Isaías 38:3

Almeida Revista e Corrigida

E disse: Ah! SENHOR, lembra-te, peo-te, de que andei diante de ti em verdade e com corao perfeito e fiz o que era reto aos teus olhos. E chorou Ezequias muitssimo.

Parallel Translations

A Biblia Sagrada
E disse: Ah! SENHOR, peo-te, lembra-te agora, de que andei diante de ti em verdade, e com corao perfeito, e fiz o que era reto aos teus olhos. E chorou Ezequias muitssimo.

Almeida Revista e Atualizada
E disse: Lembra-te, SENHOR, peo-te, de que andei diante de ti com fidelidade, com inteireza de corao e fiz o que era reto aos teus olhos; e chorou muitssimo.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Remember: Nehemiah 5:19, Nehemiah 13:14, Nehemiah 13:22, Nehemiah 13:31, Psalms 18:20-27, Psalms 20:1-3, Hebrews 6:10

I have: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 17:1, 1 Kings 2:4, 2 Chronicles 31:20, 2 Chronicles 31:21, Job 23:11, Job 23:12, Psalms 16:8, Psalms 32:2, John 1:47, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 1 John 3:21, 1 John 3:22

a perfect: 1 Kings 15:14, 1 Chronicles 29:9, 1 Chronicles 29:19, 2 Chronicles 16:9, 2 Chronicles 25:2, Psalms 101:2, Psalms 119:80

wept: 2 Samuel 12:21, 2 Samuel 12:22, Ezra 10:1, Nehemiah 1:4, Psalms 6:8, Psalms 102:9, Hosea 12:4, Hebrews 5:7

sore: Heb. with great weeping

Reciprocal: Genesis 27:2 - I know not 2 Kings 20:2 - he turned Psalms 26:11 - I will Psalms 30:5 - weeping Psalms 56:13 - walk Psalms 119:51 - yet have Isaiah 37:21 - Whereas Jeremiah 15:15 - take 3 John 1:4 - walk

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And said, remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee,.... He puts the Lord in mind of his good walk and works, which are never forgotten by him, though they may seem to be: and this he the rather did, because it might be thought that he had been guilty of some very enormous crime, which he was not conscious to himself he had; it being unusual to cut men off in the prime of their days, but in such a case:

how I have walked before thee in truth, and with a perfect heart; or rather, "that I have walked before thee", as Noldius, since the manner of walking is declared in express terms; so the Targum, Syriac, and Arabic versions, and others; that the course of his life in the sight of God, having the fear of him upon his heart, and before his eyes, was according to the truth of his word, institutions, and appointments; that he walked in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, and in the sincerity, integrity, and uprightness of his soul; and however imperfect his services were, as no man so walks as to be free from sin, yet he was sincere and without dissimulation in the performance of them; his intentions were upright, his views were purely to the glory of God:

and have done that which is good in thy sight; agreeably both to the moral and ceremonial law, in his own private and personal capacity as a man, in the administration of justice in his government as a king; and particularly in reforming the nation; in destroying idols, and idol worship; in breaking in pieces the brazen serpent, when used to idolatrous purposes; and in setting up the pure worship of God, and his ordinances; and which he does not plead as meritorious, but mentions as well pleasing to God, which he graciously accepts of, and encourages with promises of reward:

and Hezekiah wept sore; not only because of his death, the news of which might be shocking to nature; but because of the distressed condition the nation would be in, having now the Assyrian army in it, or at least not wholly free from fears, by reason of that monarch; and besides, had no son to succeed him in the throne, and so difficulties and troubles might arise within themselves about a successor; and it may be, what troubled him most of all was, that dying without issue, the Messiah could not spring from his seed.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And said, Remember now, O Lord, I beseech thee - The object which Hezekiah desired was evidently that his life might be spared, and that he might not be suddenly cut off. He therefore makes mention of the former course of his life, not with ostentation, or as a ground of his acceptance or justification, but as a reason why his limb should not be cut off. He had not lived as many of the kings of Israel had done. He had not been a patron of idolatry. He had promoted an extensive and thorough reformation among the people. He had exerted his influence as a king in the service of Yahweh, and it was his purpose still to do it; and he, therefore, prayed that his life might be spared in order that he might carry forward and perfect his plans for the reformation of the people, and for the establishment of the worship of Yahweh.

How I have walked - How I have lived. Life, in the Scriptures, is often represented as a journey, and a life of piety is represented as walking with God (see Genesis 5:24; Genesis 6:9; 1 Kings 9:4; 1 Kings 11:33).

In truth - In the defense and maintenance of the truth, or in sincerity.

And with a perfect heart - With a heart sound, sincere, entire in thy service. This had been his leading aim; his main, grand purpose. He had not pursued his own ends, but his whole official royal influence bad been on the side of religion. This refers to his public character rather than to his private feelings. For though, as a man, he might be deeply conscious of imperfection; yet as a king, his influence had been wholly on the side of religion, and he had not declined from the ways of God.

And have done that which is good - This accords entirely with the account which is given of him in 2 Kings 18:3-5.

And Hezekiah wept sore - Margin, as Hebrew, ‘With great weeping.’ Josephus (Ant. x. 2. 1) says, that the reason why Hezekiah was so much affected was that he was then childless, and saw that he was about to leave the government without a successor. Others suppose that it was because his death would be construed by his enemies as a judgment of God for his stripping the temple of its ornaments 2 Kings 18:16. It is possible that several things may have been combined in producing the depth of his grief. In his song, or in the record which he made to express his praise to God for his recovery, the main reason of his grief which he suggested was, the fact that he was in danger of being cut off in the midst of his days; that the blessings of a long life were likely to be denied him (see Isaiah 38:10-12). We have here an instance in which even a good man may be surprised, alarmed, distressed, at the sudden announcement that he must die. The fear of death is natural; and even those who are truly pious are sometimes alarmed when it comes.