Parallel Verses
Amplified
I said, “I will not see the Lord
The Lord in the land of the living;
I will no longer see man among the inhabitants of the world.
New American Standard Bible
The Lord
I will look on man no more among the inhabitants of the world.
King James Version
I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
Holman Bible
the Lord in the land of the living;
I will not look on humanity any longer
with the inhabitants of what is passing away.
International Standard Version
I said, "I won't see the LORD in the land of the living; and I'll no longer observe human beings among the denizens of the grave.
A Conservative Version
I said, I shall not see LORD, [even] LORD in the land of the living. I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
American Standard Version
I said, I shall not see Jehovah, even Jehovah in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
Bible in Basic English
I said, I will not see the Lord, even the Lord in the land of the living: I will not see man again or those living in the world.
Darby Translation
I said, I shall not see Jah, Jah in the land of the living. With those who dwell where all has ceased to be, I shall behold man no more.
Julia Smith Translation
I said, I shall not see Jah Jah, in the land of the living: I shall no more behold man with the inhabitants of the place of rest.
King James 2000
I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I said, "I shall not see Yah! Yah in the land of the living! I shall no more look at humankind among [the] inhabitants of [the] world.
Modern King James verseion
I said, I shall not see Jah, Jehovah, in the land of the living; I shall look on man no more with the people of the world.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I spake within myself, 'I shall never visit the LORD God in this life: I shall never see man among the dwellers of the world.
NET Bible
"I thought, 'I will no longer see the Lord in the land of the living, I will no longer look on humankind with the inhabitants of the world.
New Heart English Bible
I said, "I won't see the LORD in the land of the living. I will see man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
The Emphasized Bible
I said - I shall not see Yah, Yah, in the land of the living, I shall discern the son of earth no longer, with the dwellers in the quiet land.
Webster
I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
World English Bible
I said, "I won't see Yah, Yah in the land of the living. I will see man no more with the inhabitants of the world.
Youngs Literal Translation
I said, I do not see Jah -- Jah! In the land of the living, I do not behold man any more, With the inhabitants of the world.
Topics
Interlinear
Ra'ah
Nabat
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 38:11
Prayers for Isaiah 38:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Hezekiah's Illness
10
I said, “In mid-life
I am to go through the gates of Sheol (the place of the dead),
I am to be summoned, deprived of the remainder of my years.”
I said, “I will not see the Lord
The Lord in the land of the living;
I will no longer see man among the inhabitants of the world.
“My dwelling (body) is pulled up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent;
I have rolled up my life as a weaver [rolls up the finished web].
He cuts me free from the warp [of the loom];
From day to night You bring me to an end.
Cross References
Psalm 27:13
I would have despaired had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the living.
Job 35:14-15
“Even though you say that you do not see Him [when missing His righteous judgment on earth],
Yet your case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!
Psalm 6:4-5
Return, O Lord, rescue my soul;
Save me because of Your [unfailing] steadfast love and mercy.
Psalm 31:22
As for me, I said in my alarm,
“I am cut off from Your eyes.”
Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications (specific requests)
When I cried to You [for help].
Psalm 116:8-9
For You have rescued my life from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from stumbling and falling.
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6
For the living know that they will die; but the dead know nothing, and they no longer have a reward [here], for the memory of them is forgotten.