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Isaiah 38:17-18
New King James Version
Isaiah 38:17-18
New King James Version
17 Indeed it was for my own peace
That I had great bitterness;
But You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption,
For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
18 For (A)Sheol cannot thank You,
Death cannot praise You;
Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your truth.
Isaiah 38:17-18
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 38:17-18
New American Standard Bible
17 Behold, for my own welfare I had great bitterness;
But You have [a](A)kept my soul from the pit of [b]nothingness,
For You have (B)hurled all my sins behind Your back.
18 For (C)Sheol cannot thank You,
Death cannot praise You;
Those who go down (D)to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 38:17 As in some ancient versions; MT loved
- Isaiah 38:17 Or destruction
Isaiah 38:17-18
Amplified Bible
Isaiah 38:17-18
Amplified Bible
17
“Indeed, it was for my own well-being that I had such bitterness;
But You have loved back my life from the pit of nothingness (destruction),
For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
18
“For Sheol cannot praise or thank You,
Death cannot praise You and rejoice in You;
Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
Isaiah 38:17-18
New International Version
Isaiah 38:17-18
New International Version
17 Surely it was for my benefit(A)
that I suffered such anguish.(B)
In your love you kept me
from the pit(C) of destruction;
you have put all my sins(D)
behind your back.(E)
18 For the grave(F) cannot praise you,
death cannot sing your praise;(G)
those who go down to the pit(H)
cannot hope for your faithfulness.
Isaiah 38:17-18
King James Version
Isaiah 38:17-18
King James Version
17 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.
18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
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