Isaiah 38:16

New English Translation

¹⁶O Lord, your decrees can give men life;
may years of life be restored to me.^[a]
Restore my health^[b] and preserve my life.’

Isaiah 38:16 tn The translation offered here is purely speculative. The text as it stands is difficult and obscure. It reads literally, “O Lord, on account of them [the suffix is masculine plural], they live, and to all in them [the suffix is feminine plural], life of my spirit.”
Isaiah 38:16 tn The prefixed verbal form could be taken as indicative, “you restore my health,” but the following imperatival form suggests it be understood as an imperfect of request.

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