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2 Kings 20:9

Isaiah

7 And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.

8 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day?

And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?

10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.

11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And Isaiah had replied, “This will be a sign to you from the LORD that He will do what He has promised: Would you like the shadow to go forward ten steps, or back ten steps?”
KJV
And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
WEB
Isaiah said, “This will be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he has spoken: should the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?”
ASV
And Isaiah said, This shall be the sign unto thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?
DARBY
And Isaiah said, This [shall be] the sign to thee from Jehovah, that Jehovah will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
BLB
And Isaiah said, “This [is] to you the sign from YHWH, that YHWH will do the thing that He has spoken: Shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go backward ten degrees?”
ÅB
Jesaja svarte: Dette skal du ha til tegn fra Herren på at Herren vil holde det han har lovt: Skal skyggen gå ti streker fram, eller skal den gå ti streker tilbake?
OTB
Jesaja sa,
"Dette skal være tegnet for deg fra Herren, at Herren vil oppfylle det Han har lovet:
Skal skyggen gå frem ti trinn,
eller skal den gå tilbake ti trinn?"
B1930
Esaias svarte: Dette skal du ha til tegn fra Herren på at Herren vil holde det han har lovt: Skal skyggen gå ti streker frem, eller skal den gå ti streker tilbake?

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 38:7–8

    And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;

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  • Matthew 16:1–4

    The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

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  • Luke 11:29–30

    And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

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  • Mark 8:11–12

    And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

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