🕊️WEB · Isaiah 38:2
What does Isaiah 38:2 mean?
"Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh,"
— Isaiah 38:2 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
In those days was Hezekiah sick and near death. Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, came to him, and said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Set your house in order, for you will die, and not live.’”
Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh,
and said, “Remember now, Yahweh, I beg you, how I have walked before you in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in your sight.” Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Then Yahweh’s word came to Isaiah, saying,
“Go, and tell Hezekiah, ‘Yahweh, the God of David your father, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.
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