul without corruption,
For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.

FBV It was definitely for my own good I went through this bitter experience. You in your love saved me from the pit of destruction and you have forgiven all my sins.

T4T Truly, my suffering was good for me;
⇔ you loved me,
⇔ and as a result you have rescued me from dying
⇔ and have also forgiven all my sins.

LEB • And you were the one who loved[fn] my life from the pit of destruction, • for you have cast all my sins behind your back.

38:9 Or possibly “kept back,” which sounds similar in Hebrew

BBE See, in place of peace my soul had bitter sorrow. but you have kept back my soul from the underworld; for you have put all my sins out of your memory.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS Behold, for my peace I had great bitterness; but Thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for Thou hast cast all my sins behind Thy back.

ASV Behold, it was for my peace that I had great bitterness:
⇔ But thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption;
⇔ For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

DRA Behold in peace is my bitterness most bitter: but thou best delivered my soul that it should not perish, thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

YLT Lo, to peace He changed for me bitterness, And Thou hast delighted in my soul without corruption, For Thou hast cast behind Thy back all my sins.

Drby Behold, instead of peace I had bitterness upon bitterness; but thou hast in love delivered my soul from the pit of destruction; for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

RV Behold, it was for my peace that I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

Wbstr Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

KJB-1769 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.[fn][fn]
(Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou/you hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou/you hast cast all my sins behind thy/your back. )

38.17 for peace…: or, on my peace came great bitterness

38.17 thou hast in…: Heb. thou hast loved my soul from the pit

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Behold, for peace I had great bitternesse, but thou hast in loue to my soule deliuered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sinnes behinde thy backe.
(Behold, for peace I had great bitterness, but thou/you hast in love to my soul deliuered it from the pit of corruption: for thou/you hast cast all my sins behind thy/your backe.)

38:17 Or, on my peace came great bitternesse.

38:17 Hebr. thou hast loued me from the pit.

Bshps Beholde, bitter as gall was my pensiuenesse, so sore longed I for health, and it was thy pleasure to deliuer my lyfe from the filthy pit: for thou it is O Lorde that hast cast all my sinnes behynde thy backe.
(Behold, bitter as gall was my pensiuenesse, so sore longed I for health, and it was thy/your pleasure to deliver my life from the filthy pit: for thou/you it is O Lord that hast cast all my sins behind thy/your backe.)

Gnva Beholde, for felicitie I had bitter griefe, but it was thy pleasure to deliuer my soule from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sinnes behinde thy backe.
(Behold, for felicitie I had bitter griefe, but it was thy/your pleasure to deliver my soul from the pit of corruption: for thou/you hast cast all my sins behind thy/your backe. )

Cvdl Neuertheles my couersacion hath so pleased ye, that thou woldest not make an ende of my life, so that thou hast cast all my synnes behynde thy backe.
(Nevertheless my couersacion hath/has so pleased ye/you_all, that thou/you would not make an end of my life, so that thou/you hast cast all my sins behind thy/your backe.)

Wycl Lo! my bitternesse is moost bittir in pees; forsothe thou hast delyuered my soule, that it perischide not; thou hast caste awey bihynde thi bak alle my synnes.
(Lo! my bitterness is most bittir in peace; forsothe thou/you hast delivered my soul, that it perished not; thou/you hast cast/threw away behind thy/your bak all my sins.)

Luth Siehe, um Trost war mir sehr bange. Du aber hast dich meiner SeeLE herzlich angenommen, daß sie nicht verdürbe; denn du wirfst alle meine Sünde hinter dich zurück.
(See, around/by/for Trost what/which to_me very bange. You but have you/yourself my SeeLE herzlich angenommen, that they/she/them not verdürbe; because you wirfst all my Sünde behind you/yourself zurück.)

ClVg Ecce in pace amaritudo mea amarissima. Tu autem eruisti animam meam ut non periret; projecisti post tergum tuum omnia peccata mea.
(Behold in pace amaritudo mea amarissima. Tu however eruisti animam meam as not/no periret; proyecisti after tergum your everything sins my. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) from the pit of destruction

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! for,welfare bitterness to=me bitter and=you(ms) held_back life,my from,pit destruction that/for/because/then/when throw after back,your all/each/any/every sins,my )

Hezekiah did not die but he was close to dying. This refers Yahweh saving him from dying. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. Alternate translation: “from dying and going to the pit of destruction” or “so that I did not die”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) for you have thrown all my sins behind your back

Hezekiah speaks of Yahweh forgiving his sins as if they were objects that Yahweh threw behind himself and forgot about. Alternate translation: “for you have forgiven all my sins and no longer think about them”

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